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‘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…Morse-Kelley & Dickerman Playgrounds Ribbon Cuttings Set for 6/9
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 3 Alderman Thomas F. Taylor invite all residents to attend a Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Morse-Kelley and Dickerman Playgrounds on Saturday, June 9th from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The ceremonies will begin at Morse-Kelley Playground at the corner of Summer and Craigie Streets, and will conclude at Dickerman Playground at Kimball Street and Craigie Street. For more information on the Morse-Kelley and Dickerman…SOMERVILLE SPRING CLEANUP SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 28th
SOMERVILLE – Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone for the annual Somerville Spring Clean-Up on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 10:00am- noon at locations throughout the city. The annual cleanup is sponsored by Comcast. A rain date has been set for Sunday, April 29th. Volunteers should meet a ward captain at 10:00am at the following locations: WARD 1: Cross Street Senior Center …SOMERVILLE RECREATION DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NEW, INTERACTIVE WEBSITE, CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OPTION
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Recreation Department announce the launch of a new, interactive website, www.somervillerec.com, which will allow community members to search, view, and sign up for all Recreation programs, classes and camps. Additionally, the new site accepts all major credit cards as a form of payment, which had not previously been an option in the Department. The site offers easy search features, calendars and announcements, in line…Mayor Curtatone Joins National Coalition of #ClimateMayors
SOMERVILLE – With 30 days to go before world leaders convene under the United Nations banner to negotiate a new global agreement to combat climate change, Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti today in announcing his membership in the Mayors’ National Climate Action Agenda (MNCAA), along with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, bringing the total to 32 mayors and cities…Beacon St. Closed, No Parking 10/22 & 10/23 for Repaving Work (Updated)
Update(10/23/15 at 12:20 p.m.) To complete the temporary paving work along Beacon St., City crews will be working on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to mark vehicle and bicycle travel lanes between the hours of 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. between Oxford St. and the Cambridge line. To complete this work quickly and efficiently, Parking will be restricted on Beacon St. during work hours. Parking enforcement will be relaxed in the area from 8:30 a.m. Tuesday until 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, however please note that safety…Preliminary Ward 6 City Election on Thursday, September 17
PRELIMINARY CITY ELECTION ON SEPT. 17 Only Ward 6 residents will be voting in preliminary election SOMERVILLE -The 2015 Preliminary City Election will be held on Thursday, Sept. 17, and only residents in Ward 6 will be casting ballots that day. There are four candidates running for Ward 6 Alderman that will be on the ballot in the Preliminary Election. There are no other races with enough candidates for a Preliminary Election. The Ward 6 Alderman candidates are, in ballot order: Elizabeth…#SomerBliss Local Business Promotion Has a Winner
#SOMERBLISS LOCAL BUSINESS PROMOTION HAS A WINNER Magoun Square's Daddy Jones takes home the most mentions on social media in June SOMERVILLE - The first-ever #SomerBliss local shopping promotion has a winner: Daddy Jones in Magoun Square. During the month of June, residents and businesses were encouraged to tweet using the hashtag #SomerBliss when eating or shopping local to promote local retailers after a difficult winter, a promotional collaboration between the City of Somerville, East…City's Somerstreets Program Returns for Summer 2015
CITY’S SOMERSTREETS PROGRAM RETURNS FOR SUMMER 2015 Kicking off with “Carnaval” along East Broadway, SomerStreets promotes active living, reconnecting with city neighborhoods SOMERVILLE – SomerStreet: Carnaval returns for a 6th year of shaking up East Somerville! SomerStreets will kick off the 2015 season this Sunday, June 7, from noon to 4 p.m. (rain or shine). SomerStreets is the City of Somerville’s take on the internationally-renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city…Feedback
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