Pfizer Booster Vaccines Available Thursday, December 1, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Somerville Council on Aging

The City of Somerville will host a free COVID-19 booster clinic for Somerville seniors and their caregivers on Thursday, December 2, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Somerville Council on Aging, located at 167 Holland St, Somerville, MA. 

We Are Here Too is a film that was previously premiered at the Somerville Growing Center during the Summer of 2022.

This 23-minute film tells the story of how four women of color living in Somerville at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic used the artistic media they mastered–lithography, photography, paintbrushes, and jazz–to reflect on the global health crisis, the City of Somerville, their families, their history, and the social justice uprisings of 2020.

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After many delays, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak announced at Thursday’s Board of Directors meeting,  a date is set  for the completion of the Green Line Extension. Monday, December 12 will be the start of service through Somerville to Medford. The extension has brought five additional stations to the Greenline.

A First-of its-Kind Partnership to Combat High Schoolers’ Consumption of Fake News Online

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced last week the forging of a strategic partnership between her office and the California-based Digital Inquiry Group (“DIG”) to create a “Digital Citizenship Academy”. The program will offer high schoolers in Middlesex County best-in-class, research-based critical thinking and reasoning training to both protect them from falling victim to online disinformation and misinformation – and to prepare them to become leaders in the restoration of our democracy.

By Jim Clark

On Wednesday, November 9, at 12:43 p.m., Somerville Police Control received a report from a caller that he had learned from a business associate that someone was trying to sell a stolen automatic scrubber that belonged to his company.

The reporting party told the call-taker that the person in possession of the stolen property was driving a white van with a Massachusetts commercial license plate.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

What do you think they should build in the old Star Market on Winter Hill lot? I’ve heard rumors that it could be the new central fire station. It sure has been vacant for a long time. It feels like around 10 years. Here are some residents’ suggestions. Each new comment begins with quotations.

— Photo by Brandon Wilson, Coordinator of Historic Events, and of the annual program.

An appreciation brunch was recently held for the volunteers who generously donated their time and talents to making Somerville’s Docent Program for the 2022 season such an enlightening and engaging opportunity for the public, to learn about three highly significant historic sites in the city: the Prospect Hill Tower, Milk Row Cemetery, and the Powder House. The de-briefing and appreciation brunch took place in November at One Westwood Road, at the Somerville Museum, which co-sponsors the program with the city. 

City staff conducted a virtual public meeting last week, providing updates and fielding questions by the public concerning the current and future state of the Spring Hill Sewer Separation project.

By Ryan DiLello

On Wednesday, November 9, the city held a virtual meeting to review the Spring Hill Sewer Separation project. Over 50 residents attended to receive updates on the project and to ask its project managers questions about the local impacts of the construction. For a detailed look at updates by the street, and to hear all the community’s questions, you can view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n9uwcKCDUg (or on the Somerville GovTV).

P+E Wellness’ Piseth Sam helping a customer.

By Mina Rose Morales

A queer, nonbinary immigrant of color and a queer woman co-founded a Somerville-based boutique fitness studio to provide a safe space for marginalized groups in the community to work out.   

Please join the Davis Station Project Team for an online public meeting to learn about the Davis Station Accessibility Improvements Project. Wednesday, November 16 at 6:00 p.m. for a virtual meeting. This project consists of making necessary improvements in order to make Davis station safer and more accessible. Improvements will include: New and replaced elevators, Improved wayfinding and signage, Lighting upgrades, Full station accessibility from both entrances. For additional event details, visit: http://ow.ly/W5RN50LpzaJ.