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Tips for Avoiding Electricity Supplier Scams

Earlier this year, a retail electricity supplier agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations by the Massachusetts Attorney General of deceptive marketing and sales that promised savings but charged customers significantly higher rates, entered consumers into agreements without their consent, and charged costly termination fees. If you are solicited by a retail electricity supplier, follow these tips to make sure you are not being deceived: Stay informed about reports of scams or deceptive…

Eight Powder House School Bids Under Review

EIGHT POWDER HOUSE SCHOOL BIDS UNDER REVIEW Technical Advisory Committee to determine which developers will be interviewed by mid-June   SOMERVILLE – Eight bids for redevelopment of the Powder House Community School site are under review to determine which proposals meet objectives developed by the community and thus which developers will be interviewed by mid-June. The City released a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for the site on Jan. 7, with an extensive in-person and online…

Brad Rawson Named Head of Transportation & Infrastructure in Somerville

BRAD RAWSON NAMED HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOMERVILESomerville's Senior Planner to succeed Hayes Morrison in OSPCD. Rawson played key role in SomerVision, Somerville by Design station area planning initiatives.   SOMERVILLE - Somerville Senior City Planner Brad Rawson has been selected to head the Transportation and Infrastructure Division in the Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (OSPCD), Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and OSPCD Executive Director…

Brown School Roof Collapse Update

Joint Brown School Update from Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Superintendent of Schools Tony Pierantozzi Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Late Tuesday evening, a flat section of the Brown School roof that is above the second-floor girls bathroom collapsed. Thankfully, the building was empty and no one was injured, but we are no less concerned about this collapse. Student safety is always our utmost priority, which is why the City and Schools undertook a massive snow removal effort to clear snow from…

CITY INVITES RESIDENTS TO TAKE SURVEY FOR NEW WEBSITE

COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVITED TO TAKE SURVEY TO INFORM COMING REDESIGN OF CITY WEBSITE Responses provided through Monday, Feb. 2, will help guide design and feature choices for full redesign of somervillema.gov   SOMERVILLE – If you use the City of Somerville website somervillema.gov, now’s your chance to help make it better. To kick off the coming full redesign of the site, community members are being asked to take a quick survey. Questions cover how site visitors use the site,…

GRAND UNION FLAG RAISING ON PROSPECT HILL JAN 1

239th GRAND UNION FLAG RAISING ON PROSPECT HILL, JAN. 1 Annual celebration of America's first flag raising to be celebrated by City officials, residents, and "George Washington" on horseback. SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Historic Preservation Commission Director Brandon Wilson announced that the 239th annual "Grand Union" flag-raising ceremony at Prospect Hill Park will be held on Thurs., Jan. 1, 2015 at 12 p.m. A processional led by a re-enactor portraying General George…

Join us! Holiday Events Schedule Announced

2014 HOLIDAY EVENTS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED We're celebrating the holidays and hope you'll join us! The season starts Thursday, Dec. 4, with our annual tree lighting and outdoor concert at City Hall where Santa shows up on a firetruck, there's hot chocolate for all, and every Somerville child who attends will receive a gift from St. Nick. Next up, we set out in trolleys on Saturday, Dec. 13, to tour the city's best holiday light displays on the Arts Council's Illuminations Tour (get your tickets…

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