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MICHAEL FELONEY SELECTED TO HEAD SOMERVILLE HOUSING

MICHAEL FELONEY SELECTED TO HEAD SOMERVILLE HOUSING DIVISION Seasoned community and housing development professional to lead efforts to address broad range of City’s housing needs including the City’s Sustainable Neighborhoods affordable housing initiative    SOMERVILLE – Last week, the City of Somerville welcomed its new Housing Director, Michael Feloney. Feloney brings broad public and private sector experience to the position including serving as the Executive Director of…

2014 SOMERVILLE HOLIDAY EVENTS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

HOLIDAY EVENTS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2014 IN SOMERVILLE SOMERVILLE – Somerville’s popular and festive holiday celebrations will return in December 2014, including the annual Christmas Tree lighting at City Hall on Thursday, Dec. 4, and the Somerville Arts Council’s Illuminations Tours on Saturday, Dec. 13. Mayor Curtatone and other City officials will also participate in a ceremonial Menorah lighting on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 16, in honor of the first day of Hanukkah. The tree…

INTERFAITH PANEL DISCUSSION AT SPL 11/12

INTERFAITH PANEL DISCUSSION AT SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY NOV. 12Latest ‘Muslim Journeys' event discusses commonalities between Islam, Judaism and Christianity SOMERVILLE -The Somerville Public Library will host an interfaith panel discussion focused on what Islam, Judaism and Christianity share in common on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the library's Central Branch, 79 Highland Ave., as part of its "Muslim Journeys" programming series. The series is free and open to the public. The discussion…

Safety Mtg. for Central St. Neighbors 10/29

Central Street Neighborhood Invited to Community Meeting on Public Safety Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 4 Alderman Tony Lafuente, Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang, State Senator Pat Jehlen, State Representative Denise Provost, and Chief of Police David Fallon invite all community members in the Central Street/Broadway/Medford Street area of Winter Hill to attend a community meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. to discuss public safety in the wake of a reported assault on Oct. 9. The meeting…

BANK ROBBERY SUSPECTS CAPTURED

SUSPECTS CAPTURED AFTER ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY SOMERVILLE - On Thursday, September 25, 2014, at approximately 10:55 a.m., two suspects were taken into custody by the Somerville Police at the Rockland Trust Bank located at 399 Highland Avenue in Somerville after an attempted robbery. One suspect has been identified as Edwin O'Grady, 55, of New Boston, New Hampshire. This suspect was transported to the Somerville Police Department where he was booked on the charge of Attempt to Commit a Crime of…

FOAM CONTAINER BAN ENFORCEMENT BEGINS

FOAM CONTAINER BAN ENFORCEMENT IN EFFECT,INFORMATION SENT TO BUSINESSESInformation about alternative products provided as City begins enforcement of ordinance SOMERVILLE - Somerville restaurants and food-related businesses were sent a letter and fact sheet in August detailing the City's ban on the commercial use of expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam or foam, along with information about alternative products those businesses can use and the penalties for violating the ordinance…

CITY AND US2 TO HOST UNION SQUARE KICKOFF EVENT

CITY AND US2 TO HOST UNION SQUARE KICKOFF EVENT 100-day community engagement effort will introduce US2, begin visioning for Union Square   SOMERVILLE - Residents, business owners and community members are invited to a kickoff event in Union Square to meet recently selected Union Square Master Developer Partner, Union Square Station Associates (US2). People of all ages are invited for a casual evening of barbecue, meeting US2 staff members and sharing their vision for the neighborhood on…

Combined Sewer Overflow to Alewife Brook

Combined Sewer Overflow to Alewife Brook In accordance with the conditions of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Alewife Brook/Upper Mystic River Variance we are hereby notifying you that a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) occurred at CAM401B on July 28, 2014 and discharged into the Alewife Brook. The Variance approved workplan requires the Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW) to notify local health agents, DEP, EPA and MRWA within 24 hours of when a CSO event occurs. It…

US2 SELECTED AS UNION SQUARE MASTER DEVELOPER

US2 SELECTED AS UNION SQUARE MASTER DEVELOPERNext steps: 100-day plan for community outreach, development of community process to shape community benefits and standards for redevelopment   SOMERVILLE – Union Square Station Associates (US2) was unanimously selected by the Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) as the master developer for the Union Square revitalization plan at the SRA’s meeting on Thursday, June 26. US2 is a partnership between Magellan Development and Mesirow Financial.…

FY15 BUDGET INFORMATION AVAILABLE

fY15 budget Quick Links: Proposed FY15 Budget Budget Hearing Process Schedule Mayor Curtatone's Budget Presentation For more Somerville Finance information, click here.

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