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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…ISD Online
Apply for a Permit or License with CitizenServePARTICIPANTS NEEDED: FIRST FULL CITY ADA/ACCESSIBILITY SURVEY
FIRST EVER ADA AND ACCESSIBILITY SURVEY OF AN ENTIRE CITY NEEDS RESIDENT PARTICIPATION Community’s comments will continue to prioritize comprehensive to-do list UPDATE: The citywide survey on Somerville’s accessibility needs is being extended to a new deadline of Friday, Aug. 29. The online survey is available at www.HumanCenteredDesign.org/IHCD-Studio/Somerville-Survey and hard copies are available in a variety of places including elderly housing centers and other areas for those without…SOMERVILLE JOINS NATIONWIDE CHALLENGE TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS
SOMERVILLE JOINS NATIONWIDE CHALLENGE TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS City commits to ending veterans homelessness in Somerville by 2016 SOMERVILLE – Veterans have sacrificed for community and country, but can face challenges when they return home from duty. Somerville’s commitment to honoring their sacrifice will intensify as the City joins the challenge issued by the Obama Administration to end veteran homelessness by 2016, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today. In joining the Mayors…SOMERVILLE HELPS LAUNCH LIFE SCIENCES CORRIDOR...
Somerville, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Braintree Launch Life Sciences Corridor Initiative Regional approach to economic development in key growth sector. CAMBRIDGE, MA – Today the mayors of Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Somerville, and Braintree announced the formation of the Life Sciences Corridor. The partnership, created by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Cambridge Mayor David Maher, Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch, Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, and Braintree Mayor Joseph C. Sullivan, will focus…APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR MAYOR’S SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Somerville Youth Services Coordinator Nancy Bacci announced that applications are now available for the 2014 Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program. Available through Thursday, April 24, applications can be found at the City of Somerville’s Personnel Department, located in the basement at City Hall, 93 Highland Ave. The Program provides opportunities for Somerville youth to gain employment and job training within the public and private sectors throughout…LARGEST RESIDENTIAL TAX BREAK IN STATE PROPOSED BY MAYOR
SOMERVILLE - Somerville homeowners would receive the highest property tax exemption in the state under a proposal submitted by Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone to the Board of Aldermen this week, and the City continues to explore increasing exemptions for seniors, veterans, widows and those with disabilities that are already double the state limits. The proposed home rule petition, which requires approval by the State, would boost Somerville's residential property tax exemption from 30 percent to…Feedback
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