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MAYOR OUTLINES NEXT STEPS ON ADOPTION OF COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT

SOMERVILLE – Ten days after Somerville voters overwhelmingly approved local ballot Question 4, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone today announced the City’s next steps in creating the local mechanisms to implement the Community Preservation Act (CPA).  As directed by the enabling state legislation, the Curtatone Administration will propose a local ordinance establishing a nine-member Community Preservation Committee to begin the process of developing recommendations to allocate additional revenues…

SOMERVILLE, NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE TO HOST PUBLIC FORUM THIS FRIDAY

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Congressman Michael Capuano, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare will host a public forum on Friday, September 28th at 11:00 A.M. to discuss current proposals to address long-term funding and benefits issues affecting these long-standing and popular federal programs.  The forum will be held at Tufts University's Cohen Auditorium (in the Aidekman Arts Center, Talbot Ave., Somerville), and will offer a panel discussion…

IKEA TELLS CITY IT WILL LET ASSEMBLY SQUARE PERMITS EXPIRE

SOMERVILLE –Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he had received a letter from officials at international furniture retailer IKEA informing him that they have decided not to proceed with construction at Assembly Square .  Mayor Curtatone indicated that IKEA would have little difficulty finding a buyer for their 12-acre site, which is adjacent to the MBTA’s Assembly Square Orange Line station and Federal Realty’s 45 -acre Assembly Row development, both of which are already under…

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…

MAYOR CURTATONE, TRAFFIC & PARKING CONVENE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT RESEARCH AND POLICY GROUP

SOMERVILLE -Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he has created a Transportation Research, Innovation and Planning (TRIP) Team to advise the City on new technologies and procedures designed to increase accessibility, capacity, convenience and safety in all modes of local transportation. The advisory panel is composed of representatives drawn from the city's residential and business communities as well as Somerville-based transportation and parking policy experts. With City officials…

MAYOR CURTATONE ANNOUNCES LOCAL JOBS ADVISORY PANEL

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he had established a new advisory group to assist the City in the development and implementation of programs designed to encourage and support efforts by area employers to hire local residents.  To be known as the Somerville Jobs Advisory Committee (SJAC), the eleven-member panel will begin meeting later this month.  The group will examine best practices for matching local job candidates to local training and hiring…

Free Flu Vaccine Clinic at City Hall Annex 11/19

Free Flu Vaccine Clinic at City Hall Annex 11/19 The Somerville Health and Human Services Department has scheduled an additional free public flu vaccination clinic. While there is no charge for vaccinations, attendees are asked to bring an insurance card if available. Those wanting a vaccine should wear clothing that allows easy access to the upper arm. Flu clinics will be held as follows: · Thursday, Nov. 19, City Hall Annex, 50 Evergreen Ave., 4 - 6:30p.m. Nasal mist and senior high dose…

SCAP Conducts Annual ‘Compliance Checks’ at Local Liquor Licensees

SCAP Conducts Annual ‘Compliance Checks’ at Local Liquor Licensees Somerville youth conduct compliance checks, sticker shock campaign as part of prevention, enforcement strategies. SOMERVILLE – Annual compliance checks at all licensed Somerville liquor outlets will take place from November 2015 through June 2016, conducted by Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) and the Somerville Police Department, the Somerville Office of Prevention (SOP) announced today.  Throughout the year, SCAP…

2nd Annual Haiti and Brazil Hit the 'Ville Festival is Sun., 10/18 in Union Sq.

2ND ANNUAL HAITI AND BRAZIL HIT THE ‘VILLE FESTIVAL SUNDAY, Oct. 18Food, music, arts, kids' activities and more bring two of Somerville's largest communities together. SOMERVILLE - Somerville's Haitian and Brazilian communities are coming together for "Haiti and Brazil Hit The ‘Ville," a cultural festival on Sunday, Oct. 18, featuring music, dance, food, family-friendly activities and more for the entire community. The festival will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. on the Union Square Plaza on Oct…

Historic Preservation Commission Seeks Volunteers for Milk Row Cemetery Tours

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR MILK ROW CEMETERY TOURS Docent Program seeking residents to lead weekly public Cemetery tours.   SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission (SHPC) and Historic Somerville are seeking volunteers to assist with public openings at the City's oldest burial ground, the 1804 Milk Row Cemetery. Through the City’s Docent Program, the Cemetery is open to the public one Sunday afternoon per month from 1 to 4 p.m. Additional…

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