From the Mystic River Watershed Association via e-mail PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY: Potentially Toxic Cyanobacteria Found in the Mystic River in Medford & Somerville: During routine water quality monitoring of the Mystic River in Medford and Somerville on November 13th, 2008,...

At the Lincoln Park Clean Up on Saturday, November 8, Groundwork Somerville and the Argenziano After-School Garden Club served herb tea (recipe follows). Argenziano School students, Molly, Zackary, and Xavier, helped brew the tea with herbs they harvested from the...

Instead of shadows, on this grey November day, circles of leaves colored the ground under the trees at Lincoln Park. Neighborhood residents, Tom Walks and Marna Eckles joined Athletes in Action and the Community Service Club from Somerville High...

Tuesday night, President-elect Barack Obama issued a call for community service: Let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves,...

Somerville dog owners enjoy public open space as much as our neighbors, but because most parks in Somerville are posted "No Dogs Allowed", we don't often get to meet our neighbors in our parks. Park Clean Ups give us an...

The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times and must not bother others. Polls are open 7am to...

Join the Somerville Dog Owners Group for our fourth annual park clean up, Saturday, November 8, 2008 (Rain Date: Sunday, November 9)! This year we are teaming up with Groundwork Somerville, the Somerville High School Athletes in Action, and Somerville...

Iggy, an Italian Greyhound, was one of eighteen dogs that haunted Perry Park Saturday afternoon for the Somerville Dog Owners Group's Halloween Pup Parade and Dog Costume Contest. Thank you, Susan Miller, for sharing this beautiful study of Iggy...

Sherlock Holmes (Finn with Leah Phillips), Bumblebee (Boykins with Sarah Hall) and Devil (Roxy with Nicole Goddard) were all finalists in the contest for cutest costume in the Halloween Pup Parade at Perry Park, Saturday, October 25, 2008. Some...

Here's Talula, bobbing for hot dogs at Dogtoberfest on Sunday in Rowley, MA. She made it look like so much fun that we're offering a special Bobbing for Hot Dogs contest Saturday at the costumed pup parade in Perry...

Dress up your dog for Halloween and come to Perry Park Saturday afternoon, October 25, and join the Halloween Pup Parade and Dog Costume Contest for scariest costume, cutest costume, dog & owner look alike and best dog & owner...

Will Somerville dog owners have better opportunities for recreation and better access to open space five years from today? At a public meeting, Wednesday, October 1, at 7:00, at the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) building at 259 Lowell Street, Somerville...

Methok owner, Tsering Lha, with Ward Three Alderman, Tom Taylor, and Somerville Dog Owners Group Chairperson, Michele Biscoe, with her daughter Kate. On Friday, September 5, Methok hosted a party with free food for people and dogs to celebrate their...

The Dog Owners Task Force meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 11, 2008 has been postponed. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 6:30 pm in the SPCD Conference Room (third floor of City Hall). For...

Due to forecast rain, the Yard Sale to benefit Somerville Unleashed at 38 Hanson Street has been postponed to Sunday, September 7, the previously scheduled rain date....

A new dog-friendly business has opened down the street from the off-leash recreational area at Nunziato Field. In honor of its grand opening, Methok, located near Union Square at 62A Summer Street, is hosting an open house reception with refreshments...

Somerville's second off-leash recreational area (OLRA) officially opens Thursday evening, August 28, 2008. The OLRA is located on Skilton Avenue, behind the Central Library and the High School. It is adjacent to the Ed Leathers Community Park on Walnut Street,...

The Lincoln Park neighborhood near Union Square and Inman Square is reaching out to neighbors with dogs to participate in a Summer Gathering, Monday evening, August 4. Among the family-friendly activities planned for the evening is a Lincoln Park Doll...

via the som|dog discussion group More info from Cleo's owner: She ran away from Fletcher Field near Packard St and Professors Row on Tufts Campus. Animal rescue in Medford and Somerville, and Tufts Campus security have been alerted and can...

Stop by the som|dog booth at ArtBeat on Saturday, July 19, in Davis Square (Rain Date: July 20). At our booth you can learn about a nationwide movement to make regional and national train and bus services accessible to families...