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CITY TO SUBMIT PROPOSED WAGE THEFT ORDINANCE
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today his plans to submit a proposed ordinance related to Wage Theft to the Somerville Board of Aldermen for their consideration at their regular meeting on Thursday, April 11th. The proposed ordinance would include language in the City's code of ordinances granting City boards and commissions, where allowed by state law, the authority to deny applications for licenses or permits, for businesses found liable of or guilty, or who…Ethanol T ransport Informational Meeting 3/11
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will host an informational meeting on Monday, March 11th at the Argenziano School regarding Ethanol Transport by Rail in Somerville. All members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Argenziano School cafetorium, 290 Washington Street. The meeting will include project background and general safety information related to transporting ethanol by train through the…SOMERVILLE RECREATION ANNOUNCES PUBLIC SKATING HOURS AT TWO RINKS FOR WINTER 2012-13
SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Recreation Department announces the winter 2012-13 public ice skating schedule, which includes increased hours for public skating at two rinks. Located at 570 Somerville Avenue, the Veteran's Memorial Hockey Rink and a second, newly-opened and yet-to-be-named rink include free public skating Monday through Sunday beginning this month. The City of Somerville assumed maintenance and daily operations of the Veteran's Rink through a Memorandum of…Kenney Park Community Meeting 11/19
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz, and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to a community meeting to discuss upcoming renovations to Kenney Park (located at the corner of Highland Ave. and Grove St.). The meeting will be held at Tufts Administration Building (TAB) at 167 Holland Street on Monday, November 19th at 6:00pm. All are welcome to attend, and to share your ideas for the future of…SOMERVILLE BECOMES FIRST CITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO UNVEIL URBAN AGRICULTURE ORDINANCE
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that, following approvals by the City's Board of Aldermen (Aug. 16), Planning Board (Aug. 16) and Board of Health (Sept. 20), , Somerville is now the first city in Massachusetts to pass an Urban Agriculture Ordinance that establishes formal guidelines for urban farming and gardening, the keeping of chickens and bees, and other policies governing the growth and sale of agricultural products in an urban setting. Residents,…CITY BREAKS GROUND AT CHUCKIE HARRIS PARK
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 1 Alderman Bill Roche joined members of the Harris family - the park is named for son/brother Chuckie Harris - staff from the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, Ground View Landscape Architects, and more than 50 East Somerville residents and community members for the groundbreaking on Cross Street on Friday, July 13th. The park, named for a young Somerville resident who lost his life in an accident in 1970, currently…3RD ANNUAL SOMERSTREETS SERIES BEGINS SUNDAY JUNE 3RD WITH “CARNAVAL @ SOMERSTREETS” ON EAST BROADWAY
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville kicks off its third annual SomerStreets series on Sunday, June 3rd on East Broadway, in partnership with East Somerville Main Streets and FossFest for "Carnaval @ SomerStreets!" Through SomerStreets, where "roads are closed to cars and open to you!" programming will extend along East Broadway from Temple Street to Pennsylvania Ave. on Sunday, June 3rd from noon - 4 p.m., including a kickoff parade at noon, live music, "SomerPeople" multicultural…CITY PARTNERS WITH WELCOME PROJECT’S “YUM” CAMPAIGN TO HOST “A TASTE OF IMMIGRANT CITY” RESTAURANT EVENT 4/25
SOMERVILLE - The general public is invited to join Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Shape Up Somerville and the Welcome Project's "YUM" Restaurant Campaign on Wednesday, April 25th for YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City, a tasting event to showcase some of the City's worldwide cuisine as interpreted by Shape Up Somerville-approved restaurants. Ten immigrant-run restaurants from across the City will feature menu items from all over the world, and this year YUM restaurants and Shape Up Somerville…WOMEN’S COMMISSION TO HONOR LOCAL WOMAN, ORGANIZATION FOR BEST
SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Health Department and the Office of Somerville Commissions announce that this year's award recipients for "Best Service Provider to Women" by the Somerville Commission for Women will be CASPAR and the "Somerville Woman of Excellence" award will be presented to Regina Bertholdo of the Parent Information Center in the Somerville Public Schools. Awards will be presented at the upcoming reception honoring Women's History Month, held at the Lowell Street Visiting…Symphony Park Ribbon Cutting 11/20
Symphony Park Ribbon Cutting 11/20 Join Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Ward 1 Alderman Matthew McLaughlin on Friday, Nov. 20 at 10:30 a.m. for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Symphony Park. Located at the corner of Pearl and Florence Streets, Somerville’s newest park is inspired by the legacy of the Hadley family who created music on this site and beyond. It features: a lush planting pallet that creates a contemplative garden; a small performance stage and pergola; a water…Feedback
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