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Bow Market store will host Small Business Saturday this weekend, offering holiday shoppers a wide variety of gifts and decorations to celebrate the season.
City sharing tips and tools to help community support local businesses all winter long
One-of-a-kind gifts, tasty foods, great entertainment, artist markets, and fun events await this holiday season (and winter!) in Somerville, and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne wants to be sure the community seizes these opportunities to support Somerville’s local businesses all winter long by shopping, dining, and going out local as part of the City’s “Loyal to Local” initiative.
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By Jordan Pagkalinawan
The Somerville Housing and Community Development Committee met on Tuesday, November 18, to hear from city officials regarding the status of residents facing displacement, updates on inclusive playground design, and plans to support and sustain small businesses.
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— Photos by Claudia Ferro
The Council on Aging held Mayor Ballantyne’s Thanksgiving Luncheon on Tuesday, November 18, at the Dilboy Post located at 351 Summer Street. Seniors enjoyed a Thanksgiving lunch sponsored by Mayor Ballantyne and prepaid by Brett Henry Catering. More than 100 seniors were able to share laughter, music, and the spirit of the holiday together.
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy DelPonte
On Thanksgiving Day, I always count my blessings. I have lots of memories of many Thanksgivings. Most of those memories began while seated at the “kids’ table.” That was the best place to eat because the parents were away from us at the big table, so we could fool around a lot. I remember having lots of fun at that table. We were young and carefree.
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Somerville Police are actively investigating multiple residential break-ins that occurred in a section of Ward 2, specifically along Harold Street, Wyatt Street, and Dimick Street, between November 22 and November 23. Two of these incidents took place at night between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
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From left: Mary Cassesso, Brendan Webb, Timely Johnson, and Reverend Jordan Harris host the Come to the Table Community Meal in Somerville, MA, Nov. 12, 2025. — Photo by Christopher Morris. Copyright 2025 Christopher Morris
By C. Scott Morris
They didn’t miss a week.
When the Come to the Table Community Meal almost faltered last year, Connexion took it over, finding new ways to fund and enhance the East Somerville-based program.
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By Chris Dwan
Somerville’s ballot question number three passed last week with 55% of the votes. It instructs the Mayor and City Council to “end all current city business and prohibit future city investments and contracts with companies as long as such companies engage in business that sustains Israel’s apartheid, genocide, and illegal occupation of Palestine.”
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We here at The Times wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. As we approach holiday gift shopping, don’t forget to shop local to support local businesses. City offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, for Thanksgiving. Trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be delayed by one day. The Council on Aging will be closed on November 27 and Friday, November 28, in observance of Thanksgiving.
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