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SRA Board Seeking New Member
City Seeking Applications for Vacant Somerville Redevelopment Authority Position SOMERVILLE – The Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) is seeking applicants to fill a current vacancy in the five-member board. The SRA is an entity created under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The SRA has a total of five members, four of whom are appointed by the Mayor and one of whom is appointed by the Governor. The members serve staggered terms of three years each. Each member must be…UNION SQ GREEN LINE SITE WORK BEGINS
UNION SQUARE GREEN LINE STATION SITE WORK BEGINS Removal of contaminated soil, demolition of buildings and restoration of property to take place over next three months; traffic impacts from construction SOMERVILLE – Work clearing the way for the future Union Square MBTA Green Line Station begins this month, with a goal of removing contaminated soil, demolishing existing buildings and restoring the property to a smooth finish by the start of winter. During this work, traffic will be…Community Path Party Postponed Until 9/20
Due to forecasts of severe storms and high heat on Saturday, Sept. 6, the Community Path Party co-sponsored by the City of Somerville and the Friends of the Community Path has been POSTPONED until Saturday, Sept. 20, from 2 to 6 p.m.APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING ELIGIBILITY NOW AVAILABLE
Committee will reviewsubmitted projects for affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation andhistoric preservation SOMERVILLE –More than $4.5 million is available for affordable housing, open space, outdoorrecreation and historic preservation projects in Somerville through theCommunity Preservation Act (CPA), and Somerville residents, organizations andbusinesses are invited to submit their project proposals to see if they are eligible for funding. Details on what CPA funds can be used for…Meeting: Plans for Powder House School Site
Meeting: Plans for Powder House Community School Site Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 7 Alderman Katjana Ballantyne and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development invite all interested residents to a community meeting to discuss next steps for the future of the former Powder House Community School site. The meeting will be held on Monday, July 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the West Somerville Neighborhood School, 177 Powder House Boulevard. In March, after the City ended its…2014 ‘SUMMERTIME IN SOMERVILLE’ EVENTS LINEUP
2014 ‘SUMMERTIME IN SOMERVILLE’ EVENTS LINEUP Fourth of July Fireworks, Family Fun Day, SomerStreets, SomerMovies, ArtBeat and more are coming back to the streets of Somerville beginning in June! SOMERVILLE - Summertime in Somerville is kicking back into high gear for summer 2014, with the return of popular programming like SomerStreets, Fourth of July Fireworks, Family Fun Day, Joe's Jazz and Blues Festival, the weekly SomerMovie Fest, and ArtsUnion programming in Union Square all summer…CITY TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION IN SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
CITY TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION IN SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone to sign an executive order returning discretion on protecting community to local law enforcement officials Click here to view the signed executive order (PDF) SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced at a press conference this morning that he will sign an executive order that will limit Somerville’s participation in Secure Communities, a flawed federal program that has left…SOMERVILLE FIRE DEPT. FULLY EQUIPPED WITH NARCAN
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Chief Fire Engineer Kevin Kelleher announced this week that all Somerville Fire Department companies are equipped with nasal Naloxone (Narcan), a prescription medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. In a joint effort with the Cambridge Health Alliance, Cataldo Ambulance, and the Somerville Board of Health and Trauma Response Network, Somerville Firefighters completed training on administering the prescription to victims of drug overdose. In…Storm Water Runoff Notice
CSO/Storm Water Runoff Water Quality Alert In accordance with the conditions of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Alewife Brook/Upper Mystic River Variance we are hereby notifying you that a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) occurred at CAM401B on March 30-31, 2014 and discharged into the Alewife Brook. The Variance approved workplan requires the Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW) to notify local health agents, DEP, EPA and MRWA within 24 hours of when a CSO event…Feedback
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