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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.Three Somerville Students Arrested by Berkshire County D.A.'s Office
PRESS RELEASE BERKSHIRE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICEDAVID F. CAPELESS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY7 North Street, PO Box 1969, Pittsfield, MA 01202-1969 Contact: FREDERICK A. LANTZ Phone: 413-443-5951 FAX: 413-499-6349 Three Somerville, Massachusetts High School students have…FIRE DEPT. REMINDS RESIDENTS OF IMPORTANT FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION TIPS
SOMERVILLE - Chief Fire Engineer Kevin Kelleher and the Somerville Fire Department remind all residents that with higher temperatures and dry weather comes the increased risk for fire hazards, and ask residents to take necessary preventive steps in your home to decrease this risk. The following is a list of steps to consider in your home: Check batteries and operations in smoke detectors. DO NOT use grills on porches, on any floor of your home. If you use air conditioners…UNION SQUARE STREETSCAPE AND WATER MAIN PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY WITH DESIGN STUDY
SOMERVILLE - Plans for significant updates to the Union Square streetscape as well as the square's below-ground utilities took an important step forward this week. On Monday, July 8th, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced that international consulting firm Parsons Brinkerhoff has been selected for a wide-ranging utility and roadway improvement study in Union Square that will launch the design and pre-engineering process for the project. The design process, which will be informed by significant…MAYOR SEEKS TEMPORARY MEDICAL MARIJUANA MORATORIUM
SOMERVILLE -Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is asking that the Somerville Board of Aldermen approve a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries through June 30, 2014, giving officials time to review both state regulations approved in May and Somerville's own zoning bylaws to ensure the City will adequately address and comply with the new law. The Massachusetts Public Health Council's 52 pages of medical marijuana regulations went into effect on May 24, following the legalization of medical…SPD, SCAP COLLABORATE ON ANNUAL ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE CHECKS AT LOCAL RETAILERS
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Somerville Office of Prevention (SOP) Director Cory Mashburn announced today that Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) and the Somerville Police Department conducted a successful minimum age alcoholic beverage purchase law compliance check in Somerville. The compliance checks are completed annually. 27 licensed establishments in Somerville were visited by members of SCAP, including student leaders, and the Somerville Police Department in April,…CITY TO HOST ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING DAY APRIL 13th
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville will host an electronic waste recycling event on Saturday, April 13th at the Department of Public Works, 1 Franey Road, from 9:00am to noon. This event is open to Somerville residents and businesses. The following items will be accepted: Desktop PCs, Laptops, Cell Phones, Routers, Network Switches, Photocopiers, Power Supplies, Wires/Cables, Misc. Electronic Parts, Computer Monitors, Projectors, Scanners,…Spring Cleanup Logo Contest
The City of Somerville is seeking local artists to design a new Somerville Spring Clean Up logo. The new logo will be featured on the Spring Clean-Up t-shirts, City website and social media, and in local print media. The City seeks an image that conveys the environment and civic clean-up in Somerville; but one that is not too "busy." The graphic can, but is not required to, include the words "Somerville Spring Clean-up," and should reproduce well in newsprint. Use of…Feedback
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