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MAYOR CURTATONE PROPOSES FY14 BUDGET
(Note: For more information about the City's budget, click here to visit the Finance Department's Web page.) SOMERVILLE –Today, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone will submit a $195.6 million budget for fiscal year 2014 that makes a down payment on the City of Somerville’s future by investing in expanded education, inspectional services that protect quality of life, and preventive maintenance that cares for investments already made by the City’s taxpayers, as well as new multi-lingual outreach…SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES NEW ‘MUSLIM JOURNEYS’ BOOK DISCUSSION SERIES
SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Public Library announces a new book discussion series entitled, "Muslim Journeys," beginning on Thursday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. with a discussion of Jim al-Khalili's book, House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance. The program is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, and aims to familiarize the American public with Islam and the cultural heritage of Islamic civilizations…CITY ANNOUNCES TWO KEY STAFF HIRES
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today the addition of two new City employees, Mr. Ed O'Donnell and Ms. Betsy Allen filling the positions of Director of Economic Development and Disability Coordinator, respectively. Mr. O'Donnell had most recently served as Predevelopment Director and Permitting Specialist at Waypoint Construction Consultants in Needham, and held previous positions the Deputy Director for Commercial and Residential Development for the Boston…Beacpn Street Community Meeting 3/5
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston and the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development invite all interested community members to a follow up meeting on the proposed Beacon Street reconstruction and streetscape project, on Tuesday, March 5th at 6:00pm in the Argenziano School cafetorium (290 Washington Street). More detailed information on the meeting and the project in general will be available on the project website, www.somervillema.gov/…TRAFFIC AND PARKING TO OFFER THREE-DAY VISITOR PERMITS AND ONLINE RESIDENT PERMITTING
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Acting Traffic and Parking (T&P) Director Matthew Dias announced today that the City of Somerville has unveiled a three-day Visitor Permit to supplement the standard, two-day Visitor Permit. On the heels of this announcement, T&P has also expanded its services to include online permitting for resident parking permits at Parksomerville.com. "In Somerville, we are committed to providing accurate, courteous, and easy customer…LGBT Skate Night 10/26
The Somerville Office of Commissions and LGBT Liaison, Elizabeth Field, invite all interested community members to "Somerville's LGBT Halloween Skate Night" on Friday, October 26th at 6:00 p.m. at the Veteran's Memorial Rink, 570 Somerville Ave. Residents of all ages are invited to attend, and prizes will be given for best costume. Tickets are $5 in advance (at www.somervillerec.com) and $6 at the door, and skate rentals are $5. This event is cosponsored by the Bisexual…INSPECTIONAL SERVICES SUPT. EDWARD NUZZO TO TRANSFER TO CITY’S CAPITAL PROJECTS DEPT.
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that Inspectional Services Superintendent Edward Nuzzo will be appointed to the position of Capital Projects Manager in the City’s newly reorganized Department of Capital Projects. A licensed construction supervisor with over 25 years of experience, Nuzzo previously served the City as a capital projects manager from 1998 to 2010. As ISD Superintendent from 2010 to the present, Nuzzo has overseen a team of building and safety…CITY ROLLS OUT $80K UPGRADE STUDY FOR STREET CURBS, RAMPS AND INTERSECTIONS; COMPREHENSIVE ACCESSIBILITY PLAN TO BE FUNDED IN FY13 CAPITAL PLAN
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the City of Somerville had embarked on an $80,000 study to develop priorities and a long-term schedule to enhance accessibility design compliance for the City’s more than 3,200 pedestrian ramps, sidewalks and intersections. Mayor Curtatone also announced that he would propose the inclusion of funding to support the development of a comprehensive accessibility review and multi-year ADA transition plan for all municipal facilities…SCAP Annual Meeting 5/23
Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) will host their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 23rd from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., and all members of the public are invited to attend. The 8th annual meeting, to be held in the Highlander Café, 81 Highland Ave., will feature presentations and discussions about the work of Somerville Youth and SCAP Youth Leaders to reduce alcohol and drug use in the Somerville community, other SCAP programming, and will honor and thank members and supporters. …SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HOST ‘SOMERVILLE READS’ POTLUCK 4/21
SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Public Library invites all community members to the "Somerville Reads" Celebration and Potluck from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21st at the Central Library, 79 Highland Ave. The Potluck will kick off the annual Somerville Reads campaign, encouraging community literacy through a common theme. The 2012 theme is "food," and the selected books are Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, by Novella Carpenter, for adults, and Seedfolks, by Paul…Feedback
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