— Photo by Claudia Ferro

The 104th Fighter Wing and its F-15 fighter jets flew over Somerville  on their path to health care facilities across Massachusetts to honor frontline responders during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, May 6.

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Doug Bielmeier creates commercial drone/experimental electronic music featuring lap steel with live processing. Bielmeier’s music is “drone work meant to shake you out of your shell. (Midwest Record)” and “hypnotically static yet ever moving within itself. (Classical-Modern Music Review).”

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“My name is Marcelo Jerome Brociner. I’m currently the media teacher at Somerville High School, my alma mater. I am also a rapper, having written and released dozens of songs, and an event producer (see the annual ONE show or my 2017 exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam). Attached are two poems that I have written in the time since the COVID-19 pandemic led to the closing of all Somerville school campuses back in mid-March.”

Here is a COVID-19 update for Tuesday, May 12.

Please also be sure to check somervillema.gov/covid19 for information and resources that are updated frequently.

City buildings will remain closed to the public until at least Monday, June 1. Further delays are possible, and we will share updates as we continue to monitor the COVID-19 crisis.

Separate meetings will be held for the general public, seniors, parents, youth, and Spanish speakers. Go to www.somervillema.gov/virtualtownhall for the full schedule and to attend these forums.  The first one is for seniors and takes place from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 12.

Are you interested in starting a garden? Already have one, but want to take it to the next level?

The Somerville Public Library and Green City Growers have partnered to offer gardening workshops over nine Saturdays this season.

— Photo © Meena Kumar / @mekudesigns

Today many parents are seeking ways to keep their kids engaged and learning beyond the schoolwork remotely assigned by teachers.

Many of the team members at Pilot Pen are parents, too. Below, they share some fun and creative ways you can use the power of the written word to help create special moments for kids while imparting valuable lessons.