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West Branch Library Visioning Meeting, May 10

Please join the Somerville Capital Projects and Planning Department, the Somerville Public Library, Ward 6 Alderman Lance Davis, and our architect, Design Lab, to discuss planned renovations to the West Branch Library. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the West Somerville Neighborhood School located at 177 Powderhouse Blvd. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the West Branch Library Visioning meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 10, has been postponed. …

Winter Hill Playground Community Meeting, April 26

Please join the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, and Ward 4 Alderman Tony Lafuente, for the fourth in a series of community meetings to discuss upcoming renovations to the Winter Hill School Yard, on Wednesday, April 26, beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Winter Hill Community Innovation School cafeteria, entrance on the Medford St. side. City staff will present the new school yard design and an update on field construction. Information from…

Somerville Spring Cleanup Scheduled for Saturday, April 22

SOMERVILLE – Join the City of Somerville, Groundwork Somerville, and Comcast Cares for the annual Spring Cleanup and Community Barbecue on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A rain date has been set for Saturday, April 29. All participants are invited to meet at the Blessing of the Bay Boat House on Shore Drive, at 9 a.m. for breakfast and coffee before setting out to your ward (note that coffee and breakfast will not be served at each ward.) Residents are invited to join Ward Captains…

Nunziato Park & Stormwater Project Meeting April 25

Learn more at http://www.somervillema.gov/events/2017/04/25/nunziato-park-stormwater-p...

Patriot’s Day Ceremonies on April 17th Commemorate Paul Revere’s Ride

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 1 Alderman Matt McLaughlin, and the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission invite all residents and community members to the City’s annual Patriot’s Day celebration, to be held at Foss Park on Mon., April 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Co-sponsored by the Preservation Commission, Historic Somerville, the Somerville Museum, and East Somerville Main Streets, the day’s events will include Colonial games, light refreshments, live music by the Somerville…

Alewife Brook Combined Sewer Overflow Control 2017 Progress Update

www.somervillema.gov/cso

Applications for Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program Now Available

SOMERVILLE – Attention Somerville Youth! The Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program is now accepting applications for summer 2017, and more than 100 Somerville teens will be selected to participate in the annual job program which pairs young job seekers with opportunities within City departments as well as with private business partners in Somerville. Applications are available through Friday, April 21, at 12:30 p.m., and can be picked up at the Personnel Department in City Hall, 93 Highland Ave.…

Union Sq., Somerville, Master Developer Signs Agreement to Provide GLX Contribution and Add'l Community Benefits; Covenant Brings Total Developer Payments and Contributions to Estimated $112M

SOMERVILLE – Yes, it’s finally come this far. The City of Somerville now has an agreement in hand that, once in effect, will translate more than 8 years of community discussion on the future of Union Square into action—and pave the way for developer contributions and payments to the community totaling an estimated $112 million and expands the city’s real estate tax revenue by nearly one-half billion ($445 million) over the next 30 years. Contributions include funds for the Green Line extension…

First Ever “SustainaVille Week” Celebrates Sustainability and the Environment with Seven Days of Events, April 22-28

SOMERVILLE – In honor of Earth Day 2017, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the City’s SustainaVille initiative invite all to the first ever SustainaVille Week celebrating sustainability and the environment. The full seven days of programming ranges from outdoor family fun to informative events. Highlights include the Tiny Great Outdoors Festival, the annual Spring Cleanup and BBQ, environmental story time, a discussion on Somerville’s goal to become carbon neutral by 2050 (and how you can help),…

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