The Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) Nutrition program is distributing free farmers’ market coupons for eligible older adults in July. Available through the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, the coupon booklets can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at area farmers’ markets.

DrumatiX

The Center for Arts at the Armory (CAA) heats up the stage this summer with Feet Keep the Beat – a new annual multicultural percussive dance festival that CAA is both producing and presenting. CAA is thrilled to bring together vibrant and diverse communities of Flamenco, Irish, Tap, Kathak, Body Percussion and other flavors of percussive dance from around the world. The August 4 Feet Keep the Beat Festival Showcase Performance (doors at 7:00 p.m. | show at 8:00 p.m.) will include Ariaki Dandawate (Kathak), DrumatiX (Tap / Body Percussion / Drumming), Fourth Dimension (Tap), Khalid Hill (Tap), Yosi Karahashi (Flamenco), Anjali Nath (Kathak), and Jackie O’Riley and Rebecca McGowan (Irish). Performers and companies will dance a 15 minute set in their own percussive style, and the show will conclude with an intercultural grand finale jam with all of the artists. 

City buildings will be closed Tuesday, July 4, for Independence Day.

Trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be delayed by one day beginning Tuesday.

No street sweeping on Tuesday.

A ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 28, where the Community Path Extension begins on the eastern side of where the path intersects with Lowell Street.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD), in partnership with 300 Somerville Avenue Realty, LLC and Lacourt Realty, LLC, are pleased to announce an income-restricted rental opportunity of two (2) 2-bedroom apartments. 

$337.4 million budget delivers on urgent needs and advances longer-term progress, with equity and sustainability at the core 

On June 22, 2023, the Somerville City Council passed the Ballantyne administration’s proposed $337.4 million Fiscal Year 2024 budget, delivering on Mayor Katjana Ballantyne’s key investments in city services, programs, and the advancement of community priorities. The budget prioritizes investments in core services such as schools, rodent control, traffic safety, and ADA compliance, as well as in resources needed to advance the community’s ambitious goals, from supporting youth, seniors, and vulnerable residents to advancing affordability, taking on infrastructure challenges, developing equity across all functions, and pursuing climate action goals. 

— Photo by Bobbie Toner

Green Line train service between Lechmere and Union Square Stations will be suspended for 42 days from July 18 to August 28. This service change is due to critical repair work by MassDOT on the Squire Bridge, which crosses over tracks near Union Square Station. Alternate travel options include the following:

More than 35 community groups receiving funds from the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funds

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announces the award of $10 million by the City of Somerville to more than 35 local nonprofit groups to help strengthen and grow their organization and programming. The $10 million distribution is part of the city’s investment of its federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation to support community organizations.