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Brown School Roof Collapse Update
Joint Brown School Update from Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Superintendent of Schools Tony Pierantozzi Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Late Tuesday evening, a flat section of the Brown School roof that is above the second-floor girls bathroom collapsed. Thankfully, the building was empty and no one was injured, but we are no less concerned about this collapse. Student safety is always our utmost priority, which is why the City and Schools undertook a massive snow removal effort to clear snow from…CITY INVITES RESIDENTS TO TAKE SURVEY FOR NEW WEBSITE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVITED TO TAKE SURVEY TO INFORM COMING REDESIGN OF CITY WEBSITE Responses provided through Monday, Feb. 2, will help guide design and feature choices for full redesign of somervillema.gov SOMERVILLE – If you use the City of Somerville website somervillema.gov, now’s your chance to help make it better. To kick off the coming full redesign of the site, community members are being asked to take a quick survey. Questions cover how site visitors use the site,…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…CITY TO HOST MOBILE FARMERS MARKET PARTIES FOR NAT. FOOD DAY
SOMERVILLE CELEBRATES FOOD DAY WITH TWO MOBILE FARMERS MARKET PARTIES Events focus on access to affordable, healthy and sustainable food sources SOMERVILLE – In honor of national Food Day on October 24, the City of Somerville’s Shape Up Somerville program has planned two Mobile Farmers Market parties that celebrate healthy, affordable food in our community. Partygoers will get the chance to swap recipes, learn about growing their own food, and buy fresh, local, and healthy food from the…CHIEF FEMINO ANNOUNCES SPD RETIREMENT
FORMER CHIEF CHARLIE FEMINO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM SOMERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENTFormer Acting Chief to head Public Safety at Endicott College SOMERVILLE - Former Acting Chief of Police, Charlie Femino, announced last week his intended retirement from the Somerville Police Department, effective September 30, 2014. Femino has accepted the position as Chief of the Campus Safety Division at Endicott College, serving the Beverly, Gloucester, and Boston campuses. Femino had served as Acting Chief…GOV. PATRICK SIGNS PETITION FOR 35% TAX EXEMPTION
GOV. PATRICK SIGNS HOME RULE PETITION TO INCREASE SOMERVILLE’S RESIDENTIAL TAX EXEMPTION TO 35% Home Rule Petition makes Somerville's the largest exemption in the State. 35% rate is retroactive to July 1, 2014. SOMERVILLE - It's official. Homeowners who live in their Somerville property will now receive the highest property tax exemption in the state after Governor Deval Patrick signed new legislation this week that had previously been approved by the Somerville Board of Aldermen in March 2014…Feedback
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