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APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR MAYOR’S SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Somerville Youth Services Coordinator Nancy Bacci announced that applications are now available for the 2013 Mayor's Summer Jobs Program.  Available through April 30th, applications can be found at the City of Somerville's Personnel Department (City Hall) or on the City's website (www.somervillema.gov).  The Program provides opportunities for Somerville youth to gain employment and job training within the public and private sectors…

MAYOR, CITY DELEGATION TO DELIVER DONATIONS TO HURRICANE VICTIMS IN NJ THIS WEEKEN

SOMERVILLE- Following a local donation drive spanning several months, Mayor Curtatone and a delegation of City staff will travel to the New Jersey coast this weekend to deliver a truck load of supplies to victims of October's Hurricane Sandy.  In a partnership with the communities of Somerville, New Jersey and Summerville, South Carolina, the City of Somerville, Massachusetts collected cleaning supplies, food, and other items needed by victims in New Jersey to assist with cleanup efforts…

CITY’S SOMERVISION PLAN TO BE HONORED BY AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, MASS. CHAPTER

SOMERVILLE - The City's 20-year Comprehensive Plan, SomerVision, is set to be honored by the American Planning Association's Massachusetts Chapter on December 14th as part of its Annual Awards Program, honoring innovative planning efforts across the Commonwealth.  Somerville is one of thirteen communities to be honored in 2012, and will receive the Comprehensive Planning Award for a municipality with a population of over 50,000.  The Comprehensive Planning Award honors a plan,…

CITY’S BRANCH LIBRARIES TO OPEN ON SATURDAYS

SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Somerville Municipal Employees Association (SMEA) that clears the way for the City's East and West Branch Libraries to open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The SMEA has already ratified the change and the new hours will go into effect on November 10, 2012. This will mark the first time since the 1970s that the Somerville Public Libraries East and West Branch…

MassDOT / Davis Square Construction

MassDOT is scheduled to install a raised crosswalk on Holland Street at the MBTA Station.  Weather permitting, construction will begin on Sunday, August 19th at approximately 2:00 a.m. and continue through Wednesday, August 22nd.  During this period, the Buena Vista Parking Lot will remain open. However no vehicular traffic will be allowed on Holland Street from Winter Street to Dover Street. Please adhere to all posted detour signs, no-parking signs and flashing message boards…

CITY HALL GARDEN YIELDS FRESH PRODUCE; NEW BLOG AND FACEBOOK PAGE HELP CITY GROWERS SHARE IDEAS ABOUT URBAN AGRICULTURE

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the new container garden installed on the steps of Somerville City Hall has been yielding a steady – and tasty – harvest of fresh produce.  The project was created this past spring to promote the City’s urban agriculture initiative and to serve as visible reminder to city hall visitors and workers alike of the ways that urban gardening can improve the diet and the overall health of Somerville residents. All of the demonstration…

MAYOR CURTATONE, TRAFFIC & PARKING CONVENE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT RESEARCH AND POLICY GROUP

SOMERVILLE -Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he has created a Transportation Research, Innovation and Planning (TRIP) Team to advise the City on new technologies and procedures designed to increase accessibility, capacity, convenience and safety in all modes of local transportation. The advisory panel is composed of representatives drawn from the city's residential and business communities as well as Somerville-based transportation and parking policy experts. With City officials…

MAYOR CURTATONE ANNOUNCES LOCAL JOBS ADVISORY PANEL

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he had established a new advisory group to assist the City in the development and implementation of programs designed to encourage and support efforts by area employers to hire local residents.  To be known as the Somerville Jobs Advisory Committee (SJAC), the eleven-member panel will begin meeting later this month.  The group will examine best practices for matching local job candidates to local training and hiring…

Detours Thurs. 11/26 for Road Race Starting at 9 a.m. (Davis, Broadway, Medford St., Summer St.)

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Thurs., Nov. 26, roads in the Davis Sq., Broadway, Medford St. and Summer St. areas may experience temporary traffic delays as runners pass by. The race route begins on Holland St., right onto Broadway, right on North St., right on Powderhouse Blvd., onto Broadway through Ball and Magoun Squares, right on Medford St., right on Central St., and right on Summer St., ending at Grove St. in Davis Sq. Please note that eastbound traffic on Holland St. will be detoured at…

CITY BEGINS RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, and the Office of Sustainability and Environment have announced a new program for residents designed to reduce energy use - and therefore costs - while encouraging best practices for a sustainable approach to urban living.  Funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Somerville Energy Challenge has been developed with support from Serrafix, a strategic consulting group…

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