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MassDOT / Davis Square Construction
MassDOT is scheduled to install a raised crosswalk on Holland Street at the MBTA Station. Weather permitting, construction will begin on Sunday, August 19th at approximately 2:00 a.m. and continue through Wednesday, August 22nd. During this period, the Buena Vista Parking Lot will remain open. However no vehicular traffic will be allowed on Holland Street from Winter Street to Dover Street. Please adhere to all posted detour signs, no-parking signs and flashing message boards…CITY HALL GARDEN YIELDS FRESH PRODUCE; NEW BLOG AND FACEBOOK PAGE HELP CITY GROWERS SHARE IDEAS ABOUT URBAN AGRICULTURE
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the new container garden installed on the steps of Somerville City Hall has been yielding a steady – and tasty – harvest of fresh produce. The project was created this past spring to promote the City’s urban agriculture initiative and to serve as visible reminder to city hall visitors and workers alike of the ways that urban gardening can improve the diet and the overall health of Somerville residents. All of the demonstration…MAYOR SALUTES “VISIONARY” VOTE OF BOSTON MPO TO AUTHORIZE FUNDING FOR RTE 16 GREEN LINE STATION
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone today praised the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization for what he described as its "wise and visionary" decision to authorize $8.1 million in funding for the study, design and construction of the Route 16 station of the Green Line Extension Project (GLX). At its April 19th meeting, the MPO voted 19 to 2 in favor of a Patrick administration proposal to include funding for the project in the Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2013 - 2016 Transportation…SPFJr. YOUTH LEADERS ENCOURAGE SOMERVILLE YOUTH TO END TOBACCO USE
SOMERVILLE - Somerville Special Positive Forces Junior Edition (SPFJr.), a youth group within the City's Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) program in the Health Department, celebrated "Kick Butts Day" on Wednesday, March 22nd by chalking facts and messages pertaining to tobacco on the sidewalks. SPFJr. youth promoted the fact that 85% of Somerville High School students DO NOT smoke and that smoking is NOT the norm as reported on the 2010 SHS Student Health Survey. SPFJr. is…SOMERVILLE-ARLINGTON AWARDED $2.2 MILLION FOR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Director of the City’s Housing Division, Dana LeWinter, today released the results of the 2011 Continuum of Care renewals application. The Somerville-Arlington Continuum of Care was awarded $2,237,821 in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for homeless assistance programs. The funding for the Somerville-Arlington Continuum has steadily increased in the last several years, with $2,235,913 awarded in 2010, $2,…Small Business Assistance Program Targets East Somerville
Small Business Assistance Program Targets East Somerville Will offer guidance and technical assistance on business operations to eight businesses SOMERVILLE – The City program that helped small retail and restaurant owners in Magoun Square, Winter Hill and Union Square improve their businesses earlier this year is now aiming to support East Somerville businesses, through a partnership with East Somerville Main Streets and Retail Visioning. The Small Business Assistance Program will support…Feedback
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