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CHIEF FALLON ANNOUNCES SPD TRANSITION PLAN
NEW POLICE CHIEF FALLON ANNOUNCES TRANSITION PLANDeclares commitment to community policing and evidence-based decision making at every level of department SOMERVILLE-After the unanimous confirmation of his appointment by the Board of Aldermen last week, Somerville's new Chief of Police David Fallon has announced his transition plan and his intent to emphasize community policing and data-based decision making at every level of the department. The strategic 120-day plan includes personal…Orange Line Assembly Station Opens 9/2
Orange Line Assembly Station Opens at Assembly Row in Somerville, Tuesday, Sept. 2 To mark the historic opening of the Orange Line Assembly Station T-stop in Somerville, MA—the first new MBTA T-station to open in more than a quarter century— and Somerville’s newest neighborhood Assembly Row we invite you to join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Federal Realty and other Somerville officials for a celebratory walk to the official ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 2. For further information,…NEW CITY DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT HIRED
NEW CITY DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT HIRED Oliver Sellers-Garcia brings background in sustainability planning for cities, outreach efforts SOMERVILLE – Oliver Sellers-Garcia has taken the position of Director of Sustainability and Environment for the City’s Office of Sustainability and Environment as of July 1, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today. Sellers-Garcia has a distinguished background in developing sustainability plans for cities, institutions and non-profits,…5th Annual Great Urban Campout in Somerville
The Recreation Department and Mayor's Office invite Somerville residents to spend a night camping in Lincoln Park. The 5th Annual Great Urban Campout will be held from Friday, July 25th until Saturday, July 26th. Set up tents anytime after noon on Friday. Join neighbors for s'mores over the campfire, games and stories, a performance by the Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band, and plenty of coffee/donuts for anyone who makes it until the next morning. Come for the evening or…Public Meeting: Lowell St. Corridor Plan & Information Discussion
Public Meeting to Discuss Plans for Lowell St. Corridor Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang invite all community members to a public meeting on Wednesday, June 25 to discuss information and plans for the Lowell Street corridor from Highland Avenue to Medford Street, and to discuss possible plans to encourage safety. The meeting will be held in the Visiting Nurses Association’s community room on Lowell Street beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting is hosted by the Mayor…WAR ON RATS: CITY TO ISSUE UNIFORM TRASH CARTS
SOMERVILLE – To help control the rodent population and reduce the city’s solid waste tonnage, the City of Somerville will begin distributing uniform trash carts to residential units in June. Every household that receives trash service from the City will be provided, free of charge, with one 64-gallon, rodent-resistant wheeled trash cart similar to the Zero-Sort recycling carts already in use. The uniform trash cart program is part of the broad new Integrated Pest Management Plan announced by…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…Feedback
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