Caregivers of Somerville children who require a belt harness may contact Meg Koglin at mkoglin@somervillema.gov or by calling 311.

The new swings meet modern safety standards and third-party conformance testing. Designed for children ages 2 to 12, they include a hard harness and an additional belt harness option for younger users that requires adult supervision.

Projects like these require a ton of teamwork- thank you so much to Councilor Sait, Crowley Cottrell, and as always, our Public Space and Urban Forestry Department for helping make this park a reality. Go forth and enjoy!

Photo credit: Drew Dobek

The new lighting spans approximately 2,600 feet (or about a half mile) of the Community Path Extension between Walnut Street and Poplar Street on either side of the MBTA’s East Somerville Station. Check it out and learn more at somervillema.gov/communitypath.

Thank you so much to everyone who completed the survey!

Check out the dataset and interactive visualizations from the 2025 survey at somervillema.gov/HappinessSurvey

For questions and to learn more, visit somervillema.gov/shoveling, contact Daniel Harris at dharris@somervillema.gov or 617-625-6600 ext. 2406, or 311 by phone (617-666-3311), email, text, mobile app, chat, social media, web, and more at somervillema.gov/311.

For more information about LGBTQ+ programming, events, and resources, please email lgbtqservices@somervillema.gov, or visit somervillema.gov/lgbtqservices.

The program will include remarks from Mayor Ballantyne, members of the Somerville LGBTQ+ community, and the City’s LQBTQ+ Services Coordinator;  live ASL interpretation will be provided.