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INFORMATION ON OTIS STREET SHOOTING 10/27
INFORMATION ON OTIS STREET SHOOTING 10/27/14 SOMERVILLE – On Monday, October 27, 2014, at 7:50 p.m., the Somerville Police Department received 911 calls reporting gunshots heard in the vicinity of Otis St. and Cross St. Responding Officers were met by a 25-year-old male victim who appeared to have sustained a gunshot wound to his left arm. The victim’s injury appeared to be non-life threatening and he was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital via Cataldo Ambulance. Police searched the…Somerville PD Arrests Sexual Assault Suspect
(español) SOMERVILLE - On Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, during the early evening hours, the Somerville Police responded to a report of a sexual assault in progress on Central St. near Broadway in Winter Hill. The suspect was apprehended by Somerville Police, and then arraigned on Thursday at Somerville District Court on charges including sexual assault with intent to rape and assault with intent to murder. The suspect was remanded by the Court for a 20-day evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital. A…ARTS EVENTS TO REUSE FORMER WASTE SITE
ARTS EVENTS AT FORMER WASTE TRANSFER SITE HIGHLIGHT SITE REUSE PLANS, POSSIBILITIES2.2 Acre gateway to Somerville to be transformed into arts, urban agriculture, development hub in Ward 2 SOMERVILLE - This fall, the City of Somerville is set to bring new and exciting arts and sustainability programming to the former Waste Transfer site on Poplar Street. Thanks to a $415,000 grant from ArtPlace America, the Somerville Arts Council, the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community…Central Broadway Streetscape Discussion
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 4 Alderman Tony Lafuente, and the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to the second in a series of meetings to discuss the Central Broadway Streetscape Improvements Project. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., attendees will hear the results of the recent traffic analysis, and about preliminary concepts for the project. The meeting will be held at the Healey School cafeteria, 5…SOMERVILLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST ANNOUNCES ANNUAL GRANTS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOMERVILLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST ANNOUNCES ANNUAL GRANTS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS More than $125K for programs serving more than 445 Somerville households SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Affordable Housing Trust Fund announced this week it is awarding $125,800 in fiscal 2015 to housing and homeless service providers that, combined, serve more than 445 Somerville households. Grantees include: Greater Boston Legal Services for Somerville Tenancy Stabilization Program, with an AmeriCorp…GRANT ALLOWS 'ARTFARM' CREATION AT WASTE SITE
SOMERVILLE RECEIVES GRANT TO CREATE ‘ARTFARM’ ON SITE OF FORMER WASTE TRANSFER STATION ArtPlace America awards $415,000 grant to Arts Council for community arts space. SOMERVILLE – ArtPlace America, a national organization that advances the field of creative placemaking in which art and culture plays a central role in shaping communities’ futures, recently announced that the Somerville Arts Council is the recipient of a $415,000 grant to fund the making of a creative commons, called…City Offices Closed 6/17
Please note: The Elections Department initiative petitions are due by 5pm on Wednesday 6/18/14.CITY SEEKS ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUND
CITY AIMS TO GAIN ADDITIONAL STATE MATCHING FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUND City to request a $1.35M appropriation that would qualify Somerville for $360,000 to $670,000 in extra state matching funds for affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation and historic preservation SOMERVILLE – In an effort to maximize the State’s contribution to Somerville’s Community Preservation Act (CPA) Fund, which is dedicated to affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation and historic…CITY COMMITS ADDITIONAL $1.3M FOR STREET MAINTENANCE, REPAIR
SOMERVILLE - This week, as City crews begin preparatory work for the City's annual roadway improvement program andrepaving schedule, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced Somerville's commitment to an additional $1.38 million in the City's Capital Investment Plan, more than doubling the existing $1.13 million already allocated through federal Chapter 90 funds in fiscal year 2014. The additional funding will supplement existing roadway improvement and repaving work, and increase…“POTHOLE BLITZ:” DPW FILLS 1,147 POTHOLES IN 12 WEEKS
SOMERVILLE - In just three months, the Somerville Department of Public Works is on pace to break its record for potholes filled within one calendar year. After completing 1,520 externally and internally generated work orders for potholes in 2013, DPW crews have already filled 1,147 potholes through March 2014, including 552 in March alone. The annual average for potholes filled is 1,399, and the City is calling on residents to help keep the blitz going by reporting any and all pothole…Feedback
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