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Massachusetts-based comedy group presents a night of playfully dumb and genuinely funny sketches
Field Trip, a local sketch comedy trio that has delighted Somerville audiences since 2022, makes its Rockwell Theater debut with Field Trip – Live at the Rockwell on January 17, 2026, at 9 p.m.
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Four songwriters take the stage, seated in a comfortable semi-circle. They take turns playing songs, occasionally joining in with each other on harmony vocals or guitar licks. The format encourages conversation between the writers, which gives the audience an opportunity to hear these creative people talk as if in their own living rooms. Inspired by the “guitar pulls” of the legendary Bluebird Café in Nashville.
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Kids got into the New Year’s Eve fun at LEGO® Discovery Center Boston for their Noon Year’s Eve celebration!
Children may not be able to stay awake until midnight, so LEGO Discovery Center provided little builders a celebration of their own with a bricktastic countdown! The Noon Year’s Eve event took place at noon New Year’s Eve with a LEGO “Ball Drop” and was part of their new event Santa’s Brickmas Adventure.
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CAG unanimously agreed that the new school be built at 115 Sycamore Street, the site of the former WHCIS school building. — Photo by Bobbie Toner
Recommendation will help inform decision on size and location of new school building
The Construction Advisory Group (CAG) has delivered its recommendation to Mayor Ballantyne on the City’s plans for a new PK-8 School Building.
This recommendation, which is pending signatures from the full CAG, comes as a result of a more than 13-month-long process during which CAG members reviewed a wide range of data and information provided by the City and Somerville Public Schools (SPS) to inform their deliberation. While developing their recommendation, the CAG also considered the results of an extensive community process through which more than 2,400 community members shared their perspectives via a survey and focus groups.
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City Council and School Committee meet with Mayor Jake Wilson to elect a new City Council president and new School Committee chairperson.
Mayor-elect Jake Wilson is sworn-in as mayor of the city of Somerville on January 2, 2026
Popular pet store Big Fish Little Fish is closing its door for good after decades of serving the community.
By Harry Kane
The fish tanks have been drained and the pet store everybody liked is closing down. Whether you are a big fish or little fish in Somerville, it’s sad to see the popular pet store in Porter Square come to an end.
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