PCR testing available to residents and workers, regardless of health insurance or immigration status 

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne today announced new COVID-19 testing sites in East Somerville to expand access to free tests for Somerville residents and workers.

The City of Somerville is hosting a pop-up COVID-19 testing site on Saturday, January 15, at Connexion, 149 Broadway, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

This location will offer PCR tests to Somerville residents of all ages who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or who have a known exposure to COVID-19. Testing is free, regardless of health insurance or immigration status. Appointments are required. To schedule a test, visit somervillema.gov/covidtesting or call 311 (617-666-3311).  

RSJ department and Ballantyne Administration seek members for Youth Justice League and Ambassadors for reimagining policing efforts

The City of Somerville will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year with reflection, a call to support voting rights, and the announcement of two opportunities for residents to help advance and inform the city’s ongoing racial and social justice work.

By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to The Burren bar on Elm St. last Wednesday at approximately 1:00 a.m. on reports of a man hitting the door of The Burren with a chair.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Honor and progress is the city of Somerville’s motto/slogan. We certainly have lots of progress. I’d like to think that the honor part is our love and dedication to family, city and friends.

My family moved three streets from Davis Square in 1960. I was seven years old. The train still rumbled through Davis Square, which was filled with every kind of specialty store you could think of and two five and tens. The cars were big and clunky, and there were two bowling alleys, tons of bar rooms, and two Chinese restaurants.

From COVID response and recovery to affordability for all, from racial and social justice to transparency, 100-day agenda released

In her inaugural address on Monday, January 3, newly elected Mayor Katjana Ballantyne laid out her vision for an administration that is inclusive and transparent, examines every issue through an equity lens, and strives to ensure progress made in the city positively affects all residents and businesses. She also promised to announce her 100-day work plan, and today she delivers on that promise with the release of the 100 Day Somerville ‘Progress for All’ Agenda. The agenda can be viewed at somervillema.gov/100days or below. 

Dennis Morales and Jacey Morales receive Somerville Business History award on behalf of Taco Loco.

The Somerville Museum presented its annual awards at a small in-person ceremony. The Museum’s awards program honors organizations and individuals that have served the City of Somerville or the Museum, making a powerful contribution to the community.