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CITY OF SOMERVILLE, SOMERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEAD REGIONAL SCHOOL ‘STATNET’ PILOT PROGRAM
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville and Somerville Public Schools, working in partnership with the Collins Center at UMass Boston, Tufts University, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Greater Boston District and School Assistance Center was awarded one of 27 FY2013 Community Innovation Challenge grants in March 2013 to launch School StatNet, a regional data-driven performance management system. Three other cities joined in Somerville's application - Revere, Chicopee, and…CITY SEEKING INPUT FOR GRANT APPLICATION TO SUPPORT LOWER-INCOME RESIDENTS
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development invite all interested residents to submit their ideas for the City's application to the "Working Cities Challenge," a competition hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The City of Somerville is eligible to compete for up to $700,000 - over the course of three years - to create cross-sector, system-level change that will improve the economic health and well-being of Somerville's lower-…Beacon Street Community Meeting - 1/28
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston and The Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD), invite all interested community members to an informational meeting on the project design for the reconstruction of Beacon Street. The meeting will be held on Monday, January 28th at 6:00 p.m. at the Argenziano School Cafetorium - 290 Washington Street. For more information, please contact OSPCD at (617) 625-6600 x2500 or visit the project…MAYOR CONVENES TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE OF AGING SHS BUILDINGS
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today the formation of the Somerville High School Building Task Force ("the Task Force") to evaluate the condition and functionality of the High School's existing building and facilities with an eye to future needs. Using reports recently completed by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and The Maguire Group Inc. (MGI), an engineering firm under contract to the City, the Task Force will recommend next…MAYOR LAUNCHES “REBOOT” OF LINCOLN PARK PLANNING PROCESS
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he has directed the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) to appoint a design consultant to manage a new and more comprehensive planning process for proposed upgrades to recreational facilities at Lincoln Park. “We’ve had repeated requests from community members for expanded input on the selection of design alternatives for this valuable citywide recreational facility,” said Mayor Curtatone. “A…‘SEIZE THE SUMMER’ AT SOMERSTREETS ON HIGHLAND AVE, 7/29
SOMERVILLE - "Seize the Summer," the July installment of the City's seasonal SomerStreets festival, will take place on Sunday, July 29th from noon to 4pm between Walnut and Cedar Streets on Highland Ave. It is the second of five SomerStreets celebrations planned for 2012, with the first event having drawn more than 3,000 attendees in June along East Broadway. For this unique street fair, where "roads are closed to cars and open to you," programming includes: a "Kidical Mass" bike…Statement from Mayor Curtatone and Other #ClimateMayors on Historic Paris Climate Agreement
On Saturday, negotiators at the Conference of Parties (COP21) U.N. climate talks in Paris adopted a final agreement. We want to thank and congratulate President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry—along with their fellow world leaders—for succeeding in the difficult task of creating and adopting a deal that represents historic and meaningful progress to combat climate change. The agreement will unlock innovation and investment to reduce emissions and help our communities adapt to…Somerville Program to Advance New National Model for Public Benefits Process: Strategy Leaders For Process Announced
Somerville Program to Advance New National Model for Public Benefits Process: Strategy Leaders For Process Announced Community stakeholders to work with nationally renowned LOCUS organization on Union Square public benefits framework SOMERVILLE – After an open call for volunteers, a group of thirty community stakeholders (see list below) representing a broad range of perspectives and skill sets has been selected to serve as Strategy Leaders for the upcoming public benefits strategy…SOMERVISION NEXT STEPS: REVAMPED RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND NEW DESIGN PROJECTS FOR: MCGRATH HIGHWAY AREA; BRICKBOTTOM; COMMUNITY PATH EXTENSION
SOMERVILLE – With the final version of the City’s SomerVision Comprehensive Plan now published through the City’s web site, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Strategic Planning and Community Development Director Michael F. Glavin announced today that the twenty-year plan, approved last month by the Somerville Board of Aldermen and City Planning Board would serve as the basis for a new round of initiatives across the city. The first of these will kick off in June with a release of a…Somerville GreenTech Program Launches Solar Cell Phone Charging Pilot
SOMERVILLE GREEN TECH PROGRAM LAUNCHES SOLAR CELL PHONE CHARGING PILOTModel Z charging stations in Union Square, Davis Square, Assembly Row, and Ball Square will enhance citizen connectivity and promote sustainability. The City of Somerville is excited to announce the second pilot project organized by the Somerville GreenTech program. Somerville-based WrightGrid will install five Model Z solar cell-phone charging stations throughout the city. The stations will be temporarily installed in Union…Feedback
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