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CITY’S HOUSING DIVISION ANNOUNCES HEATING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Housing Director Dana LeWinter announced today that the Housing Division of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development is currently accepting applications for the Heating System Replacement Program. The program supplies interest-free loans of up to $4,500 to replace a faulty or inefficient heating system for owner-occupant homeowners. Loan eligibility is based on total gross income for the household, as well as number of residents.…City Seeks Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assessment Grant
The City of Somerville is responding to a call for grant proposals from the EPA. Application will be made to the EPA Brownfield Grant Program. The City is seeking a total of $200,000 in funding to use toward a citywide assessment of brownfield issues. For more information, or to comment on the grant application, please contact Steven Azar, Senior Planner, by mail at the Office of Strategic Planning and Development, City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143, by phone at (617) 625-…CITY, MASSDOT, MBTA SIGN PACT ON GREEN LINE STATION DEVELOPMENT FOR UNION SQUARE
SOMERVILLE - Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary Richard A. Davey, MBTA Acting General Manager Jonathan R. Davis and Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the City of Somerville, MassDOT and the MBTA have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that describes how land will be acquired by the City, or by the Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) acting as the City's agent, to be transferred to the MBTA in exchange for a firm commitment by the MBTA and…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…Feedback
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