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STATEMENT FROM MAYOR & SUPERINTENDENT ON WAIRI ARREST
This afternoon we were briefed by U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz about a deeply disturbing matter that we anticipate will involve our city, as well as the City of Cambridge. An individual who had been entrusted to care for our children has allegedly violated that trust at the highest level. This individual, identified as Josh Wairi, age 27, a former elementary school teacher in Somerville and most recently in Cambridge, has been accused of videotaping young children in various states of undress. He…CITY ENDS NEGOTIATIONS WITH TUFTS ON POWDER HOUSE SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced that the City of Somerville will re-open the process of finding a developer for redevelopment of the Powder House Community School, due to Tufts University being unable to meet the timetable terms on a land disposition agreement. The City and Tufts have been in an exclusive negotiating agreement period, during which they have discussed specifics of a land disposition agreement. During that time, Tufts has also held a series of…SOMERVILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD REPORT PROMOTES BOLD UNIVERSAL KINDERGARTEN READINESS STRATEGY
SOMERVILLE – A comprehensive report commissioned by the schools, the City and the School Committee on preparing children for kindergarten recommends that rather than pursuing solely school-based universal preschool for 4-year-olds, that the community establish an innovative early childhood system for pre-kindergarteners of all ages via a provider network, which would include Somerville Public Schools, nonprofit and private early childhood care providers and other local agencies working…Union Square Infrastructure Meeting 1/29
Mayor Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston and Ward 3 Alderman Robert McWatters invite all interested residents and stakeholders to the second in a series of meetings to discuss plans for future utility and roadway improvements for Union Square. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Argenziano School (290 Washington St). This meeting will provide an update on the design study, introduce the Community Advisory Committee, and focus on ideas for the pedestrian,…LOCAL JOBS TARGETED BY NEW PARTNERSHIP
LOCAL JOBS FOR RESIDENTS TARGETED BY NEW CITY PARTNERSHIP WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY City of Somerville seeks to partner with an agency that will connect local workers first with local jobs, serving as first contact for employers looking to hire local residents SOMERVILLE – With an anticipated influx of new job opportunities in Somerville, the City aims to cut a path leading local workers directly to those jobs by entering into a contract with a local workforce development agency…NEXT DAVIS SQ. BY DESIGN MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NOV. 13 AT ARMORY ON HIGHLAND AVE.
SOMERVILLE - The next phase of the City's Somerville by Design community planning process in Davis Square will take place Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave. The meeting will be structured as an open house-style plan presentation to allow participants to get an in-depth understanding and discussion of the topics they care most about. The open house structure is informed by community feedback gathered during the City's May 21…Casino Law Info Meeting, Mon. 9/16
Massachusetts Gaming Commission ombudsman will present overview of state’s current casino laws SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville will host an informational public meeting with a Massachusetts Gaming Commission staffer to give City officials and the public a better understanding of the state’s casino laws and how those laws may relate to Somerville. Gaming Commission Ombudsman John Ziemba will lead a presentation on Monday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m., in the East Somerville Community School…MAYOR TO ACCEPT POWDER HOUSE SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the Powderhouse Community School Technical Advisory Committee has submitted its final recommendations for redevelopment of the former K-8 public school site. The Committee recommended three of six proposals for consideration by the Mayor, with a proposal by Tufts University receiving the top recommendation of 80 percent group favorability. The Mayor plans to accept this recommendation. The proposal submitted by Tufts University…ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST CLEAN ENERGY AND TECH INCUBATORS TO CALL SOMERVILLE HOME
SOMERVILLE – An innovative idea incubator at the forefront of the next-generation industries of clean energy and clean tech is moving from Boston’s innovation district to the Innovation City: Somerville. Greentown Labs will bring 24 start-up companies that call it home to 28 Dane St., along with 92 jobs and plans for expanding to over 140 jobs in the next five years inside 33,000 square feet of space, a substantial increase from their current space in Boston’s innovation district. Gov.…10K Road Race
Beginning at 10 a.m., the City Sports “Back in the Day 10K” road race will take place in locations throughout western and central Somerville. Though no roads will be closed, drivers may experience very short delays along Cedar Street and Willow Ave at the intersection of the Community Path for the beginning of the race. The route will continue along the following streets, but please be advised that due to the length of the race, no significant impacts to traffic are expected: Cedar…Feedback
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