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Somerville Seeks Polling Place Workers for 2021 Municipal Elections
The City of Somerville Elections Department is hiring polling place workers for the municipal elections on September 14 and November 2, 2021. Polling place workers will be paid $200 per day and work from 6:30 a.m. until shortly after the polls close at 8 p.m., with a two-hour break. You must be a registered Massachusetts voter to work at a polling place. No prior experience is necessary. Email personnel@somervillema.gov or call 617-625-6600 ext. 3300 to learn more today!Safety Improvements Coming to Powder House Circle in August
Improvements to Powder House Circle will be officially underway in mid-August as the City of Somerville makes a series of safety upgrades to benefit all road users. Powder House Circle is a high-crash intersection with an antiquated design. The City will convert the high-speed, chaotic rotary into a modern roundabout intersection using low-cost āquick-buildā materials including pavement markings, signage, and flex posts. Key design elements of the safety project include shortened crosswalks,ā¦Somerville Strongly Recommends Indoor Masking; Reviewing Vaccination/Testing Requirement for City/School Staff
Given the increasing case numbers of COVID-19, both locally and nationally, due to the emergence of the Delta variant, and in light of the CDCās updated guidance on masking, the City of Somerville is strongly recommending all people wear face coverings in indoor public settings regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against the virus. While vaccinated individuals have vastly better protection against being infected by the coronavirus and suffering severe COVID symptoms, it isā¦City of Somerville Releases Second Diversity Catalog Highlighting Local Businesses
The City of Somervilleās Economic Development Division recently published its second Diversity Catalog, which highlights women-, minority-, veteran-, and LGBTQIA-owned businesses in the city. The Diversity Catalog can be found at www.somervillema.gov/diversitycatalog. The catalog serves as a marketing tool for Somerville businesses that want to offer their products and services to customers throughout the region and the information gathered to create it helps Economic Development staffā¦Somervilleās First Ever 'Yart' Sale Planned for August 14
Did your children make tons of macaroni artwork during quarantine? Did you find the postcard collections from your great-, great-, great-grandparents in your basement? Or are you an artist making lots of artwork and need to sell or exhibit? Yart Sale is an opportunity for you to showcase or sell artwork from the comfort of your yards, driveways, and porches and for art lovers to browse new work and maybe pick up a new piece or two. Think of it as a yard sale for art. Yart Sale will takeā¦Register to Vote in the September 14 Preliminary Election by August 25; Three Somerville Polling Locations Relocated
The deadline to register to vote or update your party affiliation or address for the September 14 preliminary election is Wednesday, August 25, at 8 p.m. Massachusetts voters have the option to register online or via a paper form. To register by mail you can call (617) 625-6600 ext. 4200 and request a form be mailed to you, or you can download one from the Elections website. Donāt forget that your form must be returned to the Somerville Elections Department by 8 p.m. on Wednesdayā¦Three Opportunities to Get Vaccinated in Somerville on 8/1
On Sunday, August 1, three mobile clinics will be set up around the city to provide Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to anyone 12 or older. Clinics will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following three locations: Holy Bible Baptist Church, 64 College Ave. St. Anthonyās Parish, 12 Properzi Way Brazilian Presbyterian Church, 212 School St. Free food and a gift will be offered to anyone who gets a first or second dose at the clinics. Walk-ins are welcome at any of these mobileā¦Deadline to Apply Extended: City of Somerville Seeks Four Community Members for the Police Chief Selection Committee
The City of Somerville is seeking four community members to serve on a selection committee for the next Chief of Police of the Somerville Police Department (SPD). The next Chief will lead the department through an important moment in policing in Somerville, as the work of the reimagining policing process ā led by the Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) Office under the leadership of RSJ Director Denise Molina Capers ā will be in full swing. The Police Chief Selection Committee (PCSC) will beā¦Somerville Overhauls Development Permitting Process with New Web Portal
As part of ongoing efforts to overhaul planning and zoning in Somerville, the City has launched a new web-based permitting portal for proposals that require approval by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals. The Permit Tracking System portal, which debuted last month at somervillezoning.com, is a one-stop informational resource and application tool that completely revolutionizes the Planning & Zoning permitting process. As recently as 2019, the process was entirely paper-basedā¦Somervilleās FabVille Advisory Board Seeks Members
The City of Somerville and Somerville Public School Career in Technical Education is seeking applicants to serve on the FabVille Advisory Board. The advisory board will help guide the strategic development and growth of FabVille, Somervilleās digital fabrication lab that will relaunch this fall in the new Somerville High School. FabVille aims to complement the collection of professional, semi-professional, and artist-focused spaces already available in and around Somerville. The FabVilleā¦Feedback
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