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SOMERVILLE BECOMES FIRST CITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO UNVEIL URBAN AGRICULTURE ORDINANCE
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that, following approvals by the City's Board of Aldermen (Aug. 16), Planning Board (Aug. 16) and Board of Health (Sept. 20), , Somerville is now the first city in Massachusetts to pass an Urban Agriculture Ordinance that establishes formal guidelines for urban farming and gardening, the keeping of chickens and bees, and other policies governing the growth and sale of agricultural products in an urban setting. Residents,…CITY BREAKS GROUND AT CHUCKIE HARRIS PARK
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 1 Alderman Bill Roche joined members of the Harris family - the park is named for son/brother Chuckie Harris - staff from the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, Ground View Landscape Architects, and more than 50 East Somerville residents and community members for the groundbreaking on Cross Street on Friday, July 13th. The park, named for a young Somerville resident who lost his life in an accident in 1970, currently…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…SCAP Annual Meeting 5/23
Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) will host their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 23rd from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., and all members of the public are invited to attend. The 8th annual meeting, to be held in the Highlander Café, 81 Highland Ave., will feature presentations and discussions about the work of Somerville Youth and SCAP Youth Leaders to reduce alcohol and drug use in the Somerville community, other SCAP programming, and will honor and thank members and supporters. …SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HOST ‘SOMERVILLE READS’ POTLUCK 4/21
SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Public Library invites all community members to the "Somerville Reads" Celebration and Potluck from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21st at the Central Library, 79 Highland Ave. The Potluck will kick off the annual Somerville Reads campaign, encouraging community literacy through a common theme. The 2012 theme is "food," and the selected books are Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, by Novella Carpenter, for adults, and Seedfolks, by Paul…Somerville Public Library Book Discussion Series to Focus on Race & Racism
SOMERVILLE – The Somerville Public Library and the Office of Somerville Commissions invite your participation in newly-created book discussion series on Race & Racism.The Somerville Library Book Series on Race and Racism is a program that features three separate books and discussions, plus a panel discussion co-sponsored by the Office of Somerville Commissions from January to April on every third Thursday evening at the Main Branch Library (79 Highland Ave.) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The books…CITY, FIREFIGHTERS SIGN MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ON NEW 8-YEAR LABOR ACCORD
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Somerville Firefighters Local 76 President Jay Colbert announced today that they have signed a memorandum of agreement on a comprehensive eight-year collective bargaining accord covering Fiscal Years 2008-2015. Mayor Curtatone said he planned to submit a new $3.3-million appropriation to the Board of Aldermen to cover the costs of retroactive and current-year increases in firefighter pay. The new appropriation would supersede a $4.3-…New Director of Veterans Services Announced
New Director of Veterans Services Announced Bryan Bishop, current Deputy Commissioner & Chief of Staff of Boston Veterans’ Services, named new Director of Somerville Veterans Services SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is pleased to announce that Bryan Bishop has been named Veterans Services Director for the City of Somerville. Bishop will bring his years of service as the Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Staff for the City of Boston Department of Veterans’ Services. He is a 20-…More Free Flu Vaccine Clinics Scheduled for November 2015
More Free Flu Vaccine Clinics Scheduled for November 2015 The Somerville Health and Human Services Department has scheduled two additional free public flu vaccination clinics. While there is no charge for vaccinations, attendees are asked to bring an insurance card if available. Those wanting a vaccine should wear clothing that allows easy access to the upper arm. Flu clinics will be held as follows: Tuesday, Nov. 3 (Vote & Vax), East Somerville Community School, 50 Cross St., 7 - 10 a.m.…Feedback
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