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North Street Playground Community Meeting 6/27
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 7 Alderman Robert Trane invite all interested residents and stakeholders to a community meeting on Wednesday, June 27th to discuss final design plans for the North Street Playground. The meeting will be held in the Clarendon Housing Community Room, located at 268 Rear, Powderhouse Blvd. Section B #15, beginning at 7:00 p.m. All community members are welcome, and light refreshments will be served, courtesy of the Somerville High School Culinary…ANNUAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH EVENTS SET FOR MAY
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Executive Director of the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission (SHPC) Brandon Wilson announce the schedule of events for the 2012 "Preservation Month" celebrations. Throughout the month of May, the SHPC and other local organizations partner to host numerous events honoring Somerville's history and historic districts. Remaining events include: Sunday, May 13th, 2:00pm: Discussion, "The Menace of the Triple Decker…STREET SWEEPING RESUMES APRIL 2nd
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Traffic and Parking Department remind all residents that regular street sweeping schedules will resume beginning Monday, April 2nd and continue through December 31st 2012. On designated street sweeping days, vehicles must be moved to one side of the street, as noted on signs posted on each street. The penalty for not complying with street sweeping parking regulations is a $50 fine. Mayor Curtatone also announced that…UTILITY WORKERS OF AMERICA DONATES 600+ POUNDS OF FOOD TO SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALIATION FOR HOLIDAYS
SOMERVILLE - On December 19, 2011, officials from the Utility Workers of America, Local 369, invited Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward One Alderman William Roche and Alderman at Large Jack Connolly to join them as they delivered over 600 pounds of whole hams and turkeys to the Somerville Homeless Coalition's Project Soup. "The type of holiday donation is the simplest and most direct help any organization can provide to those in need," said Alderman Roche. "It made a huge difference…Winter Hill "Better Block" Comes to Life December 12, 13
Winter Hill "Better Block" Comes to Life December 12, 13 As part of the Winter Hill neighborhood planning process, neighborhood residents and business owners are invited to join the City of Somerville’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development for the unveiling of the recent “tactical urbanism” strategies with Team Better Block. In September and October, community members met to discuss their ideas for pop-up businesses, landscaping, parks, outdoor seating, art and entertainment.…Lincoln Park Playground Design Meeting Oct. 24
Lincoln Park Playground Design Meeting Oct. 24 All community members are invited to a Playground Design meeting for the new Argenziano School Playground on Saturday morning, Oct. 24, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. City staff and officials hope to hear from residents of all ages (children included!) about the proposed designs for the Argenziano Schoolyard, and the new children’s play and water spray area located at the core of the new park design. The meeting will be held in the Argenziano School…Tue., 8/18 Sunsetters Show on Winslow Ave. Cancelled Due to Heat
Due to the extreme heat, tonight's Somerville Sunsetters performance on Winslow Ave. has been cancelled. Residents are invited to the following remaining performances: Wed., August 19: 24 Farragut Ave. – 7 p.m. Thu., August 20: SomerMovie Fest (Seven Hills Park, Davis Sq.) – 7 p.m. Wed., August 19: 24 Farragut Ave. – 7 p.m. Thu., August 20: SomerMovie Fest (Seven Hills Park, Davis Sq.) – 7 p.m. - See more at: http://www.somervillema.gov/news/somerville-sunsetters-invite-residents-... Wed.,…City Seeks Full Conversion of Public Lights to LED
SOMERVILLE –A funding request that would allow the conversion of every City of Somerville-owned streetlight and other light fixtures to energy-efficient LED lightbulbs—which would pay for itself in cost savings within five years and advance the City’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050—is currently before the Board of Aldermen for review. The funding request recommended for approval by the aldermen’s Finance Committee on May 27 is for $2,475,000, and will now go before the full Board for…Feedback
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