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DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS
SOMERVILLE - Time is running out for members of the Somerville community to help shape the future of the city's open space, affordable housing and historic preservation. The City of Somerville has extended the application deadline to Friday, Sept. 27 for the four public positions on the newly formed Community Preservation Committee, which is tasked with evaluating Somerville's needs in open space and outdoor recreation, affordable housing, and historic preservation, and making…Labor Day Holiday Schedule
All City and School Offices will be closed for the Labor Day holiday. Trash, Recycling and Yard Waste pickup will be on a holiday schedule all week. Please place refuse out one day after your normal pickup day. Street sweeping will be suspended Monday, September 2. Parking meter enforcement will not be in effect Monday, September 2. For more information, please call 311.‘SEIZE THE SUMMER’ AT SOMERSTREETS ON HIGHLAND AVE, 7/28
SOMERVILLE - Celebrate summer with the City of Somerville at "Seize the Summer," the July installment of the City's seasonal SomerStreets festival, on Sunday, July 28th from noon to 4pm between Walnut and Cedar Streets on Highland Ave. Seize the Summer is the second of the 2013 SomerStreets celebrations, with the first event having drawn more than 3,000 attendees in June along East Broadway. For this unique street fair, where "roads are closed to cars and open to you," programming includes: a…GLX CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON MEDFORD STREET BRIDGE
SOMERVILLE - As preparations continue throughout the City of Somerville in anticipation of the Green Line Extension Project, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will begin intensive repairs to the Medford Street Bridge in July that will require the full closure of Medford Street between Somerville Ave. and South Street through July 21st. Beginning on Friday, July 5th, this portion of roadway will be closed to vehicles 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the next three…RESIDENTS URGED TO CONTINUE TO REPORT AIRCRAFT NOISE POLLUTION
SOMERVILLE -The City of Somerville is pleased to announce that Boston Logan International Airport has implemented a new departure procedure for one of its runways that should decrease aircraft noise pollution over parts of the city, but urges residents to continue reporting aircraft noise to compel the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Massport's adoption of further alternative operations at Logan Airport that would provide relief to all of Somerville. The new departure…CITY’S SOMERSTREETS PROGRAM RETURNS FOR SUMMER 2013
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville's fourth annual SomerStreets series kicks off for summer 2013 with Carnaval @ SomerStreets on East Broadway on Sunday, June 2 from noon to 4 p.m. SomerStreets is the City of Somerville's take on the internationally-renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to vehicles, and opening them up for cycling, walking, dancing, running, and other modes of activity. Through SomerStreets, the City and its community partners aim to promote and encourage…4TH ANNUAL MAYOR’S FITNESS CHALLENGE KICKS OFF APRIL 13TH
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville and Union Square Main Streets announce the 4th annual "Mayor's Fitness Challenge," which will kick off with a celebration and Fitness Fair on Saturday, April 13th at the Somerville High School Field House, 81 Highland Ave. The Fitness Challenge encourages community members to pledge to embody the Shape Up Somerville motto, "Eat Smart, Play Hard, Move More," by making smarter food choices and increasing daily physical activity. The kickoff event…SINGLE-SPACE PARKING METER PILOT BEGINS IN MAGOUN SQUARE
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville has partnered with Duncan Solutions to conduct its second pilot of a single-space meter that accept credit cards. Located for the first time in Magoun and Ball Squares, the new meters will continue providing residents and visitors the added convenience of multiple payment options while parking at a meter in Somerville. A similar pilot was recently conducted in Davis and Union Squares, garnering positive feedback from both drivers and…MAYOR ASKS RETIRING WD. 1 ALDERMAN BILL ROCHE TO ASSIST CITY AS PART-TIME INTERIM PERSONNEL DIRECTOR
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that recently retired Ward One Alderman William Roche has agreed to use his extensive background as a human resources professional to assist the City in the role of interim, part-time Personnel Director. “Bill has an outstanding professional résumé, and few people have a better understanding of Somerville city government,” said Curtatone. “Honestly, I wish he were available to serve as Personnel Director on a full-…MAYOR TO RECEIVE AWARD FROM MASS. ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES NOV. 8TH
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he has received notification from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) Board of Directors that they have unanimously voted to award him their 2012 All-State School Committee Award for Urban Districts. The award is presented to individuals every year to honor their contributions to the lives of children within their district. Mayor Curtatone was chosen from nominees from 57 urban districts across the…Feedback
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