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#SomerBliss Local Business Promotion Has a Winner
SOMERVILLE - The first-ever #SomerBliss local shopping promotion has a winner: Daddy Jones in Magoun Square. During the month of June, residents and businesses were encouraged to tweet using the hashtag #SomerBliss when eating or shopping local to promote local retailers after a difficult winter, a promotional collaboration between the City of Somerville, East Somerville Main Streets, Somerville Chamber of Commerce, Somerville Local First, and Union Square Main Streets. The promotion…Somerville City, Police, Fire Statement on Assembly Sq. Construction Accident
Statement from City of Somerville, Somerville Police Department, and Somerville Fire Department June 12, 2015 On Thursday, June 11, at 2:02 p.m., Somerville Fire and Somerville Police responded to a report of an accident at the Partners Healthcare administrative building construction site in Assembly Square. Two workers who suffered serious injuries while assembling an external hoist on the structure were given first aid by Somerville Police on scene and transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Mass…Book a Sunsetters Show in Your Neighborhood this Summer!
The Somerville Sunsetters are coming to a street near you! The Sunsetters, a traveling youth performance troupe that performs classic show tunes and modern musicals in Somerville neighborhoods throughout July and August, is still booking shows for the summer 2015 season. Residents interested in hosting a performance in your neighborhood should contact Jackie Rossetti at 617-625-6600 ext. 2614, or JRossetti@somervillema.gov. Performances are held Monday through Thursday evenings, 7 to 8 p.m., in…Calendar 2014 Income/Expense Info for FY16 Due in Assessor's Office by 4/30
Calendar 2014 income & expense information for FY 2016 is due in the Assessor's Office by Thursday, April 30, 2015. The Board of Assessors is requesting income and expense information on commercial, industrial, and apartment (residential) properties to help us determine equitable values for assessment purposes. This request is for income and expense information relative to the operation of real estate and not the business use with the real estate. Please choose from the income and expense…6TH ANNUAL SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE/REC. ROAD RACE APRIL 19
6th ANNUAL SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE / RECREATION ROAD RACE TO BE HELD APRIL 19 Events include 5K, Children's "Fun Run;" refreshments to follow all activities. Ready, set, go! The City's annual Shape Up Somerville / Somerville Recreation Road Race is set for Sun., Apr. 19, beginning and ending at the Somerville High School Concourse at 81 Highland Ave. Beginning with a one mile children's "Fun Run" at 10:30 a.m., the day's events also include a 5K race and walk at 11 a.m., and a celebration for…Survey: Residential Solar Program Interest
Are you a Somerville renter or homeowner looking to make your home more energy efficient with renewable energy? The City of Somerville invites you to take a brief online survey to help inform potential programs and policies that would offer residents options for solar energy and other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, whether or not you own the home. The survey will be available at http://www.somervillema.gov/solarsurvey through Feb. 21. The City also recently announced its search for a…Public Safety Information
On Monday evening, Dec. 1, at approximately 6 p.m., two men claiming to be representing the Somerville Water Department gained access to a private residence and committed a larceny. While this appears to be an isolated incident, the City of Somerville and Somerville Police Department remind residents that any employee of the Water Department requiring access to any property will always show identification. If someone claiming to be from the Water Department attempts to gain access to your home…Feedback
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