Somerville Police Chief Finalist Interview Recordings Now Available Thursday, May 9, 2024 tgormley Thu, 05/09/2024 - 5:33pm Somerville community members are encouraged to provide feedback on Police Chief finalists. Search Committee interviews with finalists under consideration to become the next Somerville Chief of Police were recently recorded for public review. The interviews are now available online for viewing and comment. “Community input is a vital part of this process, and community members are encouraged to share their thoughts on the applicants,” said Mayor Katjana Ballantyne. “Somer ..read more

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne Announcing New Somerville School Building Committee Members Thursday, May 9, 2024 tgormley Thu, 05/09/2024 - 2:02pm Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is announcing the members of the School Building Committee (SBC) who will provide oversight of the City’s construction plans for a new school to meet the needs of the Winter Hill Community Innovation School and potentially the Benjamin G. Brown School. The members will work with City and Somerville Public Schools staff and consultants to oversee construction project management such as hiring project managers, architects, and cons ..read more

Mayor Ballantyne and Somerville Police Department Announce Expanded Data Sets and Tools on City’s Open Data Portal Wednesday, May 8, 2024 tgormley Wed, 05/08/2024 - 3:19pm Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Police Department (SPD) are making it easier for residents to access police data in Somerville. In collaboration with the City’s Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) and the SomerStat Office of Innovation and Analytics, SPD is now publishing four updated or expanded police data sets to the City’s Open Data Portal. All data sets will now include new interactive data v ..read more

Community Invited to Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival Thursday, May 2, 2024 tgormley Thu, 05/02/2024 - 2:17pm Community members are invited to join the Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival in celebration of Asian American Heritage Month. Somerville’s event will take place on Saturday, May 11, from 2-4 p.m. at Somerville High School (81 Highland Ave). The Cambridge portion of the festival will take place on Friday, May 10, from 5:30 - 8 p.m. at the Cambridge St Upper School (850 Cambridge St). The Cambridge-Somerville Asian Fe ..read more

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne Invites Community to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Cambridge-Somerville Asian Thursday, May 2, 2024 tgormley Thu, 05/02/2024 - 2:17pm Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, and the Somerville Office of Immigrant Affairs (SOIA), is inviting community members to join the Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival in celebration of Asian American Heritage Month. Somerville’s event will take place on Saturday, May 11, from 2-4 p.m. at Somerville High School (81 Highland Ave). The Cambridge portion of the festival will take place on Friday, May 10, from 5:30 ..read more

Join the Spring Hill Sewer Separation Virtual Spring Community Meeting on May 15 Wednesday, May 1, 2024 tgormley Wed, 05/01/2024 - 1:06pm The Spring Hill Sewer Separation project is well underway, and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Ward 3 Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen invite you to join a virtual community meeting to learn about construction progress and upgrades to come. The project aims to reduce water pollution, address flooding, and modernize Somerville’s infrastructure. Once utility work on Highland Avenue (including Eversource’s Gas Main upgrade project) is done, interim paving of eastern Hig ..read more

Somerville’s Annual Porchfest Returns Saturday May 11 Monday, April 29, 2024 tgormley Mon, 04/29/2024 - 4:01pm Somerville’s porches, yards, and stoops are once again set to host free mini-concerts across the City as part of the City’s annual Porchfest hosted by the Somerville Arts Council. This celebration of local, live, homegrown music offers something for everyone at drop-in home-based shows. Participants can simply stroll from house to house to enjoy the open air entertainment. More than 300 bands are set to participate across wide-ranging musical genres from youth playing classical music ..read more

Mayor Ballantyne Announcing 2024 Somerville Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremony Monday, April 22, 2024 tgormley Mon, 04/22/2024 - 3:22pm Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services are announcing that Somerville’s Memorial Day parade will be held on Sunday, May 26.  The parade will step off at 11 a.m. from Davis Square, proceeding west on Holland Street through Teele Square and onto Broadway, ending at the Veterans Cemetery between Alewife Brook Parkway and North Street.  The City’s annual remembrance ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Monday ..read more

Mayor Ballantyne and the City Council Invite Somervillians to New "Slice of the City" Spring Meet-Up Series Monday, April 22, 2024 tgormley Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:14am Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City Council invite Somerville community members to the inaugural "Slice of the City" meet-up series. This new series of family-friendly pizza parties in the parks offers attendees a new way to connect and engage with city leaders and staff as well as neighbors all while enjoying Somerville’s parks. The outdoor series for all ages will feature seven early evening meet-ups, from 5 to 7 p.m., throug ..read more

Mayor Ballantyne Inviting Somerville Class of 2024 to Apply for Municipal Scholarship Opportunity Wednesday, April 17, 2024 tgormley Wed, 04/17/2024 - 2:59pm Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, and the City of Somerville Municipal Scholarship Committee are reminding Somerville residents graduating high school in 2024 to apply now for five municipal scholarship opportunities. Selected applicants will receive $1,000 to help with post-secondary education expenses.  To qualify for consideration, students must be in high school, a resident of the City of Somerville at the time the financial aid is awa ..read more