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Cedar Street Community Meeting 7/31
Mayor Curtatone and Ward 5 Alderman Courtney O'Keefe invite all interested residents to a public meeting to discuss flood-related issues and proposed mitigation in the Cedar and Hall Street neighborhood. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 31st at 6pm at Lowell Street VNA. Proposed work in this area will include water, wastewater and stormwater system upgrades. Upgrades to roadway, sidewalk, and bike accommodations will also be completed as part of this project Construction is expected…WOMEN’S COMMISSION TO HONOR LOCAL WOMAN, ORGANIZATION FOR BEST
SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Health Department and the Office of Somerville Commissions announce that this year's award recipients for "Best Service Provider to Women" by the Somerville Commission for Women will be CASPAR and the "Somerville Woman of Excellence" award will be presented to Regina Bertholdo of the Parent Information Center in the Somerville Public Schools. Awards will be presented at the upcoming reception honoring Women's History Month, held at the Lowell Street Visiting…Website Unavailable Monday Evening
On Monday, July 8th, between 5 and 9 p.m., the City website and the automated City phone directory will not be available. This temporary interruption of service will allow the IT Department to make necessary upgrades to the City’s network infrastructure. We thank you for your patience while we make these important improvements.MAYOR CURTATONE PROPOSES FY14 BUDGET
(Note: For more information about the City's budget, click here to visit the Finance Department's Web page.) SOMERVILLE –Today, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone will submit a $195.6 million budget for fiscal year 2014 that makes a down payment on the City of Somerville’s future by investing in expanded education, inspectional services that protect quality of life, and preventive maintenance that cares for investments already made by the City’s taxpayers, as well as new multi-lingual outreach…SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES NEW ‘MUSLIM JOURNEYS’ BOOK DISCUSSION SERIES
SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Public Library announces a new book discussion series entitled, "Muslim Journeys," beginning on Thursday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. with a discussion of Jim al-Khalili's book, House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance. The program is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association, and aims to familiarize the American public with Islam and the cultural heritage of Islamic civilizations…CITY ANNOUNCES TWO KEY STAFF HIRES
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today the addition of two new City employees, Mr. Ed O'Donnell and Ms. Betsy Allen filling the positions of Director of Economic Development and Disability Coordinator, respectively. Mr. O'Donnell had most recently served as Predevelopment Director and Permitting Specialist at Waypoint Construction Consultants in Needham, and held previous positions the Deputy Director for Commercial and Residential Development for the Boston…Beacpn Street Community Meeting 3/5
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston and the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development invite all interested community members to a follow up meeting on the proposed Beacon Street reconstruction and streetscape project, on Tuesday, March 5th at 6:00pm in the Argenziano School cafetorium (290 Washington Street). More detailed information on the meeting and the project in general will be available on the project website, www.somervillema.gov/…TRAFFIC AND PARKING TO OFFER THREE-DAY VISITOR PERMITS AND ONLINE RESIDENT PERMITTING
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Acting Traffic and Parking (T&P) Director Matthew Dias announced today that the City of Somerville has unveiled a three-day Visitor Permit to supplement the standard, two-day Visitor Permit. On the heels of this announcement, T&P has also expanded its services to include online permitting for resident parking permits at Parksomerville.com. "In Somerville, we are committed to providing accurate, courteous, and easy customer…LGBT Skate Night 10/26
The Somerville Office of Commissions and LGBT Liaison, Elizabeth Field, invite all interested community members to "Somerville's LGBT Halloween Skate Night" on Friday, October 26th at 6:00 p.m. at the Veteran's Memorial Rink, 570 Somerville Ave. Residents of all ages are invited to attend, and prizes will be given for best costume. Tickets are $5 in advance (at www.somervillerec.com) and $6 at the door, and skate rentals are $5. This event is cosponsored by the Bisexual…INSPECTIONAL SERVICES SUPT. EDWARD NUZZO TO TRANSFER TO CITY’S CAPITAL PROJECTS DEPT.
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that Inspectional Services Superintendent Edward Nuzzo will be appointed to the position of Capital Projects Manager in the City’s newly reorganized Department of Capital Projects. A licensed construction supervisor with over 25 years of experience, Nuzzo previously served the City as a capital projects manager from 1998 to 2010. As ISD Superintendent from 2010 to the present, Nuzzo has overseen a team of building and safety…Feedback
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