After several years of inactivity during the pandemic, the City of Somerville is reestablishing its Veterans Commission. The City seeks five motivated members to relaunch the Commission, and all Somerville residents are welcome to apply. 

The City Somerville Biosafety Committee seeks two new members, and all Somerville residents are invited to apply. One vacancy is for an academic expert, and one is open to any qualified community member. 

Thanks to the work and advocacy of several Somerville Public Schools educators, the district recently received grants totaling almost $30,000 from Mass Cultural Council (MCC) through its STARS Residency Program. In this round of the STARS program, classes at the Capuano Early Childhood Center, the Arthur D. Healey School, the East Somerville Community School, and the John F. Kennedy School will receive funding to support arts-related workshops and programs over the next several months. Somerville High School musicians will also benefit from the STARS program.

Center to open due to forecasted unusually cold overnight wind chills Friday and Saturday

 Weather forecasts are predicting unusually cold wind chills of approximately zero to 7 degrees below zero overnight on Friday and Saturday, February 24 and 25, respectively. To help provide shelter for unhoused community members, the City of Somerville and the Somerville Homeless Coalition will open a joint temporary Overnight Warming Center for unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness on Friday and Saturday nights.

Location: Upper floor of The Armory building at 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville

— Photo courtesy of Somerville Arts Council

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has confirmed, that after a request from her Office on January 11, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 38, §8, the inquest process into the death of Sayed Faisal has begun. Per order of the Court, no further details will be provided until the completion of the process.

The children of Gigi Foundation in the schoolyard.

The Gigi Foundation was originally founded in 2009 as one woman’s desire to feed, educate and nurse every child in need-one at a time. Before she immigrated to the United States, Gisselene Romulus worked as a preschool teacher, educating and supporting young children in her home country of Haiti. After immigrating to the U.S. she continued to aid those in need as a licensed practical nurse for over 15 Years . Never forgetting her roots and with a heart for children, Gisselene materialized her dream and the Gigi Foundation was born.

Friday night February 17, three SHS seniors were honored for their dedication to the boys basketball program before the game, (2) Robert Allen, (4) Franco DiFusco, and (12) Jared Antonelli.  SHS ended up losing to Lynn Vocational Technical Institute 57 – 69. ~Photos by Alex Fredette.   For additional photos from this game visit alexfredette.smugmug.com

The works of Michael Talbot, Phoebe Warner and Sean Webster will be featured at Arts at the Armory beginning this weekend.

The Somerville Arts Council and Michael Talbot present Expansion of the Garden, A Journey Into Mindfulness exhibit in the Armory, a space operated by the City of Somerville/Somerville Arts Council, beginning on Saturday, February 25, with an opening reception on Friday, February 24.