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CITY SCHOOLS IN TOP 15% FOR MCAS ELA & MATH GROWTH

Somerville Public Schools In Top 15% of Massachusetts School Districts For Combined ELA and Math Growth District maintains upward trajectory on 2014 MCAS as state's leading urban district in growth; West Somerville Neighborhood School advances to Level 1 state accountability designation Somerville, MA - Somerville Public Schools maintained its phenomenal upward trajectory as the leading urban district in the state for student growth, breaking into the top 15% of all Massachusetts districts in…

9/11 Vigil Walk Information

The City of Somerville invites all community members to join in the annual 9/11 Vigil Walk to honor those who lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and on Flight 93 in 2001. The walk will step off from the Cedar Street end of the Community Path at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, and end with a brief ceremony in Davis Square.

ALL INVITED TO CITY'S FIRST HAITIAN & BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL

FESTA! FETE! FESTIVAL! ALL INVITED TO CITY'S FIRST-EVER HAITIAN AND BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL Food, music, arts, kids' activities, more bring two of Somerville's largest communities together   SOMERVILLE – Somerville’s Haitian and Brazilian communities are coming together for “Haiti and Brazil Hit The ‘Ville,” a cultural festival on Sunday, Aug. 24 featuring music, dance, food, family-friendly activities and more for the entire community, hosted by the Somerville Arts Council’s ArtsUnion Project…

'Seize the Summer' @ SomerStreets, 7/27

‘SEIZE THE SUMMER’ AT SOMERSTREETS ON HIGHLAND AVE., JULY 27 SOMERVILLE – Celebrate the season at “Seize the Summer,” the July installment of the City’s SomerStreets festival, on Sunday, July 27 from noon to 4 p.m. between Walnut and Lowell Streets on Highland Ave. SomerStreets is the City of Somerville’s take on the internationally renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to vehicles, and opening them up for cycling, walking, dancing, running, and other modes of activity.…

JOINT STATEMENT ON ROMANOS ARREST

JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE SOMERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE For additional questions and information regarding this matter, click here.   This morning, a 5th grade teacher at the East Somerville Community School was arrested by Somerville Police and arraigned at Somerville District Court on statutory rape and additional charges stemming from an alleged inappropriate relationship with a middle-school-aged child. The teacher, Alexandra Romanos, age 41, has taught in the…

CITY SEEKING COMMUNITY INPUT ON PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE THROUGH PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

CITY SEEKING COMMUNITY INPUT ON PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE THROUGH PUBLIC WORKSHOPS  Every Thursday evening this summer, open house-style workshops to collect resident and stakeholder feedback to help shape Somerville’s future. SOMERVILLE – Drop in and help shape Somerville’s future through a series of Zoning Workshops this summer. Held each Thursday from June 12 through August 28 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the community meeting room at 50 Middlesex Ave., behind Style Café in the Public…

CITY SEEKS TO REINVENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

CITY OF SOMERVILLE PILOT PROGRAM SEEKS TO REINVENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Low-income young adults aged 18-24 invited to apply to program; local partners working with residents to prepare for full-time employment SOMERVILLE –Applications are now available for the “Pocket Change” pilot program, designed to help low-income young adults, aged 18-24, gain full-time employment with local employers, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development…

Join us on the Community Path 4/30 for an exciting announcement

MassDOT and the MBTA invite you to join Governor Patrick, Secretary Davey, Mayor Curtatone, and other state and local elected officials to announce an important milestone of the Green Line Extension (GLX) project. On Wednesday April 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. join us on the Somerville Community Path where the path meets Cedar Street in Somerville, MA (Cedar Street between Alpine Street and Warwick Street) to hear more about this exciting development.

CITY SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR CURBSIDE COMPOSTING TASK FORCE

SOMERVILLE – Furthering its commitment to sustainability and best practices surrounding trash and recycling policies, the City of Somerville announces its newest task force to review feasibility and implementation options for a Curbside Composting Initiative. Announced this week by Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and to be co-Chaired by Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz, who is the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Aldermen’s Committee on Energy and Environment, the Curbside Composting Task Force is…

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