Do you have the cutest mixed-breed dog in Somerville? Were the sire and dam of your mixed-breed dog an odd couple? Do you look like your mixed-breed dog? Enter your dog to win a prize in one of these categories...

The Somerville Dog Owners Group thanks all the wonderful people and their great dogs who helped us honor our veterans and remember the servicemen and women that we have lost by walking with us and cheering us on in the...

To start the Parade with us, meet us at 1:20 p.m. in the shade at (approx.) 55 Putnam Street. Let us know if you plan to join us! You can R.S.V.P. on Facebook or send us an e-mail. We will...

UPDATE February 3: Materials from the initial public meeting on January 31 are now available, including the DCR's presentation slides and a summary of public comments. Monday evening, January 31, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) convened the...

Ward Six Alderman, Rebekah Gewirtz, submitted an order at the regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen on January 27, 2011, "that the Commissioner of Public Works explore the possibility of using pet-friendly ice melt on the community path surface,...

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has announced that, beginning this Spring, off-leash recreation will be allowed in a designated area at Sheepfold in the Middlesex Fells. The announcement was made after the DCR completed the Middlesex Fells...

Update January 25, 2011: Due to the forecast winter storm, the Initial Resource Management Plan Public Meeting has been postponed to Monday, January 31, 2011, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., McGlynn School Cafeteria, 3001 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford. Note: This...

Earlier this month park users at the off-leash recreational area at Nunziato Field took up a collection to treat the men and women of the Department of Public Works Parks Department as a token of our appreciation for their...

The Somerville Dog Owners Group thanks Keith Moore for sharing this great video which includes footage of his cute six-month-old puppy, Cardigan, at the off-leash recreational area at Zero New Washington Street. Cardigan, who lives in Medford, is getting a...

Oriana Syed, Multimedia Reporter for the Somerville Patch, put together a concise video about our off-leash recreational areas at Nunziato Field, Leather's Park and Zero New Washington Street with a sneak peak of a proposed site for an off-leash area...

The Board of Aldermen Special Committee on Parks and Open Space has completed business pertaining to Board Order #189736 : That the Director of SPCD Submit the HUD Letter Regarding CDBG Eligibility of the Proposed West Somerville Dog Park, to...

On Saturday, Andy Metzger went to Nunziato Field for some catch but, when he got there, the gates were locked. Metzger blogs for Wicked Local, publishers of the Somerville Journal. Andy says the OLRA adjacent to the field was open...

I really wish I could thank personally and by name everyone who has ever come to a meeting in the past four years that we have been working for the off-leash recreational area (OLRA) at Zero New Washington Street which...

The new off-leash recreational area at Zero New Washington Street is going to be sweet! I stopped by to sneak a peak yesterday and it makes me want to jump up and down. I can't wait until the Grand Opening...

The Somerville Dog Owners Group extends a heartfelt "Thank you!" to everyone who has helped turn a vacant lot in East Somerville into a community park with a state-of-the-art off-leash recreation area. William Roche, Ward One Alderman, identified Zero...

The Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Community Park and Off-Leash Recreational Area (OLRA) at Zero New Washington Street has been scheduled for Saturday morning, November 20, at 10:00 AM. Important Information for the Grand Opening and Every...

UPDATE November 4, 2010: In the November 2010 Massachusetts Election some people in Somerville were not allowed to vote with our dogs, while others were. If you brought your dog with you to the polls, we want to hear from...

The Board of Alderman Special Committee on Parks and Open Space met on Monday, October 25. Michael Lambert, Office for Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) told Ward Six Alderman, Rebekah Gewirtz, and Ward Two Alderman, Maryann Heuston, that "a...

"On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." That will be true, too, on Somerville Avenue on Sunday, October 24, when dogs, in costume, can participate in the City of Somerville's SomerStreets Halloween Parade and Costume Contest! The costume...

One of the recommendations in the Draft Trail System Plan for the Middlesex Fells Reservation is to "Provide Positive Experience for Dog-Owners and Their Pets" (section 6.10). At a public meeting on September 20, Paul Jahnige, Director of Trails and...