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High School Meetings and Tours to Highlight Renovation/Rebuild Options
The Somerville High School Building Committee has two upcoming meetings planned where residents can learn more about options for future plans for Somerville High School and share their comments. A regular meeting of the Building Committee is scheduled for Monday, March 14, at 5:30 p.m. at the Kennedy School, 5 Cherry St. This meeting will include updates on the process so far, information on what’s coming next, and an opportunity for public comment. The Committee will also be hosting tours of…Urban Agriculture Ambassador Program Seeking Applicants for 2016
The City of Somerville is sponsoring the 2016 Urban Agriculture Ambassador Program (UAAP). Taught by Green City Growers, a Somerville-based urban agriculture company, the program is now seeking applicants for the 2016 class. The UAAP, which started as a pilot in 2013, will train 20 residents in urban growing techniques in exchange for 30 hours of volunteer service in garden projects across the city. Four intensive workshops will take place on Saturdays in April and May (April 16, 23, and 30,…Athletic Fields Master Planning Public Meetings on Mar. 9 and Mar. 15
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone invites all interested persons to two presentations and discussions on the City’s Athletic Fields Master Planning process on March 9 and 15. City park planners, Recreation staff, and SomerStat analysts will share data on permitted field usage citywide, discuss factors that guide field planning and maintenance, and lay out recommendations for field improvements and maintenance investments. A Q&A will follow and community members are invited to provide feedback. To…5 Affordable Rental Units in New Millbrook Lofts to be Designated for Artists
SOMERVILLE – The Somerville Arts Council and the Housing Division of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development announced this week a public meeting to discuss a first-of-its-kind housing opportunity for Somerville artists. On Wed., Feb. 3, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Armory at 191 Highland Ave., City staff will present information about five (5) affordable rental units for certified artists as artist live/work space. The 5 affordable artist units are included in the 15 total…SOMERVILLE POLICE DEPLOY NARCAN IN ALL PATROL CARS
SOMERVILLE POLICE DEPLOY NARCAN IN ALL PATROL CARS With order by Acting Chief of Police, Charles Femino, all Somerville emergency response teams now fully equipped with Nasal Narcan to combat heroin overdoses SOMERVILLE –All Somerville Police cruisers are now fully equipped as of June 19 with nasal Naloxone (Narcan), a prescription medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Acting Chief of Police Charles Femino announce. In March, Gov. Deval…CITY LAUNCHES URBAN AG "FOOD TRIANGLE"
FOOD PRODUCTION, DISTRUBUTION ‘TRIANGLE’ SET UP IN SOMERVILLE SOMERVILLE – On Monday, June 9, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Commissioner Greg Watson will join Groundwork Somerville, the Somerville Public Schools. Shape Up Somerville and the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Garden Institute to cut the ribbon on two exciting new urban agriculture initiatives in the City of Somerville, creating a “Food Production and…SOMERVILLE HELPS LAUNCH LIFE SCIENCES CORRIDOR...
Somerville, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Braintree Launch Life Sciences Corridor Initiative Regional approach to economic development in key growth sector. CAMBRIDGE, MA – Today the mayors of Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Somerville, and Braintree announced the formation of the Life Sciences Corridor. The partnership, created by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Cambridge Mayor David Maher, Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch, Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, and Braintree Mayor Joseph C. Sullivan, will focus…APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR MAYOR’S SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Somerville Youth Services Coordinator Nancy Bacci announced that applications are now available for the 2014 Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program. Available through Thursday, April 24, applications can be found at the City of Somerville’s Personnel Department, located in the basement at City Hall, 93 Highland Ave. The Program provides opportunities for Somerville youth to gain employment and job training within the public and private sectors throughout…LARGEST RESIDENTIAL TAX BREAK IN STATE PROPOSED BY MAYOR
SOMERVILLE - Somerville homeowners would receive the highest property tax exemption in the state under a proposal submitted by Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone to the Board of Aldermen this week, and the City continues to explore increasing exemptions for seniors, veterans, widows and those with disabilities that are already double the state limits. The proposed home rule petition, which requires approval by the State, would boost Somerville's residential property tax exemption from 30 percent to…CITY RECEIVES 10 APPLICANTS FOR UNION SQUARE MASTER DEVELOPER
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville received 10 responses to the Somerville Redevelopment Authority's Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a Union Square and Boynton Yards master developer partner, with several respondents displaying previous experience of working within existing urban neighborhoods to create new mixed-use, transit-oriented developments. The master developer partner will work with the City, the Redevelopment Authority, current property owners and community members to design…Feedback
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