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JILL LATHAN BEGINS ROLE AS CITY RECREATION DIRECTOR

JILL LATHAN BEGINS HER ROLE AS SOMERVILLE’S NEWEST RECREATION DIRECTORWith more than 20 years experience in the recreation, planning and administrative fields, Lathan sets sights on improvements, additions to Recreation programming.   SOMERVILLE – Somerville’s newest Superintendent of Recreation is off and running. Jill Lathan, a Recreation Director from Casco, Maine, took the reins from Acting Director George Scarpelli on Nov. 3, and has gotten off to a successful start in the City.…

CAPABLE SOMERVILLE: NAT. DISABILITY MONTH 10/30

ADVOCACY AND ARTS ABOUT LIVING WITH DISABILITIES AT ‘CAPABLE SOMERVILLE 2014’ Unique event celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month SOMERVILLE – A unique advocacy and arts program featuring presentations by leading disability advocates, performances by talented poets with disabilities, and a demonstration of new technology that aids accessibility will celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month in Somerville. ‘Capable Somerville 2014’ will be held on Thursday, Oct…

Last Day to Register to Vote in State Election is 10/15

Voter registration can be done by mail or in person at Somerville City Hall (93 Highland Ave). To see a list of polling places by ward, please click here. If you do not know which ward you are in and would like to look up your polling place, please click here.

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SOMERSTREETS RETURNS TO HOLLAND ST. 9/7

"STRIKE UP THE BANDS @ SOMERSTREETS" RETURNS TO HOLLAND STREET SEPT. 7Entertainment, family-friendly activities continue City's annual Open Streets series from Davis Square to Teele Square on Sept. 7, rain or shine SOMERVILLE - Grab your instrument and your dancing shoes, and get ready to help the City celebrate the latest installment of its SomerStreets series with Strike Up the Bands @ SomerStreets on Sunday, September 7 on Holland Street! From noon to 4 p.m. between Davis Square and Teele…

SOMERVILLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST ANNOUNCES ANNUAL GRANTS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS

SOMERVILLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST ANNOUNCES ANNUAL GRANTS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS More than $125K for programs serving more than 445 Somerville households SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Affordable Housing Trust Fund announced this week it is awarding $125,800 in fiscal 2015 to housing and homeless service providers that, combined, serve more than 445 Somerville households. Grantees include: Greater Boston Legal Services for Somerville Tenancy Stabilization Program, with an AmeriCorp Paralegal…

GRANT ALLOWS 'ARTFARM' CREATION AT WASTE SITE

SOMERVILLE RECEIVES GRANT TO CREATE ‘ARTFARM’ ON SITE OF FORMER WASTE TRANSFER STATION ArtPlace America awards $415,000 grant to Arts Council for community arts space.   SOMERVILLE – ArtPlace America, a national organization that advances the field of creative placemaking in which art and culture plays a central role in shaping communities’ futures, recently announced that the Somerville Arts Council is the recipient of a $415,000 grant to fund the making of a creative commons, called ArtFarm…

City Offices Closed 6/17

      Please note: The Elections Department initiative petitions are due by 5pm on Wednesday 6/18/14.

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