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Virtual information session for property owners on June 14
On January 26, 2023, the City of Somerville adopted the State’s new Municipal Opt-in Specialized Stretch Energy Code (“Specialized Code”). The code focuses on achieving net–zero buildings and will further the City’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, prepare facilities to utilize clean energy, and support the City’s Net-Zero Carbon-Negative by 2050 goal. The code goes into effect in Somerville on July 1, 2023.
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Pilot program is the latest of several transit equity initiatives Somerville has undertaken this year, fully funding more than 4,000 passes for residents, students, families, and workers
The City of Somerville, in partnership with the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS), is launching a pilot program to distribute 500 fully subsidized MBTA passes to low-income households in Somerville. This program is the latest of several initiatives the City has undertaken recently to deliver economic relief to residents and expand access to sustainable and equitable transportation options. Funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, this pilot is among the first means-tested transit pass programs in Massachusetts.
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Experience the Band that Created the Music for Toy Story 2 and “Woody’s Roundup”
Arts at the Armory’s Spotlight Series is delighted to present Riders in the Sky this Friday, June 16th! For more than forty years, Riders In The Sky has been the keeper of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving and revitalizing Western music. And while remaining true to the integrity of the genre, they have themselves become modern-day icons with their own legendary wacky humor and way-out Western wit, and all along encouraging buckaroos and buckarettes to live life “The Cowboy Way!
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Somerville local artist Claudia Martin will host a gathering in Powderhouse Park to draw from life, talk about art and connect with other artists in our community. All are invited, regardless of skill. Come with a pad of paper and a drawing utensil, and join in for a morning spent outside and being creative!
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59 Somerville Locals Cycle Toward Record-Breaking $70 Million Fundraising Goal in the 2023 Pan-Mass Challenge
On Aug. 5 and 6, more than 6,000 riders from around the globe, including 59 residents from Somerville, will pedal in the 44th Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). These cyclists will come together with the common goal of raising a record-breaking $70 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber). If achieved, this would be the single-largest gift Dana-Farber has ever received, bringing the PMC’s total contribution in the fight against cancer to $970 million since 1980.
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Update: Due to the inclement weather slated for Wednesday’s evening forecast, the “Taste of Somerville” organizers have regrettably decided to postpone the event to the “rain date” the following evening (Thursday, June 15, from 5-8pm) to ensure all guests and vendors can experience the al fresco event as intended. After a long three-year wait, our committee feels this difficult decision is in the best interest of the return event for all who are involved.
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Firefighter Gullage along with members of his family, the City Council, Senator Pat Jehlen and Fire Chief Charles Breen. Mayor Ballantyne was also present to congratulate Firefighter Gullage. — Photo courtesy of Somerville Fire Dept.
Somerville Firefighter John Gullage was presented with a citation at the City Council meeting on June 8, 2023. The citation commended Firefighter Gullage’s life saving actions while off-duty on May 19, 2023. Firefighter Gullage along with off-duty Danvers Firefighter James Gallo witnessed a fellow hockey player collapse on the ice and was unresponsive at the Veterans Skating Rink on Somerville Avenue. They obtained an automatic defibrillator and attached it to the victim and immediately performed chest compressions until the arrival of firefighters and Cataldo Ambulance. The patient was transported to the hospital and survived. Chief Breen, in a commendation issued by the Fire Department, mentioned that this was an example of the fact that firefighters are never truly off-duty.
— Somerville Fire Department
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Arts Council invite the Somerville community to shake off the winter and join the SomerStreets: Carnaval street festival in East Somerville, rescheduled to Sunday, June 11, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Returning for the 13th year, the Carnaval celebration will kick off the 2023 SomerStreets season, which includes a series of three neighborhood street festivals across the city.
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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Housing Division, in partnership with 395 ABP LLC, are pleased to announce an income-restricted homeownership lottery for four affordable condominium units at The Parkway 395 (395 Alewife Brook Parkway).
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