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Book a Sunsetters Show in Your Neighborhood this Summer!
The Somerville Sunsetters are coming to a street near you! The Sunsetters, a traveling youth performance troupe that performs classic show tunes and modern musicals in Somerville neighborhoods throughout July and August, is still booking shows for the summer 2015 season. Residents interested in hosting a performance in your neighborhood should contact Jackie Rossetti at 617-625-6600 ext. 2614, or JRossetti@somervillema.gov. Performances are held Monday through Thursday evenings, 7 to 8 p.m., in…Calendar 2014 Income/Expense Info for FY16 Due in Assessor's Office by 4/30
Calendar 2014 income & expense information for FY 2016 is due in the Assessor's Office by Thursday, April 30, 2015. The Board of Assessors is requesting income and expense information on commercial, industrial, and apartment (residential) properties to help us determine equitable values for assessment purposes. This request is for income and expense information relative to the operation of real estate and not the business use with the real estate. Please choose from the income and expense…6TH ANNUAL SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE/REC. ROAD RACE APRIL 19
6th ANNUAL SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE / RECREATION ROAD RACE TO BE HELD APRIL 19 Events include 5K, Children's "Fun Run;" refreshments to follow all activities. Ready, set, go! The City's annual Shape Up Somerville / Somerville Recreation Road Race is set for Sun., Apr. 19, beginning and ending at the Somerville High School Concourse at 81 Highland Ave. Beginning with a one mile children's "Fun Run" at 10:30 a.m., the day's events also include a 5K race and walk at 11 a.m., and a celebration for…Survey: Residential Solar Program Interest
Are you a Somerville renter or homeowner looking to make your home more energy efficient with renewable energy? The City of Somerville invites you to take a brief online survey to help inform potential programs and policies that would offer residents options for solar energy and other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, whether or not you own the home. The survey will be available at http://www.somervillema.gov/solarsurvey through Feb. 21. The City also recently announced its search for a…Public Safety Information
On Monday evening, Dec. 1, at approximately 6 p.m., two men claiming to be representing the Somerville Water Department gained access to a private residence and committed a larceny. While this appears to be an isolated incident, the City of Somerville and Somerville Police Department remind residents that any employee of the Water Department requiring access to any property will always show identification. If someone claiming to be from the Water Department attempts to gain access to your home…Mobile Parking Meter Payments Launch 11/24
Join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Director of Traffic and Parking Suzanne Rinfret, and Parkmobile on Monday, Nov. 24 to launch the latest parking technology in Somerville with Parkmobile's smart phone app. The official launch ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Meacham Rd. in Davis Sq., adjacent to Seven Hills Park and the Davis Sq. T station. Beginning the week of Nov. 24, drivers in Somerville will be able to pay for parking at every metered space in the city by using Parkmobile's smartphone…INFORMATION ON OTIS STREET SHOOTING 10/27
INFORMATION ON OTIS STREET SHOOTING 10/27/14 SOMERVILLE – On Monday, October 27, 2014, at 7:50 p.m., the Somerville Police Department received 911 calls reporting gunshots heard in the vicinity of Otis St. and Cross St. Responding Officers were met by a 25-year-old male victim who appeared to have sustained a gunshot wound to his left arm. The victim’s injury appeared to be non-life threatening and he was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital via Cataldo Ambulance. Police searched the…Somerville PD Arrests Sexual Assault Suspect
(español) SOMERVILLE - On Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, during the early evening hours, the Somerville Police responded to a report of a sexual assault in progress on Central St. near Broadway in Winter Hill. The suspect was apprehended by Somerville Police, and then arraigned on Thursday at Somerville District Court on charges including sexual assault with intent to rape and assault with intent to murder. The suspect was remanded by the Court for a 20-day evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital. A…Feedback
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