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Indoor Free Food Market on Tuesday, March 7, 2:45 – 5:00 p.m. at East Somerville, Winter Hill, and West Somerville for SPS families.

Laura with two of her Meridian students, Amos (left) and Ezra (right).

Laura Grill Jaye, Somerville Singer/Songwriter and Music Teacher at Meridian Academy in Boston, along with former Meridian Academy Humanities colleague Shayok Misha Chowdhury, have won the Inaugural Relentless Musical Award. Given by the American Playwriting Foundation, the $65,000 prize was established in honor of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman to recognize artistic work that, “challenges, exhibits fearlessness, exudes passion, and is relentlessly truthful.” The musical writing duo, also known as Grill and Chowder, won for their piece, “How The White Girl Got Her Spots and Other 90s Trivia.” 

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Learn about Somerville’s Community Choice Electricity (CCE) program rates and renewable energy products for November 2022 – December 2024.

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) has recently promoted Alessandra Fisher, MA, to Director of Immigrant Integration and Elder Services.

By Ian Halim

The late actor Christopher Reeve first won fame for his 1978 role as Superman. Later, he achieved a kind of second, unwished-for fame when he was paralyzed by a spinal cord injury.

Registration is now open for the Community Listening Session on March 9, 2023

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne invites the community to join two public listening sessions for the Somerville Police Chief recruitment led by GovHR, the national executive staffing firm the City has selected to conduct the search.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Somerville used to have a few venues to see live music. Places like Jasper’s, Johnny D’s, and the Jumbo. One of my favorite places was the Blarney Stone where they had Irish music. Jim Plunkett used to get the crowd going pretty much whenever he played.

The proposed HOME Investment Partnership American Rescue Plan Program (HOME ARP) Allocation Plan is intended to help reduce homelessness in the city.

By Fernando Cervantes Jr.

With the cost-of-living crisis and the lack of access to affordable housing in Somerville rampant, some temporary relief might be on the way. Last Thursday, the Somerville Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) hosted a public hearing on a proposed plan designed to tackle access to affordable housing in the city.