Dedication of the Sullivan Brothers Memorial at Lexington Park

Artists who have been part of Somerville Arts Council’s AiR Program have been hard at work in the studios to bring you in-progress showings, performances, and experiences from May into the summer. You can join these artists in venues such as the Center for the Arts at the Armory, at ArtAssembled at Assembly Row, the Crystal Ballroom, and along the Mystic River all in Somerville.

Former Somerville Police Officer Michael McGrath speaking at a 2016 rally at Somerville City Hall. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

As reported by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, on May 5, former Somerville Police Officer Michael McGrath admitted to sufficient facts in Cambridge District Court to the charge of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.   

City distributing free KN95 masks, masks strongly encouraged when indoors in public

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised the COVID-19 Community Level for all of Middlesex County including Somerville to HIGH on Thursday evening, May 5. The majority of Massachusetts counties were also at a HIGH level at this time including Suffolk (which includes Boston), Norfolk, Worcester, Berkshire, Barnstable, and Franklin. 

— Photos courtesy of LEGOLAND Discovery Center

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston is hosting their biggest mini LEGO® competition as kids across the Boston area build their way to be crowned Boston’s Mini Master Model Builder. The epic building competition will be held Saturday, May 21 at 11:00 a.m. at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston. Contestants must register by Wednesday May 18.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Somerville Chief of Police Charles Femino and Belmont Chief of Police James MacIsaac have confirmed that two people have been arraigned in connection with allegedly firing a gun multiple times at two victims who were seating inside a vehicle, at the Mystic Activity Center on Mystic Avenue in Somerville on February 20, 2022.

By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to an Assembly Row location last Sunday on a check condition of a male party that may be asleep behind the wheel.

The party in question was located at the intersection of Middlesex Ave. and Mystic Ave. in a white cargo van, parked up against a support beam for signage to the highway. The vehicle was wedged against the pole and there was damage to the front of the vehicle.

Former Somerville Police Officer Michael McGrath yesterday admitted to sufficient facts in Cambridge District Court to the charge of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon in connection with deploying pepper spray on an individual who was in custody and who posed no threat to him.