Hear Mayor Wilson’s inaugural address as well as remarks by the City Council President, the School Committee Chairperson, and honored guest MBTA Chairman and Interim Transportation Secretary Philip Eng.

CAG unanimously agreed that the new school be built at 115 Sycamore Street, the site of the former WHCIS school building. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

Recommendation will help inform decision on size and location of new school building

The Construction Advisory Group (CAG) has delivered its recommendation to Mayor Ballantyne on the City’s plans for a new PK-8 School Building.

This recommendation, which is pending signatures from the full CAG, comes as a result of a more than 13-month-long process during which CAG members reviewed a wide range of data and information provided by the City and Somerville Public Schools (SPS) to inform their deliberation. While developing their recommendation, the CAG also considered the results of an extensive community process through which more than 2,400 community members shared their perspectives via a survey and focus groups.

City Council and School Committee meet with Mayor Jake Wilson to elect a new City Council president and new School Committee chairperson.

Mayor-elect Jake Wilson is sworn-in as mayor of the city of Somerville on January 2, 2026

Popular pet store Big Fish Little Fish is closing its door for good after decades of serving the community.

By Harry Kane

The fish tanks have been drained and the pet store everybody liked is closing down. Whether you are a big fish or little fish in Somerville, it’s sad to see the popular pet store in Porter Square come to an end.

 Inauguration Ceremony and Public Reception on Saturday, January 3

As Somerville embarks on the next legislative term, Mayor-Elect Jake Wilson, the Somerville City Council, and the Somerville School Committee invite the community to attend the 2026 Inaugural events.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Did you wake up with a splitting headache on January 1? I didn’t, but that’s not the way it used to be.

How has the whole New Year’s Eve celebration thing changed? Well, I can only speak for myself and some of my Somerville friends. I can remember playing in the band at the Dilboy Post in Davis Square and going home with a ton of leftover Chinese food, including gallon jugs full of duck sauce. I recall a certain New Year’s Eve at The Embassy Lounge on Somerville Ave. that ended with the Police Department’s van escorting some patrons to jail. But that was the old days when we were younger.