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SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS CAREER WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT APRIL

SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Public Library announces a free workshop for any community member seeking to advance job seeking skills.  The LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator provides personalized, step-by-step assistance for job seekers at all experience and education levels, and includes information on creating professional resumes and cover letters, interviewing and networking techniques, and preparing for occupation-related exams.  The workshop will be offered throughout…

SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY UNVEILS “AWESOME BOX” PROJECT

SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Public Library, in a partnership with the Harvard Library Innovation Lab, is launching the "Awesome Box" project at all three library branches in early February. The first municipal partnership of its kind, the "Awesome Box" will allow patrons to share "awesome" book suggestions with fellow readers by depositing checked books into the Box rather than into the regular "Returns" bin.  "Awesome" books will be linked to a website for community members to learn…

SOMERVILLE SENIOR PLANNER NAMED “PERSON OF THE YEAR” BY NATIONAL MAGAZINE

SOMERVILLE - Brownfield Renewal Magazine, a national publication featuring brownfields - contaminated properties poised for redevelopment - programs and projects, announced this week that its 2012 Person of the Year is Somerville Senior Planner, Steven Azar, who manages the City of Somerville's Brownfields Program through the Economic Development Division of the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development.  Azar was selected from a pool of 23 nominees nationwide that…

OCTOBER 28TH SOMERSTREETS EVENT TO FEATURE OKTOBERFEST, GIANT PUMPKIN CARVING, AND MORE!

SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville will host the final event in the 2012 SomerStreets series with a 2-mile celebration along Somerville Avenue, entitled "Monster Mashed-Up @ SomerStreets" on Sunday, October 28th from noon - 4pm.  An Oktoberfest celebration, co-sponsored by Sally O'Brien's and Bull McCabe's, has also been planned in conjunction with SomerStreets, scheduled for 1:00 - 6:00pm between Washington Street and Bow Street.  Monster Mashed-Up is the longest of the four…

SOMERVILLE SLATED FOR $18 MILLION GRANT FROM BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Director of Libraries, Maria Carpenter, announced today that the City of Somerville has been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) to be placed on a waiting list for an $18 million construction grant to partially fund a new public library in the heart of Union Square.  Fourteen other communities were listed, but Somerville received the highest grant award in the state and placed first in the second round of review.…

City Seeking SomerStreets Vendors

The City of Somerville is seeking craft vendors, musicians, performance artists, dancers, visual artists, storytellers and other creative artists to participate in SomerStreets, one of the area's largest public events where we close the streets to cars and open them to residents for walking, cycling, running, etc.   The 2012 SomerStreets series schedule is:   Carnaval on East Broadway: Sunday, June 3rd, Temple Street to Pennsylvania Avenue Seize the Summer…

BIKE PARKING CORRALS MOVING INTO TEN LOCATIONS CITYWIDE

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that City workers are nearing completion on installation of ten curbside bicycle corrals across the city.  The structures are designed to provide secure parking for up to up to 14 bikes in the same space that would typically be used for a single parked car.  Bicyclists can use the corrals instead of locking their bikes to street signs or parking meters, which reduces congestion on sidewalks and promotes easier access to meters…

Statement from Mayor Curtatone and Other #ClimateMayors on Historic Paris Climate Agreement

On Saturday, negotiators at the Conference of Parties (COP21) U.N. climate talks in Paris adopted a final agreement. We want to thank and congratulate President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry—along with their fellow world leaders—for succeeding in the difficult task of creating and adopting a deal that represents historic and meaningful progress to combat climate change. The agreement will unlock innovation and investment to reduce emissions and help our communities adapt to…

2ND ANNUAL “CELEBRATE SOMERVILLE!” EVENT PLANNED FOR 2/25

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Superintendent of Schools Tony Pierantozzi announced that the City of Somerville will host the second annual "Celebrate Somerville!" event on Saturday, February 25th from 1-3 p.m. to honor the City's commitment to its youth, as well as to celebrate the City's designation, for the fourth consecutive year, as one of the nation's "100 Best Communities for Young People" by the America's Promise Alliance.  The event will include live youth…

Somerville Program to Advance New National Model for Public Benefits Process: Strategy Leaders For Process Announced

Somerville Program to Advance New National Model for Public Benefits Process: Strategy Leaders For Process Announced  Community stakeholders to work with nationally renowned LOCUS organization on Union Square public benefits framework SOMERVILLE – After an open call for volunteers, a group of thirty community stakeholders (see list below) representing a broad range of perspectives and skill sets has been selected to serve as Strategy Leaders for the upcoming public benefits strategy…

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