The City of Somerville is inviting all community members to the city’s annual Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony on Tuesday, June 16, from noon to 1 p.m. on the City Hall Concourse (93 Highland Ave).

Ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for 11 a.m.; Rain date: June 18, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. —Photo courtesy of City of Somerville

Event update: The Nunziato field and dog park ribbon cutting will now take place on Tuesday, June 16, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon.

We have the ‘paw-fect’ reason to celebrate. Community members and their furry friends are invited to a ribbon cutting for a dual water fountain for dogs and people on Tuesday, June 16, at Nunziato Field and Dog Park (7 Putnam St.) from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon). Rain date: Thursday, June 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Somerville K9 Team dogs Fluff and Missy, will join the officials gathering with the community to mark the occasion.

Epic Founder and CEO Judy Faulkner, winner of Cambridge Health Alliance’s 2026 Art of Healing Award

CHA honors Epic Founder Judy Faulkner for her philanthropic contributions

Academic community health system Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) raised more than $1 million at its annual Art of Healing Gala on June 5 at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Mass. The event, hosted by arts and entertainment critic Joyce Kulhawik, honored healthcare philanthropist Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Epic, with CHA’s annual Art of Healing Award.

Help inform how our next new school building will support students with a wide range of sensory, cognitive, social-emotional, and other needs

As part of the design process for the new school building at 115 Sycamore Street, all community members are  invited to join a collaborative virtual workshop focused on ensuring the new building provides a welcome and supportive environment for all students – with a focus in this session on the needs of our neurodiverse student population.

Update: Due to the forecasted rain and potential thunderstorms during the event timeframe, SomerStreets: Carnaval will be held on its rain date of Sunday, June 14.

Carnaval is ready to transform Broadway once again into an open-air festival filled with music, movement, food, family activities, local vendors, and performances celebrating East Somerville.

All invited to groundbreaking ceremony at Kennedy Schoolyard on Monday, June 15

Community members are invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, June 15, at 3:30 p.m. to celebrate the start of Phase 1 renovations that will transform the Kennedy Schoolyard (5 Cherry St.) into Somerville’s first-ever inclusive playground.

Evidence Photo

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Cambridge Acting Police Commissioner Pauline Wells and Somerville Chief of Police Shumeane Benford have announced that four individuals have been charged in connection with their alleged participation in an operation to deal illicit narcotics in the Greater Boston area including in the communities of Cambridge and Somerville.

(L to R) Lizzi Weyany, executive director of MAPC, Chahat Kalia, and Erin Wortman, president of MAPC.

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) has awarded a scholarship to Somerville High student Chahat Kalia.

Kalia received the Planning Our Communities: Reimagining the Region Scholarship, created to support the next generation of planners advancing MAPC’s mission to create a region that is equitable, sustainable, collaborative, and climate-resilient.