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Milk Row Cemetery Open June 2
The City of Somerville and the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission announce that on Sunday, June 2, the historic Milk Row Cemetery on Somerville Avenue (adjacent to the Market Basket) will be open to the public from 1:30 to 4 p.m. This small historic site, established in 1804, is usually closed to the public except for two annual events in May and October. Volunteers dressed in Colonial period clothing will be on hand to educate visitors about the residents buried at Milk Row, as far…MAYOR CURTATONE AND ALDERMAN GEWIRTZ ANNOUNCE DAVIS SQUARE SOMERVILLE BY DESIGN INITIATIVE;
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz announced today that the City’s popular Somerville by Design initiative will expand to Davis Square . The resident-driven program will bring together community members for an innovative, hands-on process where they will explore and shape their vision for the future of the square. At the kickoff event on Tuesday, May 21st, participants will be introduced to this community-based urban planning and design approach.…WOMEN’S COMMISSION TO HONOR LOCAL WOMAN, ORGANIZATION FOR BEST SERVICE
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 the Somerville Public Libraries for its commitment to families and children, and the "Somerville Woman of Excellence" award will be presented to Marylin Eastwood for her dedication to ESL classes and cultural programming for families at the Somerville Public Libraries. Awards…CITY’S URBAN AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE EXPANDS WITH NEW AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Green City Growers announced this week the launch of the Urban Agriculture Ambassador Program as part of the City's larger Urban Agriculture Initiative. The Ambassador program, a training course to be offered from March 16th through April 6th over four consecutive Saturdays, will be offered to 15 residents, selected by the City and Green City Growers based upon their interest in urban agriculture and desire to enhance the community. Courses will be…2012 HOLIDAY EVENTS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced that the City's annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place Thursday, December 6th at 5:30pm on the City Hall Concourse, followed by a meet and greet with Santa Claus in the Somerville High School Highlander Café (atrium entrance). For the first time, this event will also include a ceremonial lighting of a Hanukkah Menorah, which will remain on the concourse throughout the season. Finally, rounding out the 2012 holiday…CITY TO HOST SENIOR HOUSING SYMPOSIUM 10/18
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Housing Division invite all interested community members to a Senior Housing Symposium on Thursday, October 18 to discuss the needs and opportunities for Senior Housing in Somerville. The symposium will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Visiting Nurse Association Assisted Living Community at 405 Alewife Brook Parkway . Topics will include results from the Senior Housing Survey completed last year, an overview of current…Lincoln Park Renovations to be Discussed at Community Meetings
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston, and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to a series of community meetings to discuss upcoming renovations to Lincoln Park. Presentations will be made on Wednesday, August 1st and Monday, August6th at 6:30 p.m., and well be held at the Argenziano School, 290 Washington Street. The City plans to renovate Lincoln Park in two phases, the first of which…Davis Square Streetscape Meetings Scheduled for June, July, August
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Office of Strategic Planning of Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to a series of meetings to discuss upcoming Davis Square Streetscape improvements. Through this process, the City will evaluate existing and future transportation needs in Davis Square - including public transit, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and vehicular traffic patterns - beginning this summer. While a needs assessment is…CITY CALLS FOR RESPONSES TO ON-LINE VIEWER SURVEY FOR LOCAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY CABLE TV
SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville, with the participation of Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT), has issued a request for residents to participate in a brief on-line survey about their viewing habits and preferences for the City’s public access cable television channels and SCAT’s Channel 3. The City of Somerville provides an Education Channel (Channel 15 on local cable service) that offers schools-related programming and a City Cable public affairs channel (Channel 16 on…SPD vs. SFD Annual "Guns n' Hoses" Hockey Game Set for 3/30
The annual "Guns N' Hoses" hockey game, between the Somerville Police Department and the Somerville Fire Department, will be held this year on Friday. March 30th at 7:00 p.m. at the Veteran's Memorial Rink on Somerville Avenue. In its 10th year, the theme is "The Youth of Somerville," and, fittingly, proceeds from the game will benefit the Somerville Youth Hockey Association. Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone will ceremonially drop the puck at the start of the game, and there will be a…Feedback
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