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3RD ANNUAL SOMERSTREETS SERIES BEGINS SUNDAY JUNE 3RD WITH “CARNAVAL @ SOMERSTREETS” ON EAST BROADWAY
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville kicks off its third annual SomerStreets series on Sunday, June 3rd on East Broadway, in partnership with East Somerville Main Streets and FossFest for "Carnaval @ SomerStreets!" Through SomerStreets, where "roads are closed to cars and open to you!" programming will extend along East Broadway from Temple Street to Pennsylvania Ave. on Sunday, June 3rd from noon - 4 p.m., including a kickoff parade at noon, live music, "SomerPeople" multicultural…MAYOR TO RECEIVE AWARD FROM MASS. ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES NOV. 8TH
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he has received notification from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) Board of Directors that they have unanimously voted to award him their 2012 All-State School Committee Award for Urban Districts. The award is presented to individuals every year to honor their contributions to the lives of children within their district. Mayor Curtatone was chosen from nominees from 57 urban districts across the…CITY PARTNERS WITH WELCOME PROJECT’S “YUM” CAMPAIGN TO HOST “A TASTE OF IMMIGRANT CITY” RESTAURANT EVENT 4/25
SOMERVILLE - The general public is invited to join Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Shape Up Somerville and the Welcome Project's "YUM" Restaurant Campaign on Wednesday, April 25th for YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City, a tasting event to showcase some of the City's worldwide cuisine as interpreted by Shape Up Somerville-approved restaurants. Ten immigrant-run restaurants from across the City will feature menu items from all over the world, and this year YUM restaurants and Shape Up Somerville…SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE DIRECTOR ACCEPTS POSITION AT STATE DPH
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced this week that, in a meeting last week, the Director of the City's Shape Up Somerville (SUS) program, Jaime Corliss, tendered her resignation in order to accept a leadership position with Mass in Motion, a program of the state's Department of Public Health. Corliss has served as the SUS Director since May of 2009, and will assume her new role, Manager of Community Initiatives within the Division of Prevention and Wellness next month. "…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…CITY AVERAGES OVER 50% GROWTH IN RECYCLING TONNAGE DURING FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF ZERO-SORT RECYCLING
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Office of Sustainability and Environment Director David Lutes announced today that the City of Somerville has increased its recycling totals by 51 percent since the full adoption of zero-sort recycling in November 2011. The shift in recycling totals was most dramatic in East Somerville, where past recycling rates had not been as high as in other parts of Somerville. Under the new program, East Somerville has increased its totals by 88 percent. …All-America City Grooversity Festival Dec. 5
All-America City Grooversity Festival Dec. 5 Youth Activity Fair, live entertainment, workshops with renowned percussion ensembles will take over ESCS on Dec. 5 for residents of all ages, FREE! SOMERVILLE – Join the All-America City of Somerville, MA for an afternoon of live music, games and crafts for young residents, interactive workshops, networking and more at the City’s All-America City Grooversity Festival on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m., at the East Somerville Community School. The fourth…Mayor Curtatone Joins National Coalition of #ClimateMayors
SOMERVILLE – With 30 days to go before world leaders convene under the United Nations banner to negotiate a new global agreement to combat climate change, Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti today in announcing his membership in the Mayors’ National Climate Action Agenda (MNCAA), along with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, bringing the total to 32 mayors and cities…Beacon St. Closed, No Parking 10/22 & 10/23 for Repaving Work (Updated)
Update(10/23/15 at 12:20 p.m.) To complete the temporary paving work along Beacon St., City crews will be working on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to mark vehicle and bicycle travel lanes between the hours of 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. between Oxford St. and the Cambridge line. To complete this work quickly and efficiently, Parking will be restricted on Beacon St. during work hours. Parking enforcement will be relaxed in the area from 8:30 a.m. Tuesday until 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, however please note that safety…Preliminary Ward 6 City Election on Thursday, September 17
PRELIMINARY CITY ELECTION ON SEPT. 17 Only Ward 6 residents will be voting in preliminary election SOMERVILLE -The 2015 Preliminary City Election will be held on Thursday, Sept. 17, and only residents in Ward 6 will be casting ballots that day. There are four candidates running for Ward 6 Alderman that will be on the ballot in the Preliminary Election. There are no other races with enough candidates for a Preliminary Election. The Ward 6 Alderman candidates are, in ballot order: Elizabeth…Feedback
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