Advocates, food security organizations and partners across the Northeast rally to protect critical food benefits that support local economies and help families buy groceries.

As Congress deliberates a budget reconciliation bill that would drastically cut funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid, advocates across the Northeast —including Project Bread, Children’s HealthWatch, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, The Greater Boston Food Bank, Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Worcester County Food Bank, and others —have joined together to raise the alarm. 

Parent, Advocate and Community Servant Committed to Improving Student Outcomes

Liz Eldridge is running for Ward 2 School Committee to ensure every student gets the support they need to improve outcomes and change trajectories.

As Chair of the Somerville Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SSEPAC), Eldridge has worked closely with families and caregivers to advocate for stronger transparency, collaboration, communication, and real solutions. Under her leadership, SSEPAC significantly expanded active membership, launched new community engagement initiatives, and built critical partnerships with Somerville Public Schools to increase accountability and support for students and families.

Join the Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee and fellow community members for a walk audit of Union Square. A walk audit is a community assessment of how safe, accessible, comfortable, and inviting it is to walk in a defined area. Since Union Square is one of the busiest pedestrian areas citywide and home to several high-crash roads, we want to identify opportunities to make this beloved square safer for people walking in the near-term.

Q: So why is everybody talking about Roth accounts when it comes to retirement savings?

A: Roth accounts – like a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k) – have become a popular way to build retirement savings that you can withdraw tax-free later on.

Somerville Earth Day events are moving to Sunday, April 27. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at South St. Farm and at the Growing Center from 2 to 4 p.m.  Join then  one – or both – for “Rooted in Resilience-a celebration of community strength and collective action.”

Also due to expected rain, East Somerville’s  Spring Clean-Up is being moved to Sunday, April 27.

Congresswoman also discussed her fight to protect federal workers, Social Security and Medicaid, Federal Education Funding, and more

At a town hall Wednesday at Somerville High School, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) discussed her meeting in Louisiana with Somerville resident Rümeysa Öztürk and outlined how she’s fighting back against Donald Trump’s cruel and callous agenda to divide communities and impose wholesale harm.

Support for a girls only hockey program was among the topics covered by the Committee on Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families, and Vulnerable Populations at its recent meeting.

By Carlie Lombardi

At the April 16 meeting of the Committee on Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families, and Vulnerable Populations, Somerville councilors and community members discussed three major issues affecting local residents: the creation of a middle school girls intramural hockey program, the shortage of crossing guards amid recent pedestrian injuries, and the future of the city’s guaranteed basic income (GBI) pilot.