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Orange Line Assembly Station Opens 9/2
Orange Line Assembly Station Opens at Assembly Row in Somerville, Tuesday, Sept. 2 To mark the historic opening of the Orange Line Assembly Station T-stop in Somerville, MA—the first new MBTA T-station to open in more than a quarter century— and Somerville’s newest neighborhood Assembly Row we invite you to join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Federal Realty and other Somerville officials for a celebratory walk to the official ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 2. For further information,…NEW CITY DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT HIRED
NEW CITY DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT HIRED Oliver Sellers-Garcia brings background in sustainability planning for cities, outreach efforts SOMERVILLE – Oliver Sellers-Garcia has taken the position of Director of Sustainability and Environment for the City’s Office of Sustainability and Environment as of July 1, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today. Sellers-Garcia has a distinguished background in developing sustainability plans for cities, institutions and non-profits,…NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS SIGNED FOR CUSTODIANS AND CROSSING GUARDS
NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS SIGNED FOR CUSTODIANS AND CROSSING GUARDSAgreement ratifies three-year contract for Firemen and Oilers SEIU Local 3 and SEIU 888 Starting with the gentleman with the red shirt and moving clockwise around the table: SEIU 888 members Joe Lyons, Sylvie Matignetti, Ed Grandmount and Mary White; SEIU 888 Representative Madeline Garcia; City Assistant Director of Personnel Candace Cooper; City Director of Personnel Bill Roche; City Chief Labor Counsel Robert…CITY’S FIRST SOURCE JOBS EFFORTS GAIN MOMENTUM
CITY’S FIRST SOURCE JOBS EFFORTS GAIN MOMENTUM Workforce development programs getting residents jobs, access to job preparation services, as more initiatives scheduled to launch in coming months SOMERVILLE – As Somerville residents are gaining employment at Assembly Row and learning job preparation skills through the City’s First Source local hiring and workforce development program, an online job and talent bank and a program helping young adults access jobs is readying for…Weekend of Play Continues Sun. 5/18
Somerville Weekend of Play! With activities in Somerville Parks: Saturday, May 17 (afternoon) Parkour: Baxter Park (Assembly Square waterfront) Inflatable Go Cart course, Knucklebones activities: Morse-Kelley Playground (Craigie Street / Summer Street) Children’s sing-a-long with Liza Kitchell: Morse-Kelley Playground, 2 p.m. Children’s sing-a-long with Jeremy Lyons: Hodgkins-Curtin Playground (Holland Street), 2 .p.m. Imagination Playground: Lexington Park (Lexington…Police Chief Recruitment Brochure
Click here for brochure. All inquiries should be directed to: Waters Executive RecruitmentChuck Rohre | Senior ConsultantPhone: (214) 466-2436 (direct) | (214) 608-7477 (mobile) Toll free: (877) 356-2924Email: crohre@watersconsulting.comCITY ENDS NEGOTIATIONS WITH TUFTS ON POWDER HOUSE SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced that the City of Somerville will re-open the process of finding a developer for redevelopment of the Powder House Community School, due to Tufts University being unable to meet the timetable terms on a land disposition agreement. The City and Tufts have been in an exclusive negotiating agreement period, during which they have discussed specifics of a land disposition agreement. During that time, Tufts has also held a series of…SOMERVILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD REPORT PROMOTES BOLD UNIVERSAL KINDERGARTEN READINESS STRATEGY
SOMERVILLE – A comprehensive report commissioned by the schools, the City and the School Committee on preparing children for kindergarten recommends that rather than pursuing solely school-based universal preschool for 4-year-olds, that the community establish an innovative early childhood system for pre-kindergarteners of all ages via a provider network, which would include Somerville Public Schools, nonprofit and private early childhood care providers and other local agencies working…Union Square Infrastructure Meeting 1/29
Mayor Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston and Ward 3 Alderman Robert McWatters invite all interested residents and stakeholders to the second in a series of meetings to discuss plans for future utility and roadway improvements for Union Square. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Argenziano School (290 Washington St). This meeting will provide an update on the design study, introduce the Community Advisory Committee, and focus on ideas for the pedestrian,…Feedback
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