Somerville renews decades-long ambulance contract

SOMERVILLE — Somerville is sticking with its longtime ambulance provider under a newly renewed city contract, per Somerville Patch, keeping in place a partnership that has shaped emergency medical response in the city for nearly half a century.

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"Somerville Renews Contract With Longtime Ambulance Provider" — the city will continue contracting with Cataldo Ambulance Service, extending a relationship that dates back nearly 50 years, according to Somerville Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/somerville-renews-contract-longtime-ambulance-provider).

"Somerville City Council Approves Police Body Camera Program" — the City Council voted this week to move forward with equipping the Somerville Police Department with body-worn cameras, a story that continues the bodycam rollout covered in prior roundups, according to Somerville Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/somerville-city-council-approves-police-body-camera-program).

"Jesus M. Marquez Obituary (2026) - Somerville, MA - George L Doherty Funeral Service, Inc" — a Somerville resident, Jesus Marquez, is being remembered by family and community following his passing, per a Legacy.com notice from George L Doherty Funeral Service (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jesus-marquez-obituary?id=62072492).

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