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SOMERVILLE SLATED FOR $18 MILLION GRANT FROM BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Director of Libraries, Maria Carpenter, announced today that the City of Somerville has been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) to be placed on a waiting list for an $18 million construction grant to partially fund a new public library in the heart of Union Square. Fourteen other communities were listed, but Somerville received the highest grant award in the state and placed first in the second round of review.…SOMERVILLE BECOMES FIRST COMMUNITY IN NEW ENGLAND TO HOST DATA ON CLOUD-BASED SOCRATA PORTAL
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone today announced that the City of Somerville has partnered with Socrata, Inc to use the Seattle-based company's hosted OpenData service to provide direct public access to large amounts of municipal data covering a variety of departments. With the cloud-based service, the City of Somerville will be able to share data collected through its 311 constituent service system directly with the general public in an interactive format. When the new…YSAG Hosts Discussion, Q&A with Mayor Curtatone 5/16
The Mayor's Young Somerville Advisory Group (YSAG) invites all interested Somerville residents to attend a discussion with Mayor Curtatone during their monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 16th. The meeting will be held at The Burren (back room) in Davis Square, beginning at 6:00 p.m. YSAG is comprised of Somerville residents representing individuals in the 21-35 age range, which comprises approximately 42% of the City's population. In 2007, the Mayor convened YSAG to advise…3RD ANNUAL MAYOR’S FITNESS CHALLENGE KICKS OFF MARCH 31ST
SOMERVILLE - The City's 3rd annual "Mayor's Fitness Challenge" will kick off with an event on Saturday, March 31st at the Somerville High School field house, 81 Highland Ave. The Fitness Challenge encourages community members to pledge to embody the Shape Up Somerville motto, "Eat Smart, Play Hard, Move More," by making smarter food choices and increasing daily physical activity. Individuals may participate in one of two ways: 1) by forming or joining teams of up to 10 people…Morse-Kelley Playground Mural Community Meeting 1/17
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 3 Alderman Tom Taylor invite all interested residents to a community meeting to discuss a planned mural for Morse-Kelley Playground, which is currently under construction. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17th at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary ("Greek Church") Hall, located at 29 Central Street, and will begin at 7:00 p.m. Local Artist Joe Barillaro will present examples of his work and solicit your ideas and inspiration for the…Detours Thurs. 11/26 for Road Race Starting at 9 a.m. (Davis, Broadway, Medford St., Summer St.)
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Thurs., Nov. 26, roads in the Davis Sq., Broadway, Medford St. and Summer St. areas may experience temporary traffic delays as runners pass by. The race route begins on Holland St., right onto Broadway, right on North St., right on Powderhouse Blvd., onto Broadway through Ball and Magoun Squares, right on Medford St., right on Central St., and right on Summer St., ending at Grove St. in Davis Sq. Please note that eastbound traffic on Holland St. will be detoured at…EPA Grant Boosts Available Funding for Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup in Somerville
Thanks to a recent grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the City of Somerville now has $700,000 available to lend for assessment and cleanup of contaminated properties that can threaten environmental and public health—and can then be turned into new homes, offices, parks and more. One of only 31 grantees selected by the EPA nationally, the City has just received $300,000 to supplement its Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund, which offers low-cost, repayable loans…Annual "What the Fluff" Festival Scheduled for Sat., Sept. 26
Saturday, September 26 2015 3–7 p.m. (Rain date Sunday, September 27) Union Square Plaza in Somerville Where Prospect Street, Washington Street and Somerville Avenue meet. Complete details at www.flufffestival.com About the Event “What the Fluff? A Tribute to Union Square Invention” honors local innovation and creativity. The illustrious Fluff creator, Archibald Query, concocted the beloved gooey spread right here in Union Square in 1917. On Saturday, September 26, 2015, the…8/13 "Batman Returns" Showing Moved to Seven Hills Park (SomerMovie Freeze)
Please note that the SomerMovie scheduled for Thursday, August 13 at Powderhouse Park has been moved to Seven Hills Park in Davis Sq. The movie, "Batman Returns," will begin at sundown. View schedule (PDF)Feedback
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