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CITY RECEIVES $100,000 ‘WORKING CITIES’ GRANT FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SOMERVILLE - Somerville is one of six Massachusetts cities to receive a grant as part of the Working Cities Challenge (WCC), a program designed to fund proposals that will significantly impact the lives of lower-income residents. One of twenty submissions, Somerville's project aims to support out-of-school "youth" aged 18 to 24 through workforce development training that pairs innovative mobile technology and unique partnerships with the local business community with traditional skills…Somerville Community Blood Drive
Click here to view flyer.AGGRESSIVE NEW RODENT CONTROL INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED; City Exploring Rodent Fertility Management
Comprehensive Integrated Pest Management Plan to include: · Financial assistance for residential rodent control; · Proposed new uniform residential trash barrel program; · Comprehensive dumpster inspection and enforcement; · Establishment of the Rodent Action Team (RAT); and · Testing of rodent fertility management as piloted in New York…TUFTS, SOMERVILLE REACH 5-YEAR PARTNERSHIP DEAL
SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville and Tufts University have reached a partnership agreement through which Tufts will contribute $1.375 million over five years to the City. As part of the agreement, Tufts will also waive the university’s application fee for Somerville High School students and provide college preparation assistance for Somerville students beginning in the sixth grade. Tufts will make annual payments to the City of $275,000, representing a significant increase of nearly two-…LGBT Skate Night Oct. 26th
Are you ready to celebrate Halloween - on ice? Please join us for the City of Somerville's second annual LGBT Skate Night on Saturday, October 26th from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Veteran's Memorial Skating Rink, 570 Somerville Ave. All ages and allies are welcome, and costume prizes will be awarded. Tickets are $10 and include skate rental. Play It Again Sports, located in Stoneham, is offering a 10% discount on skate purchases when you mention Somerville's LGBT Skate Night. The event is…NEW “SOMERSTREETS” EVENT DEBUTS ON HOLLAND STREET SEPTEMBER 8th
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville will host its newest event in the annual SomerStreets series on Sunday, September 8th from noon to 4 p.m. Strike Up the Bands @ SomerStreets will take place along Holland Street between Davis Square and Teele Square and will include live music at Johnny D's Uptown and PJ Ryan's Pub as well as children's activities, family-friendly programming, and student-friendly fun (Welcome back, students!) throughout the afternoon. This is the first time the festival has…Smoke and Dye Testing of Sewer Lines
Smoke and dye testing of portions of Somerville’s sewer lines to identify connections between the drain and sanitary sewer systems will be conducted by City contractors Wright-Pierce beginning Monday, July 29, and continuing at various times through Friday, August 9. Residents will be notified via phone and email alerts prior to testing in your neighborhood. Locations and corresponding dates of the testing are: Monday, July 29, through Friday, August 2: Broadway area from Alewife…GLX CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON MEDFORD STREET BRIDGE
SOMERVILLE - As preparations continue throughout the City of Somerville in anticipation of the Green Line Extension Project, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will begin intensive repairs to the Medford Street Bridge in July that will require the full closure of Medford Street between Somerville Ave. and South Street through July 21st. Beginning on Friday, July 5th, this portion of roadway will be closed to vehicles 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the next three…SOMERVILLE SETS NEW DATA-DRIVEN COURSE FOR STREET MANAGEMENT; CITY TO INCREASE ROAD AND SIDEWALK BUDGET TO $3 MILLION AND ADDITIONAL ADA FUNDS TO $1 MILLION
SOMERVILLE – Starting immediately, hard data and an innovative new statistical model designed to prioritize community needs and values such as ADA accessibility, transit access, and development of the City’s tree canopy, will guide the paving and sidewalk repair plans of the City of Somerville. Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the new Neighborhood Street Reconstruction Program, which also takes advantage of significant cost savings offered by a shift to more preventive maintenance…CITY TO BREAK GROUND ON COMMUNITY PATH EXTENSION
The $2 million quarter-mile project will extend the popular pathway from its current end at Cedar Street to Lowell Street, the site of a future MBTA Green Line transit station. SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville is about to grow one step closer to its vision of a bicycle and pedestrian path that connects the city to Boston. For the first time in 18 years, a new section of the Community Path in Somerville is under construction. This week, the Massachusetts Department of…Feedback
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