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MAYOR ADVOCATES FOR PROPOSED SCHOOL INVESTMENTS IN EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES
SOMERVILLE -Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone advocates for Superintendent Tony Pierantozzi's recommended Somerville Public Schools fiscal 2014 budget that would begin phasing in universal preschool as well as provide more students than ever before with opportunities to have hands-on experiences with cutting-edge science and technology, learn a foreign language, take music classes and participate in intramural sports - all programs proven to improve academic success. The $56.56 proposed budget…CITY OF SOMERVILLE, SOMERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEAD REGIONAL SCHOOL ‘STATNET’ PILOT PROGRAM
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville and Somerville Public Schools, working in partnership with the Collins Center at UMass Boston, Tufts University, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Greater Boston District and School Assistance Center was awarded one of 27 FY2013 Community Innovation Challenge grants in March 2013 to launch School StatNet, a regional data-driven performance management system. Three other cities joined in Somerville's application - Revere, Chicopee, and…CITY SEEKING INPUT FOR GRANT APPLICATION TO SUPPORT LOWER-INCOME RESIDENTS
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development invite all interested residents to submit their ideas for the City's application to the "Working Cities Challenge," a competition hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The City of Somerville is eligible to compete for up to $700,000 - over the course of three years - to create cross-sector, system-level change that will improve the economic health and well-being of Somerville's lower-…Beacon Street Community Meeting - 1/28
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston and The Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD), invite all interested community members to an informational meeting on the project design for the reconstruction of Beacon Street. The meeting will be held on Monday, January 28th at 6:00 p.m. at the Argenziano School Cafetorium - 290 Washington Street. For more information, please contact OSPCD at (617) 625-6600 x2500 or visit the project…MAYOR CONVENES TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE OF AGING SHS BUILDINGS
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today the formation of the Somerville High School Building Task Force ("the Task Force") to evaluate the condition and functionality of the High School's existing building and facilities with an eye to future needs. Using reports recently completed by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and The Maguire Group Inc. (MGI), an engineering firm under contract to the City, the Task Force will recommend next…MAYOR LAUNCHES “REBOOT” OF LINCOLN PARK PLANNING PROCESS
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he has directed the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) to appoint a design consultant to manage a new and more comprehensive planning process for proposed upgrades to recreational facilities at Lincoln Park. “We’ve had repeated requests from community members for expanded input on the selection of design alternatives for this valuable citywide recreational facility,” said Mayor Curtatone. “A…SOMERVILLE SLATED FOR $18 MILLION GRANT FROM BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Director of Libraries, Maria Carpenter, announced today that the City of Somerville has been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) to be placed on a waiting list for an $18 million construction grant to partially fund a new public library in the heart of Union Square. Fourteen other communities were listed, but Somerville received the highest grant award in the state and placed first in the second round of review.…SOMERVILLE BECOMES FIRST COMMUNITY IN NEW ENGLAND TO HOST DATA ON CLOUD-BASED SOCRATA PORTAL
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone today announced that the City of Somerville has partnered with Socrata, Inc to use the Seattle-based company's hosted OpenData service to provide direct public access to large amounts of municipal data covering a variety of departments. With the cloud-based service, the City of Somerville will be able to share data collected through its 311 constituent service system directly with the general public in an interactive format. When the new…YSAG Hosts Discussion, Q&A with Mayor Curtatone 5/16
The Mayor's Young Somerville Advisory Group (YSAG) invites all interested Somerville residents to attend a discussion with Mayor Curtatone during their monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 16th. The meeting will be held at The Burren (back room) in Davis Square, beginning at 6:00 p.m. YSAG is comprised of Somerville residents representing individuals in the 21-35 age range, which comprises approximately 42% of the City's population. In 2007, the Mayor convened YSAG to advise…Feedback
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