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Sunday, October 4, 2026

Somerville home sales ranged up to $1.465 million in latest batch of property transfers.

From Somerville News

• Somerville home sales top out at $1.465 million. Somerville News took a fresh look at the city's latest property transfers, finding family and trust transactions dominating the volume even as a handful of sales pushed the top end of the range well above a million dollars.Somerville News

Today in Somerville

• Ward 3 School Committee member discusses district update. Somerville Times host Tony Martinez interviewed Ward 3 School Committee member Michele Lippens about recent district developments in a new video segment, according to the Somerville Times.Somerville Times
• Diamond Factory pop-up gallery opens in Davis Square. The city's Arts and Culture Division is turning the former Starbucks storefront in Davis Square into Diamond Factory, a pop-up art gallery running this October, per the Somerville Times.Somerville Times
• Common Ground photo exhibit opens at Somerville Museum. "Common Ground," a photography exhibition curated by Ivan Abarca-Torres featuring 15 local photographers' views of Somerville's landscapes, is now showing at the Somerville Museum through early December, per the Somerville Independent.Somerville Independent
• Harvest Festival celebrates Three Sisters at Growing Center. The Somerville Community Growing Center on Vinal Avenue held a free Harvest Festival Sunday with pumpkin decorating, a seed guessing game and lessons on the Three Sisters tradition of growing corn, squash and beans, per the Somerville Times.Somerville Times
• First Davis Square Community Yard Sale draws sellers. Somerville held its first Davis Square Community Yard Sale from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, with residents selling items from homes, driveways and a free table in Statue Park, per the Somerville Independent.Somerville Independent
• Food Nation tasting event returns smaller to Davis Square. Food Nation returned smaller Saturday, with five Davis Square restaurants offering tastes versus 20 a year ago, giving visitors a closer look at individual eateries' specialties, per the Somerville Independent.Somerville Independent
• Opinion urges better Somerville-Cambridge transit links. A Somerville Independent opinion piece argues Somerville and Cambridge lack meaningful transit connections between squares like Magoun, Ball and Winter Hill and Harvard Square, despite the two cities sharing a border.Somerville Independent

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 5, 6 p.m.: Council committee to discuss e-bikes on Community Path. The City Council's Traffic and Parking Committee meets at 6 p.m. Monday to discuss safety around e-bikes and other motorized vehicles on the Community Path, per the Somerville Independent.Somerville Independent
• Wed, Oct 7, 6 p.m.: Ward 3 Neighborhood Connect meeting set for Wednesday. Ward 3's Neighborhood Connect meeting runs 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Somerville High School cafeteria, offering an overview of city and community updates with free pizza starting at 6 p.m.Somerville Times
• Thu, Oct 15, 5 p.m.: Italian flag raising marks heritage month Oct. 15. The City of Somerville will hold an Italian flag raising at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, on the City Hall concourse to celebrate Italian American Heritage Month and contributions to Somerville, per the Somerville Times.Somerville Times

Recent editions

• Tuesday, September 29, 2026 — Somerville's annual Monster Mash Halloween celebration is returning next month with costumes and live entertainment
• Saturday, September 26, 2026 — A biotech company is relocating from Cambridge to Somerville to continue its research
• Monday, September 21, 2026 — Somerville lands state grant to expand tree canopy amid extreme heat push