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SOMERVISION NEXT STEPS: REVAMPED RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND NEW DESIGN PROJECTS FOR: MCGRATH HIGHWAY AREA; BRICKBOTTOM; COMMUNITY PATH EXTENSION
SOMERVILLE – With the final version of the City’s SomerVision Comprehensive Plan now published through the City’s web site, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Strategic Planning and Community Development Director Michael F. Glavin announced today that the twenty-year plan, approved last month by the Somerville Board of Aldermen and City Planning Board would serve as the basis for a new round of initiatives across the city. The first of these will kick off in June with a release of a…MAYOR CURTATONE, TRAFFIC & PARKING CONVENE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT RESEARCH AND POLICY GROUP
SOMERVILLE -Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he has created a Transportation Research, Innovation and Planning (TRIP) Team to advise the City on new technologies and procedures designed to increase accessibility, capacity, convenience and safety in all modes of local transportation. The advisory panel is composed of representatives drawn from the city's residential and business communities as well as Somerville-based transportation and parking policy experts. With City officials…MAYOR CURTATONE ANNOUNCES LOCAL JOBS ADVISORY PANEL
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he had established a new advisory group to assist the City in the development and implementation of programs designed to encourage and support efforts by area employers to hire local residents. To be known as the Somerville Jobs Advisory Committee (SJAC), the eleven-member panel will begin meeting later this month. The group will examine best practices for matching local job candidates to local training and hiring…Free Flu Vaccine Clinic at City Hall Annex 11/19
Free Flu Vaccine Clinic at City Hall Annex 11/19 The Somerville Health and Human Services Department has scheduled an additional free public flu vaccination clinic. While there is no charge for vaccinations, attendees are asked to bring an insurance card if available. Those wanting a vaccine should wear clothing that allows easy access to the upper arm. Flu clinics will be held as follows: · Thursday, Nov. 19, City Hall Annex, 50 Evergreen Ave., 4 - 6:30p.m. Nasal mist and senior high dose…Reminder: Turn Clocks Back 1 Hour for End of Daylight Savings Sun. at 2 a.m.
Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday! Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1. We highly recommend using part of the 'extra hour' on Sunday to: Test/replace batteries in your smoke detectors Test/replace batteries in your flashlights Check/replace missing or expired items in your first aid and emergency kits Clean out your dryer filter and hose Reverse the direction of your ceiling fan Check the pressure and expiration dates of your fire extinguishers'Haunted Hall' Halloween Event Returns to Somerville City Hall Oct. 29
“Haunted Hall” Halloween Event Returns to Somerville City Hall Oct. 29 Family-friendly fun includes games, food, Trick-or-Treating, and “Haunted Pathway” from 6 to 8 p.m. SOMERVILLE – Join the City of Somerville on Thursday, Oct. 29, for the second annual “Haunted Hall” event at City Hall and the City Hall concourse from 6 to 8 p.m. The family-friendly event will feature a costumed Halloween Stroll, safe Trick-or-Treating inside City Hall, games and activities, refreshments, a Haunted Walkway…Traffic Pattern Changes on Washington St. as of 9/8
As part of ongoing work on McGrath Highway, MassDOT contractors will begin construction next week on Washington St. at the intersection with McGrath Highway that will change traffic patterns in the area. Beginning on Tuesday, Sept., 8, traffic traveling east on Washington St. toward Sullivan Sq. will be reduced from five lanes to three, as follows: The current traffic pattern includes two left turn lanes directly from Washington St. onto McGrath Highway via the underpass, and three travel…'Seize the Summer' at SomerStreets on Highland Ave., Sunday, August 9
‘SEIZE THE SUMMER' AT SOMERSTREETS ON HIGHLAND AVE., SUNDAY, AUGUST 9Free Open Streets event to feature live music, family-friendly activities, food, and more. SOMERVILLE - Celebrate the season at "Seize the Summer," the August installment of the City's SomerStreets festival, on Sunday, Aug. 9, from noon to 4 p.m. between School St. and Lowell St. on Highland Ave. SomerStreets is the City of Somerville's take on the internationally renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to…City Seeks Residents to Test New Website 10/15 & 10/19
On Thursday, October 15 and Monday, October 19, Somerville residents will have a chance to try out the newly developed www.SomervilleMA.gov. Volunteers will complete a 1-hour testing session at the Central Library, 79 Highland Ave. During the session, volunteers will be asked to find pieces of information on the website using a variety of devices, and then share their feedback on whether they were successful or not and how the process could have been better. Visit www.SomervilleMA.gov/…Feedback
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