If you’re cleaning up from the holidays and wondering how to dispose of things like wrapping paper, your tree, or packaging, visit the Waste Wizard .
You can type in what you want to dispose of and find out the best way to do it.

Arrests:

 Jose Rivera, of 115 Walnut St., December 18, 4:43 p.m., arrested at Central St. on charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, license revoked as HTO, and possession of a class B drug.

Felipe Leao, of 197 Summer St., December 21, 5:36 p.m., arrested at home on multiple charges of drug possession to distribute.

~Photo courtesy of Somerville FD

Fire Chief Charles Breen and Chief of Operations Christopher Major pose with Somerville Firefighter Michael Kilduff. Firefighter Kilduff successfully graduated on Friday, December 21, 2018 from the MA Firefighting Academy in Stow. The rigorous fifty day training program provides new firefighters with the basic skills to perform their jobs effectively and safely.

Annual celebration of America’s first flag raising to be celebrated by City and State officials, residents, and “George Washington” on horseback.

In its annual tradition, the City of Somerville will kick off the New Year on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2018, with a reenactment ceremony for the anniversary of the “Grand Union” flag-raising ceremony at Prospect Hill Park. A processional led by a re-enactor portraying General George Washington on horseback will leave from the City Hall Concourse at 11:30 a.m., followed by a ceremony at Prospect Hill Park. As always, members of the public are invited to participate, and are encouraged to wear traditional colonial clothing.

It came in a box with a stand and a pole
And branches that fit snugly into each hole
No strings of lights came along with the deal
To light it up you needed a color wheel

On Saturday, December 15, the team at Holiday Inn Boston-Bunker Hill in Somerville hosted residents of Cobble Hill and Somerville first responders and their families for a very special brunch with Santa Claus in celebration of the holiday season.

Staff from Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services recently donated more than 75 gifts through the agency’s annual gift drive partnership with Cambridge Health Alliance. ~SCES Photo

Staffers from Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SECS) recently donated gifts for nearly two dozen local children in need.

Coordinated in partnership with Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), the gift drive will provide more than 75 gifts for children from 10 local families, said SCES Clinical Director and drive organizer Annie Fowler.  She noted that 28 employees participated, saying that was the most ever.

Dana Beguerie is Director of the Aging Information Center at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services.

By Dana Beguerie

Providing information and guidance for those facing challenges from aging or disability is a big part of our mission at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES).  Our Aging Information Center is a free resource, and our experts there can usually identify helpful resources and connect people with them over the course of a single phone call.

On Monday, December 24, City offices will be closing at 12:30 p.m. and there will not be parking meter or residential permit parking enforcement after noon.

On Tuesday, December 25, City offices will be closed all day. Trash and recycling collection will be on a one-day delay for the rest of the week and there will not be street sweeping on December 25. There will not be parking meter or residential permit parking enforcement all day.