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CITY TO HOST ASSEMBLY ROW GROUNDBREAKING 12/1

CITY, PARTNERS HEALTHCARE, FEDERAL REALTY INVESMENT TRUST TO HOST GROUNDBREAKING AT ASSEMBLY ROW DEC. 1 WHO: Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone Dr. Gary Gottlieb, President and CEO, Partners HealthCare Peter K. Markell, EVP Administration and Finance, CFO, Treasurer, Partners HealthCare Congressman Michael Capuano Somerville Board of Aldermen Don Briggs, President, Federal Realty Boston WHERE: Partners HealthCare site: Revolution Drive, Somerville, Massachusetts WHEN: Monday, Dec.…

11/5: DAR's Watson, Mayor Curtatone Tour Davis

WENESDAY: DAR Commissioner Watson, State and Local Officials to Promote Healthy Eating at Davis Square Farmers’ Market    WHAT: Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Greg Watson will be visiting the Davis Square Farmers’ Market in Somerville for the final stop of the 2014 Farmers’ Market Tour Series. The tour aims to promote Massachusetts’ farmers markets and raise awareness about healthy eating options for low-income residents across the Commonwealth. Farmers markets…

CITY SEEKS NEW FIRE STATION ON SOMERVILLE AVE

CITY SEEKS NEW FIRE STATION ON SOMERVILLE AVE.Location would improve emergency response time, offer more training for firefighters, reduce wear and tear on equipment, and make more efficient use of headquarters' space SOMERVILLE –A new six-bay fire station on the vacant lot at 515 Somerville Ave. would provide a modern facility that would replace the current and inadequate Union Square and Lowell Street fire stations and improve response time to emergencies, expand training for the City’s…

CITY SCHOOLS IN TOP 15% FOR MCAS ELA & MATH GROWTH

Somerville Public Schools In Top 15% of Massachusetts School Districts For Combined ELA and Math Growth District maintains upward trajectory on 2014 MCAS as state's leading urban district in growth; West Somerville Neighborhood School advances to Level 1 state accountability designation Somerville, MA - Somerville Public Schools maintained its phenomenal upward trajectory as the leading urban district in the state for student growth, breaking into the top 15% of all Massachusetts districts in…

9/11 Vigil Walk Information

The City of Somerville invites all community members to join in the annual 9/11 Vigil Walk to honor those who lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and on Flight 93 in 2001. The walk will step off from the Cedar Street end of the Community Path at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, and end with a brief ceremony in Davis Square.

APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING ELIGIBILITY NOW AVAILABLE

APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING ELIGIBILITY NOW AVAILABLE Committee will review submitted projects for affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation and historic preservation   SOMERVILLE –More than $4.5 million is available for affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation and historic preservation projects in Somerville through the Community Preservation Act (CPA), and Somerville residents, organizations and businesses are invited to submit their project…

Meeting: Plans for Powder House School Site

  Meeting: Plans for Powder House Community School Site Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 7 Alderman Katjana Ballantyne and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development invite all interested residents to a community meeting to discuss next steps for the future of the former Powder House Community School site. The meeting will be held on Monday, July 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the West Somerville Neighborhood School, 177 Powder House Boulevard. In March, after the City ended its…

FOOD PRODUCTION, DISTRUBUTION ‘TRIANGLE’ ESTABLISHED IN SOMERVILLE

FOOD PRODUCTION, DISTRUBUTION ‘TRIANGLE’ ESTABLISHED IN SOMERVILLE Through State grant and community partnerships, South Street Farm expansion, creation of Somerville Innovation Farm enhance the City’s Urban Ag program   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…

SOMERVILLE PASSES FIRST ‘COMPLETE STREETS’ ORDINANCE IN MASSACHUSETTS

SOMERVILLE PASSES FIRST ‘COMPLETE STREETS’ ORDINANCE IN MASSACHUSETTS Becomes first city in Massachusetts to pass a comprehensive Complete Streets ordinance (and sixth to enact related policies) to advance safer, healthier street improvements. Based on national and international best practices, ordinance will advance multi-modalism citywide. SOMERVILLE – Following a unanimous vote by the Somerville Board of Aldermen on May 8, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announces that the City of Somerville…

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