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GRAND UNION FLAG RAISING ON PROSPECT HILL JAN 1
239th GRAND UNION FLAG RAISING ON PROSPECT HILL, JAN. 1 Annual celebration of America's first flag raising to be celebrated by City officials, residents, and "George Washington" on horseback. SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Historic Preservation Commission Director Brandon Wilson announced that the 239th annual "Grand Union" flag-raising ceremony at Prospect Hill Park will be held on Thurs., Jan. 1, 2015 at 12 p.m. A processional led by a re-enactor portraying General George…Join us! Holiday Events Schedule Announced
2014 HOLIDAY EVENTS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED We're celebrating the holidays and hope you'll join us! The season starts Thursday, Dec. 4, with our annual tree lighting and outdoor concert at City Hall where Santa shows up on a firetruck, there's hot chocolate for all, and every Somerville child who attends will receive a gift from St. Nick. Next up, we set out in trolleys on Saturday, Dec. 13, to tour the city's best holiday light displays on the Arts Council's Illuminations Tour (get your tickets…SOMERVILLE ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATION CHANGES
POLLING LOCATION CHANGES FOR SOMERVILLE RESIDENTS ON ELECTION DAY Several polling location changes in effect for Nov. 4 election. To shorten lines, residents urged to review Ballot Questions in advance of voting. SOMERVILLE – The City’s Elections Department reminds all residents in advance of the State Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, that polling locations have changed for six of the City’s 21 voting precincts. Affected voters have been mailed appropriate information and instructions.…Winter Hill Community Planning Starts 9/29
Somerville by Design: Winter Hill community planning series starts Sept. 29 The fall and winter schedule for the "Somerville by Design" neighborhood planning effort kicks off in Winter Hill on Monday, Sept. 29. Over the next four months, residents, business owners, community organizations and commercial property owners will have the opportunity to roll up their sleeves along with City officials to prepare a plan that guides public and private investment in the Winter Hill neighborhood, from…Historic Pres. Union Sq. Walking Tour 9/21
Please join the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission (SHPC) for a Union Square Walking Tour, "Union Square: An Intermixing of Industry, Immigration and Innovation," on Sunday, September 21 2 to 4:30 p.m. The tour is free, and will step off from Somerville High School, 91 Highland Ave. It will include interior tours of the historic St. Anthony's Church and the new Greentown Labs, and will end with a reception at Machu Picchu Restaurant. This event is sponsored by SHPC and ArtsUnion. A…FALLON CHOSEN AS NEW POLICE CHIEF BY MAYOR
Appointment will go before Board of Aldermen for approval SOMERVILLE –David Fallon, current Somerville Police Deputy Chief of Operations, has accepted an offer from Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone to become the City’s new Chief of Police. Mayor Curtatone will formally request the confirmation of Fallon’s appointment at the next regular Board of Aldermen meeting on Thursday, Aug. 28. Born and raised in Somerville, Fallon joined the Somerville Police Department in 1998 as a patrolman. A graduate of…ArtBeat 2014 Road Closure Information
The City’s of Somerville's annual ArtBeat Festival will take place this Friday evening and Saturday in Davis Square. The festival will begin Friday evening, July 18, from 6 to 10 p.m. with live music in Seven Hills Park. All roads will remain open on Friday. On Saturday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., craft vendors, live music on several stages, and local artists will set up throughout Davis Square. The events are free, though a small donation is suggested. For Saturday’s festival, several…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…Feedback
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