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CITY’S HOUSING DIVISION ANNOUNCES HEATING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

Income-Eligible Households May Apply for Interest-Free Heating System Replacement Loan

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.  The loans are interest-free
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CITIES/TOWNS OF SOMERVILLE ALONG THE EAST COAST COLLECTING DONATIONS FOR HURRICANE SANDY VICTIMS

Somerville, MA, Somerville, NJ and Summerville, SC Undertaking Holiday Collection Drive through December 22nd to Support Hurricane Victims along Jersey Shore; Somerville, NJ Mayor, Brian Gallagher, Coordinating Sister-City Effort for his Home State.

SOMERVILLE - The communities of
Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville, New Jersey, and Summerville, South
Carolina are joining forces this month to support victims of Hurricane Sandy
along the Jersey Shore, in an effort coordinated by Somerville, NJ Mayor Brian Gallagher.  With supplies from around the nation already
reaching the Shore over the past several weeks, efforts are being redoubled by
the Somer/Summervilles in advance of the holiday season, and to address
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TRAFFIC AND PARKING TO OFFER THREE-DAY VISITOR PERMITS AND ONLINE RESIDENT PERMITTING

Two Expanded Services Give Residents More Freedom, Access and Time

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Acting Traffic and Parking (T&P) Director Matthew Dias announced today that the City of Somerville has unveiled a three-day Visitor Permit to supplement the standard, two-day Visitor Permit. On the heels of this announcement, T&P has also expanded its services to include online permitting for resident parking permits at Parksomerville.com

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CITY’S SOMERVISION PLAN TO BE HONORED BY AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, MASS. CHAPTER

City’s Comprehensive Plan, Finalized Earlier this Year, to Receive “Comprehensive Planning Award” for a Municipality Over 50,000 People; APA to Honor Innovative Planning Efforts at Ceremony on Dec. 14th

SOMERVILLE - The City's 20-year
Comprehensive Plan, SomerVision, is set to be honored by the American Planning
Association's Massachusetts Chapter on December 14th as part of its
Annual Awards Program, honoring innovative planning efforts across the
Commonwealth.  Somerville is one of
thirteen communities to be honored in 2012, and will receive the Comprehensive
Planning Award for a municipality with a population of over 50,000.  The Comprehensive Planning Award honors a

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GRAND UNION FLAG RAISING KICKS OFF AT 11:30am ON JANUARY 1ST

237th Flag Raising Commemorated Atop Prospect Hill by City Officials, Residents, and “George Washington” on Horseback.

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A.
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CITY’S OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENNVIRONMENT ENDORSES FIRST NET-ZERO HOUSE IN SOMERVILLE

Revolutionary Design Signals New Direction in Sustainable and Green Building

SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Office of
Sustainability and Environment (OSE) announced their support today for a
recently renovated two-family house as a model of Net-Zero Energy building for
the city.  "Net Zero Energy building" is
a new construction practice where buildings are designed to produce as much
energy as they consume, and this renovated home, owned by Chungha Cha of Susterra
Partners in Korea and located at 13 Elmwood St. is the first Net-Zero home in
the City.  It is also the first building
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MAYOR ASKS RETIRING WD. 1 ALDERMAN BILL ROCHE TO ASSIST CITY AS PART-TIME INTERIM PERSONNEL DIRECTOR

Search for Permanent Personnel Director to Continue; Wd. 1 School Committee Member Maureen Bastardi Named by Aldermen to Serve Balance of Roche Term

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that recently retired Ward One Alderman William Roche has agreed to use his extensive background as a human resources professional to assist the City in the role of interim, part-time Personnel Director.

 

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SOMERVILLE RECREATION ANNOUNCES PUBLIC SKATING HOURS AT TWO RINKS FOR WINTER 2012-13

Second Rink Opened in Early September; Year-Round Skating Programs to Expand in 2013

SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Recreation Department announces the winter 2012-13 public ice skating schedule, which includes increased hours for public skating at two rinks.  Located at 570 Somerville Avenue, the Veteran's Memorial Hockey Rink and a second, newly-opened and yet-to-be-named rink include free public skating Monday through Sunday beginning this month.  The City of Somerville assumed maintenance and daily operations of the Veteran's Rink through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in 2010.

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Kenney Park Community Meeting 1/9

Mayor
Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz, and the Office of
Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested
community members to an informational community meeting to discuss upcoming
renovations to Kenney Park (located at the corner of Highland Ave. and Grove
St.).  The meeting will be held at Ciampa
Manor, 27 College Ave., on Wednesday, January 9th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
 All are welcome to attend.  For

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SCAP TO PRESENT STUDENT HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS AT PUBLIC MEETING JANUARY 17th

Surveys had been Distributed to Somerville High School Students in February 2012; Results will be Presented in ‘Game Show’ Format

SOMERVILLE - Somerville Cares About
Prevention (SCAP) Program Director Lovelee Heller-Bottari announced that the
results of their bi-annual Student Health Survey will be presented in a public
forum on Thursday, January 17th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Cross
Street Senior Center, located at 165 Broadway. 
The results will be presented in the form of a game show, with attendees
being divided into teams to discuss topics from the Student Health Survey.  Refreshments and prize drawings are included

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