Somerville’s Memorial Day Parade Returns In May

This year’s Memorial Day Parade will be the first time Somerville has hosted a parade on Memorial Day weekend since 2016.

Earth Day 2023 In Somerville: Things To Know And Do

Here's what's going on in Somerville this Earth Day.

RESPOND Spring Soiree Returns In-Person For First Time In May

RESPOND is New England's oldest domestic violence agency and serves survivors of domestic violence across Middlesex and Suffolk counties.

Somerville Theatre Wins Best Independent Theater By Filmocracy Awards

The awards pay tribute to festivals, companies, representatives, and industry players who have demonstrated commitment to cinema.

Center For The Arts At The Armory To Host Annual ‘Night In Bloom’ Gala

The gala will showcase The Center for Arts at the Armory as a home for the arts in Somerville through compelling performances and awards.

Somerville’s Spring Hill Sewer Separation Project To Give Updates Soon

At a virtual meeting this month, Somerville community members can hear construction updates and learn about what’s next for the project.

Somerville Colonial Fair In Need Of Volunteers

The Somerville Colonial Fair is held in April, and will feature a reenactment of Paul Revere's ride to warn patriots of a British attack.

Household Hazardous Waste Disposal For Somerville To Begin In April

Somerville residents can drop off household hazardous waste on the first Saturday of each month from April through November.

School Police, Superintendent Finalists, Rat Threat: Patch Top Stories

See the week's top stories for Somerville, Arlington, Melrose, Medford, Malden, Brookline, and Newton.

Somerville Offering $500K In Forgivable Small Business Loans

The city has reopened the Small Business Recovery Fund and is offering loans to brick-and-mortar businesses and home-based businesses.

Somerville Has Plans To Reestablish Veterans Commission This Spring

The city is looking for 5 volunteers to serve on the commission, three of whom must be military veterans. Applications are due by March 22.

GoFundMe Page Started After 10 Residents Displaced By Somerville Fire

The "Adams Family" is looking to raise $38K for temporary housing, food, moving trucks, brokers fees and replacing damaged property.

Somerville Community Land Trust Names Ben Baldwin Executive Director

Baldwin has been a core organizing volunteer with SCLT since it began in 2018, and he has worked with other affordable housing initiatives.

Somerville Offering 5 Sessions About New Consolidated Rental Waitlist

The waitlist will allow residents to file one application for upcoming affordable housing opportunities. The first session is Tuesday.

Somerville West Branch Library Project Receives Architectural Honor

The project, done by DesignLAB and completed between 2018-21, was one of 150 selected for the prestigious American Architectural Awards.

Somerville Hosting Event On 13th Anniversary Of Haiti Earthquake

The City and the Missionary Church of the Haitian Community will offer a "reflection" on the earthquake that occurred on Jan. 12, 2010.

Somerville Site Of Session For Employers, Employees Seeking Green Card

The event is hosted by Pathway for Immigration Workers, which provides free legal services during the green card application process.

Somerville Preparing For 247th Annual Grand Union Flag Raising

The New Year's Day event begins with an 11:30 a.m. processional from City Hall, followed by a noon ceremony at Prospect Hill Park.

Somerville's 5 Snow Plows Officially Branded With New Names

The Somerville DPW chose the winning names last spring after local pre-K and kindergarten classes submitted ideas.

Somerville to Host 'The Moving Wall' Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Moving Wall has been traveling to cities and towns across the country for nearly forty years

Somerville Holding Vigil For Victims Of Domestic Violence

The vigil will take place on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at Statue Park in Davis Square.

Somerville Museum Closing In On Fundraising Campaign Goal

The campaign is has raised 95 percent of the overall goal.

Somerville Ninety Nine Restaurant Raising Money For Boys & Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Clubs fundraiser encourages guest donations with the Give $5, Get $5 initiative.

Somerville To Host Sustainability Speaker Series This Fall

The three scheduled talks will take place Sept. 28, Oct. 17, and Nov. 14.

Local Students Help Install Somerville’s “Evicted" Exhibit

Four students from the Cambridge-based organization YouthBuild Just A Start constructed the exhibit over the course of a week and a half.

New Somerville Exhibit Studies Link Between Cannabis & Eviction

To support the exhibit, three local dispensaries are coming together to support an initiative to raise awareness of housing instability.

Somerville To Host Veterans Wellness Event & 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

The events, which will mark National Suicide Prevention Week and the anniversary of 9/11, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 and 11.

Eliza McDonough & Michael Walz Saddle Up to Feed Neighbors in Need

Join Team Food For Free in the 11th Annual Ride for Food: Oct. 2

Somerville Community Land Trust Acquires First Affordable Homes

SCLT’s first project brings five permanently affordable homes to the heart of Union Square.

How Somerville Will Mark Overdose Awareness Day, Recovery Month

The city will plant 15 purple flags on the City Hall lawn in memory of the 15 residents who died of an opioid-related overdose in 2021.

Somerville Fire Department To Inspect, Test Hydrants Starting Aug. 22

During inspections, water will be flushed from the hydrants and their mechanical operations will be checked.

Somerville Resident Hiking To Help Domestic Violence Survivors

Aimee Deaton is spending July 15-17 hiking the White Mountains of New Hampshire as part of Wilderness Heals benefiting Stone House.

Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes Somerville As Tree City USA

Somerville achieved Tree City USA recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management.

Somerville Resident Receives 2022 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award

Grace Chen is one of 26 volunteers who were recognized during an awards luncheon at Gillette Stadium on June 8.

Somerville To Offer 3 Dedicated Spaces For Teens This Summer

Each site will provide space for teens to relax and socialize, events and activities, connections to services, and access to social workers.

2 Somerville Residents Receive 2022 Commonwealth Heroine Award

Mary Jo Rossetti​ and Dyan Blewett​ are two of 121 women across Massachusetts receiving the award.

Applications Open For Somerville Community Preservation Act Funding

The CPA enables Somerville to fund improvements related to affordable housing, historic preservation, open space, and outdoor recreation.

Somerville Museum To Host 'Reading Frederick Douglass Together'

Mass Humanities supports public readings of Douglass's influential address, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" around the state.

5 Somerville Organizations Awarded 100-500K Cummings Grants

The organizations were chosen from a total of 580 applicants during a competitive review process.

How To Stop Black Swallow-Wort in Somerville This Summer

Black swallow-wort is a very aggressive and invasive, non-native weed that can be found throughout Somerville.