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Mayor Ballantyne Delivers State of the City Address, Outlines Ambitious Plans for 2025
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne delivered her State of the City Midterm address Monday night, highlighting the city's accomplishments in 2024 and outlining an ambitious agenda for the year ahead. Citing upcoming initiatives including a project to explore bringing clean geothermal energy to Somerville, major sewer system overhauls, free Wi-Fi access for public housing, completion of the city’s first new fire station in a century – and facilitating the construction of nearly 700…Statement from Mayor Ballantyne on Arrest of MA Resident Accused of Making Antisemitic Threats Online
The arrest in Beverly underscores the urgent need to confront antisemitism and highlights the critical importance of vigilance in preventing regional threats that endanger the safety of our communities. I have spoken with Chief Benford, who is in contact with both the Beverly Police and our federal partners, to monitor any potential threats or concerns for our area. At at this time, SPD has identified no credible threats to Somerville. We remain aligned in our commitment to deploying all…Join the Somerville Condominium Review Board
The City of Somerville’s Condominium Review Board (CRB) seeks two new members. Both vacancies are for full member seats and are open to Somerville tenants. About the Somerville Condominium Review Board The CRB is responsible for administering the City’s Condominium Conversion Ordinance, which governs proposed conversion of rental units to condominium units and substantial rehabilitation of existing rental units. What is the Time Commitment? Members serve three-year terms. The CRB typically…Somerville Police Make Arrest Related to String of Break-ins
The Somerville Police Department arrested Fabio Armelio (47) on Friday, Jan. 3, in connection with a string of break-ins in West Somerville. At 6:35 p.m., Friday, a resident of Cherry Street in Somerville called 911 to report an unknown man in their basement. The Somerville Police Patrol Division and members of a recently created multi-agency Surveillance Team quickly located Armelio in the basement where he was arrested without incident.Fabio Armelio is a person of interest in…Join the Somerville Municipal Scholarship Committee
The City of Somerville’s Municipal Scholarship Committee seeks one new volunteer member. About the Somerville Municipal Scholarship Committee The mission of the committee is to award scholarships to high school graduates to use toward their higher education expenses. The funding for the scholarships comes from voluntary contributions made by Somerville taxpayers. Scholarship Committee members develop a meeting schedule, review redacted scholarship applications, set criteria for…Save the Date: Somerville Sharing Public Safety for All Final Reports With Community on Tuesday, February 4
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Somerville’s Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) are inviting all to join a community event presenting the completed reports from the Public Safety for All Task Force, Civilian Oversight Task Force, and Anti-Violence Working Group on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 (rain date Thursday, February 6) at Somerville High School (81 Highland Ave). The event will begin at 6:30 p.m., and constituents are invited to join members from the Public Safety…Somerville Community Encouraged to Prepare Now for Snow Season
The City of Somerville is encouraging the community to get ready now for potential snowstorms by signing up for City Alerts and reviewing protocols for snow emergencies. Preparing now will help keep the community safe, as well as reduce ticketing or towing for snow emergency parking violations and ticketing for failure to follow shoveling requirements. All information below can also be found at somervillema.gov/snow. Alerts Snow emergencies are announced in various…State Advances Somerville’s Funding Proposal for New PK-8 School Building
The City’s work to deliver a state-of-the-art school project for Somerville students is moving into the next phase in the state’s school building funding process. This afternoon, the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Board of Directors voted to move Somerville’s project forward. The vote by the MSBA Board is a required step that occurs at several points throughout the multi-year process. Somerville’s school building project through the MSBA would address the needs of the…Somerville Opens Overnight Warming Center for 2025 Winter Season
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, together with the Somerville Office of Health and Human Services (HHS), is announcing the opening of the 2025 Overnight Warming Center to support adults experiencing homelessness. Since opening on December 9, the warming center has already welcomed almost 30 guests and is operating successfully. Clients are accessing hot meals, safe sleeping spaces, and essential services, ensuring they receive the care and support they need. The Warming Center will operate…Join the Somerville Zoning Board of Appeals
The City of Somerville is seeking a new member to join the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). About the Somerville Zoning Board of AppealsThe goals of the Zoning Board of Appeals are to: Decide on requests for Hardship Variances and handle appeals related to administrative decisions. Review special permits or administrative permits for certain zoning areas (NR and UR districts). Consider appeals made against administrative decisions or enforcement actions. Manage and review requests under the…Feedback
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