As part of the City’s efforts to increase habitat in Somerville, the City is partnering with community groups to raise awareness about black swallow-wort (BSW), a very aggressive and invasive, non-native weed that can be found throughout Somerville.

Why Black Swallow-Wort Is Unwelcome in Somerville 

The City of Somerville is announcing that starting Monday, July 1, 2024 a fee of $0.25 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) will be implemented at all City-owned electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, aligning with neighboring communities including Boston, Cambridge, Medford, and Arlington.

Beginning on Monday, June 3, or soon after, people walking, wheeling, or cycling on the Community Path between Lowell St. and Central St. will be detoured around the new Somerville Junction Park site. 

This temporary detour (approximately one week, weather permitting) will enable City contractors to pave the newly built path and loam/seed green space along the northern half of the park. Following paving, the new path will be opened to the public and work at the site will transition to the southern half of the park where the temporary community path currently sits. 

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget plan puts schools and worker equity front and center and delivers strong supports for core services, social progress, and the most vulnerable. From reading and math interventionists and embedded counselors for the schools to resources for alternative response, homelessness, affordable housing, seniors, and a shift to rodenticide-free rodent control, the carefully crafted $360M budget makes strategic strides on community priorities amid a tighter funding year.