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Join the Somerville Commission for Women
The Somerville Commission for Women (SCW) is actively seeking two new volunteer members to join their ranks, and we welcome applications from all Somerville residents. This is a chance for community members with diverse experiences, skills, and perspectives to contribute their passion for women’s rights to our vibrant community. What is the Somerville Commission for Women?The SCW works with the City’s Office of Racial and Social Justice to address women’s issues in Somerville by providing…Join the Somerville Human Rights Commission
The Somerville Human Rights Commission is actively seeking five new volunteer members to join their ranks, and we welcome applications from all Somerville residents ages 18 or older. What is the Somerville Human Rights Commission?The Somerville Human Rights Commission works with the City’s Office of Racial and Social Justice to help end unlawful discrimination. Who Can Join?The open position is available to any Somerville resident ages 18 or older. What is the Time Commitment? The members…Mayor Ballantyne and Somerville Police Department Announce Expanded Data Sets and Tools on City’s Open Data Portal
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Police Department (SPD) are making it easier for residents to access police data in Somerville. In collaboration with the City’s Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) and the SomerStat Office of Innovation and Analytics, SPD is now publishing four updated or expanded police data sets to the City’s Open Data Portal. All data sets will now include new interactive data visualizations. These updates build on the administration’s goals to…Mayor Katjana Ballantyne Invites Community to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Cambridge-Somerville Asian
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, and the Somerville Office of Immigrant Affairs (SOIA), is inviting community members to join the Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival in celebration of Asian American Heritage Month. Somerville’s event will take place on Saturday, May 11, from 2-4 p.m. at Somerville High School (81 Highland Ave). The Cambridge portion of the festival will take place on Friday, May 10, from 5:30 - 8 p.m. at the Cambridge St Upper School (850 Cambridge St). The Cambridge-Somerville Asian…Join the Spring Hill Sewer Separation Virtual Spring Community Meeting on May 15
The Spring Hill Sewer Separation project is well underway, and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Ward 3 Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen invite you to join a virtual community meeting to learn about construction progress and upgrades to come. The project aims to reduce water pollution, address flooding, and modernize Somerville’s infrastructure. Once utility work on Highland Avenue (including Eversource’s Gas Main upgrade project) is done, interim paving of eastern Highland Avenue can begin. The…Somerville’s Annual Porchfest Returns Saturday May 11
Somerville’s porches, yards, and stoops are once again set to host free mini-concerts across the City as part of the City’s annual Porchfest hosted by the Somerville Arts Council. This celebration of local, live, homegrown music offers something for everyone at drop-in home-based shows. Participants can simply stroll from house to house to enjoy the open air entertainment. More than 300 bands are set to participate across wide-ranging musical genres from youth playing classical music to…Mayor Ballantyne Announcing 2024 Somerville Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremony
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services are announcing that Somerville’s Memorial Day parade will be held on Sunday, May 26. The parade will step off at 11 a.m. from Davis Square, proceeding west on Holland Street through Teele Square and onto Broadway, ending at the Veterans Cemetery between Alewife Brook Parkway and North Street. The City’s annual remembrance ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27 at the Somerville Veterans’ Memorial…Mayor Ballantyne Announcing Public Interviews for Somerville Police Chief Candidates
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Somerville Police Chief Search Committee are inviting all community members to attend public interview sessions with candidates under consideration to be the next Chief of Police for the City of Somerville on Thursday, May 9, 2024. All interviews will take place in-person at Somerville City Hall (93 Highland Ave.) between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., with a final schedule to be shared with the community in the coming days. In advance of the public interviews, candidate…Mayor Ballantyne and the City Council Invite Somervillians to New "Slice of the City" Spring Meet-Up Series
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City Council invite Somerville community members to the inaugural "Slice of the City" meet-up series. This new series of family-friendly pizza parties in the parks offers attendees a new way to connect and engage with city leaders and staff as well as neighbors all while enjoying Somerville’s parks. The outdoor series for all ages will feature seven early evening meet-ups, from 5 to 7 p.m., throughout the month of May – one each in each of the city’s seven wards…Mayor Ballantyne Inviting Somerville Class of 2024 to Apply for Municipal Scholarship Opportunity
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, and the City of Somerville Municipal Scholarship Committee are reminding Somerville residents graduating high school in 2024 to apply now for five municipal scholarship opportunities. Selected applicants will receive $1,000 to help with post-secondary education expenses. To qualify for consideration, students must be in high school, a resident of the City of Somerville at the time the financial aid is awarded, and be accepted to an accredited post-secondary…Feedback
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