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The City Council voted to approve the city’s capital budget for Fiscal Year 2026 during its most recent meeting. The ...
The new city hall location and proposed police station are just one way the city is preparing for current and future growth. According to census data, the city of Somerville has grown by nearly 7% ...
Police officers in Massachusetts are upset the mayor of Somerville is refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter banner that has hung over City Hall for nearly a year.
After a week of tension between Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone and members of the city’s police department over a “Black Lives Matter” banner hanging at City Hall, police officers from ...
Somerville's "Slice of the City" series aims to bring City Hall to local parks for evenings of pizza, conversation and community connection.
Earlier this month, several new mayors in the commonwealth passed the 100-day mark, including Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, who took office in January. GBH Morning Edition host Paris Alston ...
Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is refusing to take down the “Black Lives Matter” banner hanging outside City Hall and scoffed at the suggestion of raising a “Blue Lives Matter ...
Somerville City Councilor Jake Wilson announced he is running for mayor. It's not yet clear if incumbent Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is running for a third term.
Throughout the month of September, those passing by Somerville City Hall may notice the 14 purple flags flanking its front lawn. Each flag honors a Somerville resident lost to substance use disorder ...
SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - Students and parents rallied at Somerville City Hall Wednesday, calling on officials to reopen the central public library after school.
ALEC RESNICK AND SHAUNALYNN DUFFY stood in Somerville City Hall at about 6:30 on March 18, a night they hoped would launch the next chapter of their lives. The two had spent nearly seven years ...