The 12th edition of the Somerville Winter Farmers Market will kick off on December 4 at the Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville.

The Center for Arts at the Armory (CAA) has announced that it will host and manage the 12th Annual Somerville Winter Farmers Market (SWFM) every Saturday beginning December 4 through April 16.

This weekly market offers the best locally grown and regionally produced agricultural items, including vegetable produce, cheese, eggs, meats, fish, breads, pastries, sweets, and hard cider. Each market will feature more than 35 weekly vendors and several rotating guest vendors while welcoming an anticipated 1,000 – 1,500 visitors.

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Heather McGhee makes the argument that racism has hurt all of us and continues to harm the country as a whole. In doing so, she updates and expands on positions taken by Martin Luther King among others – that the way the wealthy and powerful maintain their status is by dividing the poor, the working class and the middle class into camps at war with each other often on the basis of race. McGhee claims racism is a weapon the Republican party has used to divide us, lower taxes on the rich, and transfer wealth upward.

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Arrests:

Julien Vasquez, of Newport, RI, November 9, 5:46 a.m., arrested at Artisan Way on charges of assault and battery on a police officer, larceny over $1200, resisting arrest, attaching wrong motor vehicle, and unregistered motor vehicle.

Next Wave/Full Circle is holding its annual Winter Holiday Wreath Sale. Each balsam wreath is decorated with a red bow and costs $25. Payment can be made with check or Venmo, and there will be three convenient pick-up locations the week after Thanksgiving. Learn more and find the link to preorder at www.somerville.k12.ma.us/wreathsale.

Recount petitions have been filed by William B. Tauro, candidate for mayor, for a citywide recount for the Mayoral Election held on November 2, 2021.The recount has been scheduled for Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 9:30 a.m., in the Council Chambers of Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue Somerville, MA. 0214.

Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose slightly in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same time last year, according to preliminary data released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). In the first nine months of the year, there were 1,613 confirmed and estimated opioid-related overdose deaths, approximately 21 more deaths than in the first nine months of 2020, or a one percent increase. Data released earlier this year noted that Black non-Hispanic men made up the largest increase in opioid overdose death rates, a finding reinforced by today’s report, and which underscores the importance of the Commonwealth’s continued investments to address this issue with a focus on equity.

Thanks to some hard working Somerville High School students, two Somerville Public Schools playgrounds are looking more vibrant and offering new features for outdoor active play. On two Sundays this October, students from the SHS Community Service Club helped beautify the East Somerville Community School and Capuano Early Childhood Education Center playgrounds, repainting existing images and creating new active play features.

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) is offering $25 Target gift cards to encourage participation in a local Senior Day COVID booster clinic on November 15 and 16. 

The clinic will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both days at the Cambridge Health Alliance Vaccine Center, next to the Somerville Target at 180 Somerville Avenue.