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🌱 Patch AM: Somerville Adding New EV Charging Ports In Multiple Locations

Be sure to catch 17th Annual Festival of Trees on the Somerville Patch calendar

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Hi there, Somerville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Somerville expands EV charging with six new neighborhood stations
  • Korean fried chicken and cocktails arrive in Union Square
  • Why Somerville just landed in America’s top 25 for quality of life

Also on today's calendar: 17th Annual Festival of Trees and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Somervillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Windy with rain, with a high of 60 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 40, low: 34.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 48 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. Somerville Adding New EV Charging Ports In Multiple Locations (patch.com) — Somerville is adding six new electric vehicle charging stations across several neighborhoods, boosting the citywide total to 19 ports for local drivers. Backed by state clean energy funding, the locations were chosen to support business districts, multifamily housing, and low-income areas as part of Somerville’s broader climate goals.
   

2. New Korean Fried Chicken Spot Arrives In Somerville After 5 Months (patch.com) — Union Square diners have a new option with the opening of K-Bok Korean Fried Chicken on Washington Street, replacing the longtime La Cantina Mexicana space. The Somerville spot offers several Korean fried chicken flavors, cocktails, and a breakfast menu, serving customers daily from early morning through midnight.
   

3. Massachusetts Has 2 Cities Ranked Top 20 "Best Quality Of Life", Including #1! (949whom.com) — Somerville ranks an impressive 24th in a new national quality-of-life list, placing it among the top 100 cities in the country alongside Newton, Cambridge, Quincy, and Boston. The ranking, compiled by LawnStarter, weighs factors like health, environment, and economic stability, giving Somerville residents another reason to feel good about their community’s overall livability.
   

4. Sanctuary cities scorn Trump effort to strip jurisdictions of millions in federal funds (lawandcrime.com) — Somerville is fighting in federal court to stop the Trump administration from attaching new immigration-related conditions to more than $3.2 million in HUD funds the city uses for housing, infrastructure, and homelessness services. Alongside Chelsea, Somerville argues the conditions are unconstitutional and warns that losing broader federal support could force service cuts, layoffs, and a serious budget shortfall.
   

5. Will Socialism Sweep the Midterms? (americanthinker.com) — Somerville gets a brief but notable mention here as one of several Massachusetts cities where Democratic Socialists of America endorsements helped flip city council seats, which the writer cites as evidence of socialism’s growing influence in the Democratic Party. The piece is a strongly critical, right-leaning analysis arguing that DSA-backed candidates are reshaping Democrats nationally and warning conservatives to counter what it calls a socialist takeover strategy.
   

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  • Somerville Resident Kristen Erekson Launches Matching Gift Campaign to Celebrate 20 Years of Mentorship —Jainie Winter Read on Patch
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