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FY15 Prop. Assessments & Mobile Office Hours

Somerville Assessor’s Office to Release FY15 Property Assessments Early and to Host Evening Mobile Office Hours for Property Owners   As a courtesy to our property owners, The City of Somerville Board of Assessors is making fiscal year (FY) 2015 assessments available early and holding evening mobile office hours to answer property owners' questions. Usually, property owners receive notice of their new assessed values in their third quarter tax bill in late December/early January. This…

CAPABLE SOMERVILLE: NAT. DISABILITY MONTH 10/30

ADVOCACY AND ARTS ABOUT LIVING WITH DISABILITIES AT ‘CAPABLE SOMERVILLE 2014’ Unique event celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month SOMERVILLE – A unique advocacy and arts program featuring presentations by leading disability advocates, performances by talented poets with disabilities, and a demonstration of new technology that aids accessibility will celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month in Somerville. ‘Capable Somerville 2014’ will be held on Thursday, Oct…

Last Day to Register to Vote in State Election is 10/15

Voter registration can be done by mail or in person at Somerville City Hall (93 Highland Ave). To see a list of polling places by ward, please click here. If you do not know which ward you are in and would like to look up your polling place, please click here.

Mayor's Speeches

City Offers 0% APR Loans to Bring Homes to Code

City Offers 0% APR Loans to Bring Homes to Code Would you like to make improvements to your home, but lack the funds necessary to make those improvements? Does your home have code violations that are in need of repair? Do you need your roofing or porch replaced? If so, the City of Somerville is here to help. The City of Somerville offers zero interest loans to bring your property up to current code requirements. The Housing rehab program can provide the funds you need through Community…

City Hall Annex Closed 7/23 Due to Power Outage

The City Hall Annex will be closed for the remainder of the day (Wednesday, July 23rd) while DPW crews perform repairs to restore power.   If you require services from the City Hall Annex today, please contact 311.

Severe Weather Alert (NWS)

MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCYSITUATIONAL AWARENESS STATEMENTJULY 9, 2014 2:00 PM   The National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the potential for severe weather in Massachusetts.  The storms have started developing and are moving eastward through upstate NY.  These storms will be scattered and will weaken as they move eastward through Massachusetts.  Western Massachusetts will see these scattered storms beginningaround 3-4pm. The…

4 POLICE CHIEF FINALISTS AT CITYWIDE INTERVIEW ON JUNE 25

  FOUR POLICE CHIEF FINALISTS  AT CITYWIDE INTERVIEW ON JUNE 25Residents, community members invited to submit questions to help choose Somerville’s next Chief of Police   SOMERVILLE – The four finalists for Somerville Chief of Police—Somerville Deputy Chief Michael Cabral; Somerville Deputy Chief David Fallon; Manchester, NH Chief David Mara; and Hamden, CT Chief Thomas Wydra—will answer questions submitted by the community at a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, June…

OTIS STREET PLAYGROUND COMMUNITY MEETING

OTIS STREET PLAYGROUND COMMUNITY MEETING Click here to view a flyer for this event (PDF)   Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 1 Alderman Matt McLaughlin, and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to an informational community meeting to discuss upcoming renovations to the Otis Street Playground. The meeting will be held at the East Somerville Community School, 50 Cross St., on Tuesday, June 3 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. All are…

COMMUNITY PATH EXTENDING TO BOSTON

SOMERVILLE – The Community Path is heading to Boston. Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey announced today that the MBTA will build an extension of the path along the future Green Line from Lechmere Station to the forthcoming Lowell Street Station, connecting to the current path and bringing the total length of Somerville’s bicycle and pedestrian path to 2 miles. Under an agreement between the MBTA and the City of Somerville, the MBTA will first build…

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