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Online fundraiser to benefit Mobile Market EBT matches

CITY, SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE KICK OFF “Citizinvestor” CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT MOBILE FARMERS MARKET SUBSIDY PROGRAM SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville's Mobile Farmers Market program needs your help-and a nifty online crowdfunding campaign makes it easy to give once during the holidays to provide meaningful help to low-income families all year. Each week a truck carrying affordable fresh fruits and vegetables rolls up to Somerville's two housing developments and a senior activity center…

Public Hearing on Appointments to the BOA

The Legislative Matters Committee of the Board of Alderman will hold a public hearing on the proposal that the Board of Alderman approve a Home Rule Petition to amend Section 7 of Title 2 of Division 1 of the City Charter regarding filling vacancies on the Board.  Potential methods for filling vacancies to the Board will be discussed including the options for possible methods posted online at: http://goo.gl/FQFzfT. The board will be taking testimony from the public and all are…

HISTORIC PROPERTY PLAQUES AVAILABLE THROUGH HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

SOMERVILLE - Has your house been determined in the past to have historic significance? If so, a plaque is available for your designated home through the City of Somerville's Historic Plaque Program. The program is overseen by the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission (SHPC), as part of the Commission's mission to identify, commemorate and honor the important people, places and events that have contributed to Somerville's rich heritage.   Eligible homeowners can purchase the…

Notice Alert: CSO Activation in Alewife Brook

In accordance with the conditions of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Alewife Brook/Upper Mystic River Variance we are hereby notifying you that a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) occurred at CAM401B late last month. and discharged into the Alewife Brook.  The Variance approved workplan requires the Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW) to notify local health agents, DEP, EPA and MRWA within 24 hours of when a CSO event occurs.  It was determined that 401B was the…

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