The City of Somerville invites all interested residents to the first in a series of meetings to discuss community ideas for the renovation of Lincoln Park, located next to the Argenziano School just outside Union Square. To kick off this process from scratch, we will be hosting a listening session on Wednesday, Oct. 30, to gather community input as we reexamine the renovation needs of Lincoln Park and the neighboring community.

CITY OF SOMERVILLE
CELEBRATES FOOD WEEK OCT. 17–24

COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR UNION AND GILMAN SQUARE
NEED VOLUNTEERS

Committees would advise the city on strategic planning
decisions and development in both squares over the next two years

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– The City of Somerville and Tufts University have reached a partnership
agreement through which Tufts will contribute $1.375 million over five years to
the City. As part of the agreement, Tufts will also waive the university’s
application fee for Somerville High School students and provide college
preparation assistance for Somerville students beginning in the sixth grade.

SOMERVILLE – If you’re on a bicycle in Somerville, you can get there from here. The League of American Bicyclists has recognized the City’s continued commitment to creating a bikeable community with a Silver Bicycle Friendly Community designation—only two years after the city earned a Bronze level designation. Somerville now joins a number of cities including New York City, Philadelphia and Boston receiving this level of recognition for its efforts to promote bicycling.

SOMERVILLE – As cell phone use increases, phone
booths have lost their purpose, but many still remain forgotten on urban
streets. So what's a City to do with abandoned phone boxes on sidewalks and
building walls? The City of Somerville’s answer is: Turn them into public art—then
hold a roving citywide art opening to celebrate the creative works made for The
Phone Art Box Project. 

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– Five Somerville veterans who founded Somerville Youth Hockey and exemplify
service to country and community will be honored when the new ice rink at 570
Somerville Ave., next to the Veterans Memorial Rink, is officially dedicated as
the Founders Rink at a special event on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m.

The Legislative
Matters Committee of the Board of Alderman will hold a public hearing on the
proposal that the Board of Alderman approve a Home Rule Petition to amend Section 7 of Title 2 of
Division 1 of the City Charter regarding filling vacancies on the Board.