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Lowell St. Bridge & Corridor Community Meeting

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Paving, Detours on E. Broadway 10/27

On Mon., Oct. 27 between the hours of 7 a.m. and approximately 7 p.m., a City contractor will conduct paving work on East Broadway between Illinois Ave. and McGrath Highway. The work will be conducted in two phases: first, paving the outside lanes closest to the sidewalks, followed by the inside lanes closest to the median. While the outside lanes are being paved, no vehicle traffic will be able to access Broadway from secondary roadways, and there will be no access to secondary roads from…

YSAG Hosts Discussion, Q&A with Mayor Curtatone 5/16

The Mayor's Young Somerville Advisory Group (YSAG) invites all interested Somerville residents to attend a discussion with Mayor Curtatone during their monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 16th.  The meeting will be held at The Burren (back room) in Davis Square, beginning at 6:00 p.m.  YSAG is comprised of Somerville residents representing individuals in the 21-35 age range, which comprises approximately 42% of the City's population.  In 2007, the Mayor convened YSAG to advise…

Symphony Park Groundbreaking 10/2

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 1 Alderman Matthew McLaughlin invite all residents to the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Symphony Park on Thursday, October 2 at 3:30 p.m. Located at the corner of Pearl and Florence Streets in East Somerville, the design of the park is the result of a series of community meetings during which residents expressed a desire for amenities for multigenerational users. The currently vacant lot will be transformed into a quiet neighborhood space with seating in…

3RD ANNUAL MAYOR’S FITNESS CHALLENGE KICKS OFF MARCH 31ST

SOMERVILLE - The City's 3rd annual "Mayor's Fitness Challenge" will kick off with an event on Saturday, March 31st at the Somerville High School field house, 81 Highland Ave.  The Fitness Challenge encourages community members to pledge to embody the Shape Up Somerville motto, "Eat Smart, Play Hard, Move More," by making smarter food choices and increasing daily physical activity.  Individuals may participate in one of two ways:  1) by forming or joining teams of up to 10 people…

CITY LIBRARY TO HOST MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES

SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HOST ‘MEET THE AUTHOR' SERIES FOR 2014 SOMERVILLE READS PROGRAM Meet authors Stephen Puleo and Deborah Kops as part of the City's fifth annual "Somerville Reads" program   SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Public Library launched its fifth annual "Somerville Reads" campaign this summer, selecting Dark Tide by Stephen Puleo as its highlighted 2014 book. Somerville Reads is a project that promotes literacy and community engagement by encouraging all Somerville…

Morse-Kelley Playground Mural Community Meeting 1/17

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 3 Alderman Tom Taylor invite all interested residents to a community meeting to discuss a planned mural for Morse-Kelley Playground, which is currently under construction.  The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17th at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary ("Greek Church") Hall, located at 29 Central Street, and will begin at 7:00 p.m.  Local Artist Joe Barillaro will present examples of his work and solicit your ideas and inspiration for the…

FOOD FOR GUNS: RESIDENT GUN BUYBACK 8/16

FOOD FOR GUNS: SOMERVILLE RESIDENT GUN BUYBACK EVENT AUGUST 16    Trade in firearms and rifles, license or unlicensed— for grocery store gift certificates    What: Somerville Gun Buyback Where: Somerville Police Headquarters, 220 Washington Street When: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SOMERVILLE—The City of Somerville Police Department, in conjunction with the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department, will hold a gun and ammunition buyback event on August 16, 2014,…

Maintenance: Website Outages Possible Sun. 9/21

The City of Somerville will be performing network maintenance on Sunday, September 21st, 2014 starting at 8:00am. There may be intermittent issues all day Sunday. Unavailable Services include the following: City & School Websites Police Substations East Branch Library Phones    

2014 SOMERMOVIE “FEAST,” SUNSETTERS LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED

2014 SOMERMOVIE "FEAST," SUNSETTERS LOCATIONS ANNOUNCEDSummer movie festival to feature food-related films, Sunsetters to perform across the City through July, August. SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announces the lineups for the 2014 SomerMovie FEAST and Somerville Sunsetters. Showings for the annual movie festival are scheduled every Thursday evening at dusk, beginning with a screening of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971 version) on July 10 at Seven Hills Park in Davis…

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