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TWO SOMERVILLE PARKS WIN AWARDS
Chuckie Harris Park, Quincy Street Open Space and Mayor Curtatone honored by Boston Society of Landscape Architects
SOMERVILLE – Two of Somerville’s newest parks, Chuckie Harris Park and Quincy Street Open Space, won recognition at the annual awards gala of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects
(BSLA), the oldest and one of the largest landscape architecture
society chapters in the U.S., which also presented Mayor Joseph A.
Curtatone with its…
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced this week that the City of Somerville is seeking a new Director of Libraries following the resignation of current director, Maria Carpenter, who has accepted a position as Director of the Santa Monica, California Public Library. Carpenter will step down as Director in Somerville in May, and an Acting Director will be appointed while the City seeks a full-time director. Carpenter has served as Somerville’s Director of Libraries since 2011.
“Maria…
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– Strengthening the City of Somerville’s commitment to open government and transparency,
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has filed a proposed expansion of the City’s ethics
ordinance that would require elected officials to file disclosures of their
communications with any person or representative seeking a permit or license from
the City in connection with the permit or license.
The
amendment to the City’s ethics ordinance, titled “Standards of Conduct for City
Employees Relative to…
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Residents shared over 200 ideas with the City of Somerville as part of Community Budgeting. These ideas focused on investments that could be made in Public Health, Arts and Culture, Community Engagement and Immigrant Outreach, and Recreation.
After taking out some repeats and ideas we’re already working on (for example, banning Styrofoam) we were left with a list full of great ideas. The problem? How do we prioritize them? That’s where we need your help again.…
Mayor Curtatone and Ward 1 Alderman Matt McLaughlin invite
all interested residents to a community meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from
6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Capuano Early Childhood Center (150 Glen St) to discuss
new lighting plans for the Capuano School / James McCarthy Field. The City is
proposing to install new lighting at the Michael E. Capuano Early Childhood Center Turf Soccer Field
in the fall of 2014, but is seeking community input prior to finalizing design
plans. For more information…
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- Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Historic Preservation Commission Director
Brandon Wilson announced that the 238th annual "Grand Union"
flag-raising ceremony at Prospect Hill Park will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 1,
2013, at 12 p.m. A processional led by a re-enactor portraying General
George Washington on horseback will leave from the City Hall Concourse, at 93
Highland Ave., at 11:30 a.m. As always, members of the public are invited to participate, and are
encouraged to wear…
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- The City of Somerville-the 'Innovation City'-is supporting the growth of
next-generation industries that will fuel the 21st century economy
with the creation of the Somerville Innovation Fund (the I-Fund), a $1 million
loan program to support the growth of innovative businesses in the city.
Businesses
expanding in Somerville that feature innovation in their purpose, operation,
products or services, or other demonstrable aspect of their operation, can
apply for loans from $25,…
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- Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that Somerville Police Captain
Charles Femino has agreed to serve as the Interim Acting Chief of Police
beginning on Dec. 1, 2013, until a permanent replacement is found for departing
Chief Thomas Pasquarello.
Femino is currently Chief of Detectives for the Somerville
Police Department, a position he has held since 2011 and previously held from
2005 to 2009. He served as Deputy Chief of Police in 2010
and has been an officer with…
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– The next phase of the City’s Somerville
by Design community planning process in East Somerville will take place
Monday, Sept. 30 through Wednesday, Oct. 2. A three-day public design charrette
will give residents, the business community and other stakeholders numerous
opportunities to interact with each other, and with City planners and
consultants. This event will build on input from the East Somerville community
gathered at a public Crowdsourcing and two public Visioning Sessions…
By Patricia Contente and Paulette Renault-Caragianes
When someone you care about reports being sexually
assaulted, reaching out for help can be the first step towards healing. The
impact of sexual assault is not confined to those directly impacted. News of
sexual assault can trigger traumatic stress in people previously impacted by
it. Even those who do not have a personal history that has been impacted by
sexual assault can find themselves dealing with a range of emotions—anger,
sadness and…