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Applications due September 8 to vote by mail in the September 14 preliminary City election

Somerville voters will have the option to vote by mail in the upcoming city preliminary election on Tuesday, September 14, and general election on Tuesday, November 2. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has approved voting by mail for all municipal elections in the state in 2021, and local voters should be receiving vote-by-mail notices from the Secretary of State’s office in the coming days.

SUV on Broadway hit by bullets.

On August 9, at 11:00 p.m., shots were fired into a white SUV on Broadway in Somerville. The back of the vehicle had several bullet holes, and the windshield was shot out. No injuries were reported. 

John V. “Jack” Langton– 95 A lifelong resident of Somerville passed away on August 4, 2021.

Beloved husband of the late Nancy M. (Kiley) Langton.

Loving father of Brian and his wife Lorrie of Reading, Steven and his wife Anne of Melrose, Scott and his wife Renee of Woburn, John and his wife Stacey of Lynnfield, Michelle Douglas and her husband Wayne of Hampton, NH.

Dorothy “Dotty” (Lanza) Nielson, 1940 – 2021

Dorothy “Dotty” (Lanza) Nielson of Somerville, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at her home on August 5, 2021. Beloved mother of Maryann, Kathy, Michael, Karen and Richard. Cherished grandmother of eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. And a devoted sister to her twin Rose Lewis. She opened her home to anyone that needed a place to stay. No words can describe how much Dotty will be missed by her family and friends.

Candidates vying to be the next mayor of Somerville discussed issues of interest to older adults at a special forum on August 5, 2021.

The City of Somerville Elections Department is hiring polling place workers for the municipal elections on September 14 and November 2, 2021.  

Polling place workers will be paid $200 per day and work from 6:30 a.m. until shortly after the polls close at 8:00 p.m., with a two-hour break. You must be a registered Massachusetts voter to work at a polling place. No prior experience necessary.  

Email personnel@somervillema.gov or call 617-625-6600 ext. 3300 to learn more today.

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The Somerville Renters’ Committee and the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) will hold three virtual forums in August to discuss housing issues in the City of Somerville, MA. Events will start with the Somerville Mayoral Candidates on Housing, on Sunday, August 8, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, which will be open to the public. The Mayoral forum will be streamed on Zoom with simultaneous translation from English into Portuguese, Spanish, Haitian Creole.