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Somerville Public Schools Reopening Town Hall, 9/21
The Somerville Public Schools and the City of Somerville will be jointly hosting an online Schools Reopening Town Hall on local efforts to prepare for the 2020/2021 school year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 21, at 5:30 p.m. Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole interpretation will be available. How to Participate Watch: The meeting will be live-streamed. View it live on: City Cable TV and the Educational Channel (Channels 13 &…How to Watch the City’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
On the morning of Friday, September 11, the City of Somerville held a small ceremony to remember and honor those who lost their lives in the September 11 terrorist attack and its aftermath. The ceremony was recorded and will be shown on City Cable TV (channel 13 on RCN, channel 15 on Comcast) and is available on the City’s YouTube page at www.youtube.com/SomervilleCityTV. Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication,…Take a Quick Survey to Help Prioritize Community Preservation Act Spending
The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) is seeking resident feedback to help guide its Community Preservation Act (CPA) spending recommendations. Through a short online survey, you can share with the CPC how you would divide CPA money among the areas it can fund - affordable housing, recreation/open space, and historical preservation. The survey is open through Monday, November 9, and can be found at http://bit.ly/SomervilleCPA2020. Individuals with disabilities who need…Somerville to Allow Limited Phase 3 Step 1 Businesses to Reopen 9/8
Mayor Joe Curtatone announced today that certain Phase 3 Step 1 businesses, including fitness clubs and gyms, may open -- with restrictions -- in Somerville on Tuesday, September 8. All businesses seeking to open must have a City-approved health and safety plan and meet stringent COVID-19 safety requirements. The requirements, which are designed to decrease the risk of virus transmission, include all State requirements as well as measures that exceed State standards such as mandatory face…Somerville to Monitor Wastewater for Evidence of COVID-19
Mayor Joe Curtatone announced today that Somerville is launching a community wastewater testing program to monitor for the coronavirus and provide earlier detection of increased spread of COVID-19. In partnership with Northeastern University Asst. Professor Ameet Pinto of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Stantec, the City’s on-call engineering firm for sewer work and design, the program is designed to reveal COVID-19 hotspots up to one to two weeks earlier …Protect Yourself From Mosquito Bites as Summer Winds Down
Protect Yourself from Mosquito Bites as Summer Winds Down As the Labor Day weekend and cooler temperatures approach, residents should continue to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquito bites and mosquito-borne illnesses. Somerville and surrounding communities are still at moderate risk of West Nile Virus (WNV), and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) cases have been confirmed in Massachusetts. WNV and EEE are usually transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected…New Shared Streets Route Coming to Davis Square Area
Somerville’s Shared Streets initiative will add a new route, weather permitting, starting Thursday, September 3. Shared Streets open up low-volume or residential side-streets to pedestrians, cyclists, and other users while still allowing vehicle access for residents who live on the street or who need to use the street to get to their homes, their guests, and service vehicles such as first responders, delivery drivers, sanitation trucks, and street sweepers. The new route will include Morrison…EPA to Coordinate with City on Cleanup of Conway Field Contamination
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Somerville have signed an Administrative Order of Consent in which the EPA has committed to coordinate with the City on remediation of Conway Field in accordance with federal and state environmental regulations. Conway Field and the adjacent splash pad were closed in 2018 after soil testing conducted in preparation for the proposed renovation of the park revealed PCB and lead contaminants, some exceeding regulatory limits. Under the…Somerville Distributes $2.2 Million for Rental Assistance, Food Security, and Other Pandemic Supports
In response to the immense need for community assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Somerville has distributed $2,218,384 to local non-profit agencies to help residents with necessities such as rent, food, and childcare. The money is being distributed to people in need throughout Somerville via those non-profit agencies and referrals from the City’s Office of Housing Stability. In all, $1.825 million in CARES Act funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…Virtual Community Meeting to Discuss Dilboy Field Improvements, September 9
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 7 City Councilor Katjana Ballantyne, and City of Somerville staff invite you to a virtual meeting to review plans to replace the Dilboy Stadium synthetic turf field and improve the natural-grass Dilboy Auxiliary Fields adjacent to Alewife Brook Parkway. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. on the GoToMeeting webinar platform. Please visit www.somervillema.gov/DilboyMeeting to register to attend. After registering, you will…Feedback
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