Mayor Ballantyne Delivers Landmark Contract Tackling Wage Bias and Boosting Pay for SMEA (now SMEU) Unit B
14%-17% average salary increases informed by Mayor’s push to eliminate wage bias
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announced today the ratification of a new contract with the Somerville Municipal Employees Union (SMEU, until recently, called SMEA) Unit B that includes unprecedented wage increases designed to address long-standing wage bias. The new contract includes average salary adjustments between 14% and 17% in fiscal year 2025.
Statement from Mayor Ballantyne on Arrest of MA Resident Accused of Making Antisemitic Threats Online
The arrest in Beverly underscores the urgent need to confront antisemitism and highlights the critical importance of vigilance in preventing regional threats that endanger the safety of our communities.
Mayor Ballantyne Delivers State of the City Address, Outlines Ambitious Plans for 2025
Geothermal Energy, Free Public Housing Wi-Fi, Massive Sewer Overhaul, and Surpassing Affordable Housing Production Goals on Agenda
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne delivered her State of the City Midterm address Monday night, highlighting the city's accomplishments in 2024 and outlining an ambitious agenda for the year ahead.
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This is a public meeting of the Somerville Bicycle Advisory Committee. Meeting will be hybrid.
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Join the Somerville Condominium Review Board
The City of Somerville’s Condominium Review Board (CRB) seeks two new members. Both vacancies are for full member seats and are open to Somerville tenants.
About the Somerville Condominium Review Board
The CRB is responsible for administering the City’s Condominium Conversion Ordinance, which governs proposed conversion of rental units to condominium units and substantial rehabilitation of existing rental units.
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Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, this meeting of the Traffic Commission may be conducted via remote participation.
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This is a public meeting of the Board of Assessors. It will be held in the Assessor's Office.
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Somerville Police Make Arrest Related to String of Break-ins
Suspect apprehended after report of unknown man in basement
The Somerville Police Department arrested Fabio Armelio (47) on Friday, Jan. 3, in connection with a string of break-ins in West Somerville. At 6:35 p.m., Friday, a resident of Cherry Street in Somerville called 911 to report an unknown man in their basement. The Somerville Police Patrol Division and members of a recently created multi-agency Surveillance Team quickly located Armelio in the basement where he was arrested without incident.
Join the Somerville Municipal Scholarship Committee
The City of Somerville’s Municipal Scholarship Committee seeks one new volunteer member.
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A Board of Trustees meeting will be held in person at the Central Library at 79 Highland Avenue on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM.
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