Jennifer Ochoa

‘Latino Excellence on the Hill’ coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month celebration

Somerville Public Schools (SPS) celebrates Jennifer Ochoa, Basic Needs & Housing Support Social Worker at the Somerville Family Learning Collaborative, who was recently honored as a leader in the Latino community by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.

Somerville graduate, Firefighter, Henry Lima.

State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership announced the graduation of 20 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program.

— Photo courtesy of City of Somerville

Join your ward’s City Hall Community Meeting for an overview of the latest City and neighborhood news.

City Hall Community Meetings are an opportunity to learn more about City programs and initiatives, meet your neighbors, find ways to get involved, talk with elected officials and City staff, and enjoy local pizza. The Fall 2025 meeting series continues next week with meetings in Ward 5 on Tuesday, October 7, and in Ward 6 on Wednesday, October 8.

Kick Off Meeting on 10/15

Help shape the future design of one of Somerville’s most used streets.

The City of is planning to rebuild the segment of Broadway that passes through Magoun Square, spanning from Winchester St. to Central St. In addition to rebuilding the sidewalks and repaving this roadway, the City will look to redesign the street to make it safer, more accessible, and to promote sustainable transportation options. 

Head over to Arts at the Armory Oct 30 for the 4th annual Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Teseracte Players for a special 50th anniversary screening.

The 20^th Annual Honk Festival of Activist Street Bands will be hitting the streets of Somerville from October 9 through 12 (rain or shine).

Ordinance updates effective October 1

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is sharing that starting today, October 1, 2025, updates to the City of Somerville’s Condominium Conversion Ordinance take effect. These updates are part of the city’s continued efforts to prevent residential displacement and enact stronger protections for tenants.  

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

I was 16 in 1969 when I got a job at Woolworths in Davis Square. I was hired as a stock boy but graduated to the luncheonette counter. WT Grant and FW Woolworth were 5 and 10 cent stores, or “five and dimes” in the square. Those are the two, along with Savel’s in Ball Square, that I grew up with.