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Union Square Due Diligence Report
The Union Square Due Diligence Report is now available. Please click here to view it.CITY'S SOMERSTREETS PROGRAM RETURNS FOR SUMMER 2014
CITY’S SOMERSTREETS PROGRAM RETURNS FOR SUMMER 2014 Kicking off with “Carnaval” along East Broadway, SomerStreets promotes active living, reconnecting with city neighborhoods SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville’s fifth annual SomerStreets series kicks off for summer 2014with Carnaval @ SomerStreets on East Broadway on Sunday, June 1 from noon to 4 p.m. (rain or shine). SomerStreets is the City of Somerville’s take on the internationally-renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets…SOMERVILLE NAMED ALL-AMERICA CITY FINALIST
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the City is seeking community member participation in a 40-member delegation to travel to Denver, Colorado on June 13, as the City of Somerville seeks to win the All-America City Award for the second time in five years, a feat only a handful of communities have accomplished in the Award’s 65-year history. Somerville previously won the award in during the 2009 competition, as well as in 1972. Community members of all ages are welcome,…APPLY FOR NEW RECREATION TASK FORCE by 4/16
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Curtatone invites residents who have a passion for recreation in Somerville to serve on the newly formed Recreation Task Force. The Task Force will review the current recreation programming available to Somerville residents of all ages and make recommendations on how the City might strengthen its offerings. Members will meet at least monthly for the next eight months starting in late-April. Applications are due Wednesday, April 16 (see below). The Task Force will study…PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT ON POLICE CHIEF SEARCH
SOMERVILLE –Somerville is seeking a new police chief and the City wants to hear from the community what characteristics and qualities they would like to see in a new chief, with a public hearing scheduled for March 5 and a survey that will be available both online and in hard copy. The public hearing on Wednesday, March 5, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Somerville Community School at 50 Cross St. The Waters Consulting Group representative Chuck Rohr, hired by the City to assist in…CITY RECEIVES $100,000 ‘WORKING CITIES’ GRANT FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SOMERVILLE - Somerville is one of six Massachusetts cities to receive a grant as part of the Working Cities Challenge (WCC), a program designed to fund proposals that will significantly impact the lives of lower-income residents. One of twenty submissions, Somerville's project aims to support out-of-school "youth" aged 18 to 24 through workforce development training that pairs innovative mobile technology and unique partnerships with the local business community with traditional skills…LIBRARY SEEKS TEENS FOR STORYCORPS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
SOMERVILLE LIBRARY SEEKS TEENS TO SHARE THEIR ORAL HISTORIES FOR NATIONAL STORYCORPS PROJECT Somerville Public Libraries Selected as One of Ten Sites Nationally for StoryCorps Oral History Project (as heard on National Public Radio); Library to Record Teen Stories SOMERVILLE – Anyone who lives in Somerville knows the city has a million stories to tell, and now, thanks to a national StoryCorps grant, the country will get to hear—and preserve at the National Library of Congress—some of the…ARTS COUNCIL SURVEY SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND CITY’S CREATIVE ASSETS
SOMERVILLE - Help the Somerville Arts Council better understand the economic assets of the creative community in Somerville by participating in a quick community survey, launched with the UMass Center for Policy Analysis. . The survey can be found at www.somervilleartscouncil.org/creativesurvey, is open to all residents and will be available through December 6. It takes only 12 questions and five minutes to complete. "Much of our success at the…ICE RINK DEDICATION CEREMONY TO HONOR THE 5 VETERANS WHO FOUNDED SOMERVILLE YOUTH HOCKEY
SOMERVILLE – 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 rink’s new sign will be unveiled at the event and the founders’ families will be presented with copies of the plaque that honors the five men who, after serving our nation in the…Unofficial Preliminary Election Results 9-24-13
Click here for the unofficial election results 9-24-13.Feedback
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