DCR will implement a closure of the Foss Park/ Latta Brothers Memorial Pool parking area.

Beginning Monday, September 20, and continuing through Friday, October 29, excluding weekends, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will implement a closure of the Foss Park/ Latta Brothers Memorial Pool parking area in the City of Somerville from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to accommodate work on the Latta Brothers Memorial Pool Modernization Project.

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To my many supporters,

Now that I am the only conservative candidate running for mayor of Somerville on the stage with common sense that holds family values and wants to be a voice for all, please write-in William Tauro on November 2nd.

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services and the local senior centers are collaborating to offer Grab-and-Go lunches for older adults.

The program will provide cold sandwich lunches for local older adults. The lunches are available for a suggested $3 donation for people age 60 and over and their spouses, or dependents with disabilities of any age. Other people under the age of 60 can receive the lunch for $5.

Enjoy live music and family-friendly activities while the street is closed to cars but open to people

Come sing along at “Strike Up the Bands,” the September installment of Somerville’s SomerStreets festival, on Sunday, September 19, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Highland Avenue between Central Street and Lowell Street. SomerStreets is the city’s take on the internationally renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to vehicles and opening them up for cycling, walking, dancing, running, and other modes of activity.

By Eileen Qiu

The city’s Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change kicked off its monthly meeting on September 8 with a goal to widen the scope of Sommerville’s greenhouse gas inventory, carried out every two years.

There wasn’t a meeting for August, but members of the CEUCC announced emissions from goods manufactured in another country and bought by residents will now be considered said Director of Sustainability and Environment Oliver Garcia.

The ‘My Neighbor is a Museum’ Block Party is scheduled for this Saturday, September 18 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 1 Westwood Road, Somerville. (Rain date: Sunday, September 19).

Help the Somerville Museum fundraise for their Access for All & More Campaign which supports making their 100-year-old building more accessible to the community. This event is also celebrating the opening of our next exhibition, Penny Chronicles and the Stories They Tell. Curated by David Guss, this exhibition is a history of Somerville through the medium of the vintage postcard.

Here is the COVID-19 update for Thursday, September 16. Please also check somervillema.gov/covid19 for information and resources that are updated frequently.  

Eviction moratorium extended until April 30, 2022: The Somerville Board of Health has extended the citywide residential eviction moratorium until April 30 of next year. The moratorium applies to both renters and homeowners, and it means residents cannot be physically removed from their homes, though eviction cases may proceed through court. REMINDER: back rent ultimately must be paid. If you find yourself or anyone you know unable to make rent or mortgage payments (or if you are a landlord owed back rent), assistance may be available. Immediately contact our Office of Housing Stability at 617-625-6600 x2581 or the Community Action Agency of Somerville at 617-623-7370.

UPDATED:The people of interest were identified.

The Somerville Police are interested in speaking with the individuals pictured here regarding a vandalism that occurred on 9/11/21 at approximately 10:25 p.m.in the area of Ash Ave. and E. Albion St.

If you have any information please contact the Somerville Police Department at 617-625-1600 ext. 7226.