Local team at city hall on day of endorsement

The local chapter of a global organization called the Plant Based Treaty has launched a new initiative – Somerville Plant-Based Restaurant Week, inviting local restaurants to celebrate Earth Week by offering special plant-based dishes as well as offering discounts on plant-based menu items. This move follows the endorsement of the Plant Based Treaty by Somerville’s city council which calls for a shift towards plant-based food systems.

The MBTA is  reminding riders that Green Line B branch service will be suspended between Kenmore and Boston College for nine consecutive days, April 22 – 30.  

Join the Somerville Museum for the 250th Patriots’ Day Commemoration at Foss Park. Monday, April 20, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Foss Park, 49 Fellsway West. Enjoy colonial games and activities, delicious refreshments, and a chance to greet Paul Revere.

Presented in collaboration with the City of Somerville.

All City offices are closed, Monday, April 20, 2026. Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day.

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By Ewan Henrie

Dancing Feats is a hotspot for those in Somerville looking to enter the world of swing dancing, particularly of the West Coast variety. Monthly dances and weekly lessons take place at the George Dilboy VFW Post at 351 Summer St.

ACLU’s Gideon Epstein addressed the City Council, advocating for amendments that would strengthen civil liberties in the community.

By Harry Kane

Lawmakers have proposed a series of amendments to a city ordinance to further enhance civil rights protections in Somerville.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Before the bike path was built trains rolled along there. Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, the tracks were another playground for us. We had to be very careful for trains but there was always someone looking out. I asked my social media friends and Somerville to share their thoughts on the old train tracks.