Somerville, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Braintree Launch Life Sciences Corridor Initiative

Regional approach to economic development in key growth sector.

SOMERVILLE – To help control the rodent population and reduce the city’s
solid waste tonnage, the City of Somerville will begin distributing
uniform trash carts to residential units in June. Every household that
receives trash service from the City will be provided, free of charge,
with one 64-gallon, rodent-resistant wheeled trash cart similar to the
Zero-Sort recycling carts already in use.

SOMERVILLE – Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville
High School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) on Thursday, May 29, to raise
the Pride flag in honor of LGBT Pride Month. The ceremony will take
place at 2:45 p.m. on the City Hall concourse, 93 Highland Ave. Mayor

SOMERVILLE PASSES FIRST ‘COMPLETE STREETS’ ORDINANCE IN MASSACHUSETTS

Becomes first city in Massachusetts to pass a
comprehensive Complete Streets ordinance (and sixth to enact related
policies) to advance safer, healthier street improvements. Based on
national and international best practices, ordinance will advance
multi-modalism citywide.

SOMERVILLE – Following a unanimous vote by the Somerville Board of

SOMERVILLE –Applications are now available for the “Pocket Change” pilot
program, designed to help low-income young adults, aged 18-24, gain
full-time employment with local employers, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and

CITY DELEGATION TO UNDERTAKE DUE DILIGENCE VISITS  TO UNION SQUARE MASTER DEVELOPER PROJECTS

10-person team to view projects completed by master developer finalists

CITY TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION  IN SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone to sign an executive order returning discretion on protecting community to local law enforcement officials

OTIS STREET PLAYGROUND COMMUNITY MEETING

CITY’S SOMERSTREETS PROGRAM RETURNS FOR SUMMER 2014

Kicking off with “Carnaval” along East Broadway, SomerStreets promotes active living, reconnecting with city neighborhoods

CITY AIMS TO GAIN ADDITIONAL STATE MATCHING FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUND

City to request a $1.35M appropriation that would qualify Somerville for $360,000 to $670,000 in extra state matching funds for affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation and historic preservation