PATRIOT’S DAY CEREMONIES SET FOR APRIL 15th
238th anniversary of historic event to include colonial games, refreshments, visit by Paul Revere on horseback.
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A.
Curtatone, Ward 1 Alderman Maureen Bastardi, and the Somerville Historic
Preservation Commission invite all residents and community members to the
City's 238th annual Patriot's Day celebration, to be held at Foss Park
on Monday, April 15th from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Co-sponsored by the Preservation Commission,
Historic Somerville, the Somerville Museum, and East Somerville Main Streets, the day's
A message from Mayor Joseph Curtatone
It is with great relief and gratitude to all of our public safety
officials that the second suspect of the horrific Boston Marathon
bombing has been apprehended. We can all breathe easier and sleep better
tonight. It is now up to law enforcement officials to continue to do
their job to understand this catastrophic event and bring those
responsible to justice. We thank them for all that they do to keep us
safe. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the families,
CITY OF SOMERVILLE, SOMERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEAD REGIONAL SCHOOL ‘STATNET’ PILOT PROGRAM
City awarded FY2013 Community Innovation Challenge Grant to develop data-driven performance management system
City of Somerville and Somerville Public Schools, working in partnership with the
Collins Center at UMass Boston, Tufts University, the Harvard Graduate School
of Education, and the Greater Boston District and School Assistance Center was
awarded one of 27 FY2013 Community Innovation Challenge grants in March 2013 to
launch School StatNet, a regional data-driven performance management system.
Three other cities joined in Somerville's application - Revere, Chicopee, and
Fitchburg. Somerville was awarded
MAYOR CURTATONE AND ALDERMAN GEWIRTZ ANNOUNCE DAVIS SQUARE SOMERVILLE BY DESIGN INITIATIVE;
The Davis Square Somerville by Design meeting will be held Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30pm at the Somerville Community Baptist Church, 31 College Avenue.
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz announced today that the City’s popular
Somerville by Design initiative will expand to
CITY LAUNCHES ‘SOMERPLAY’ INITIATIVE
Based on Mike Lanza’s “Playborhood,” SomerPlay cultivates and supports leadership to identify free-play and structured activity in city neighborhoods
SOMERVILLE - Mayor
Joseph A. Curtatone announces the launch of the City's innovative SomerPlay
program for summer 2013. Based on author Mike Lanza's Playborhood, SomerPlay encourages the use of structured activity
within urban neighborhoods to create fun and innovative play for youth. The
approach also cultivates and supports leadership as residents identify ways to
strengthen community connections while enabling play among children in our
neighborhoods and squares. Through the pilot program this summer, the City will
MAYOR ANNOUNCES MEMBERSHIP OF POWDER HOUSE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ADVISORY GROUP
Comprised of residents, business owners, City staff, Technical Advisory Group to help select community partner for PHCS reuse
SOMERVILLE -
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and
the City of Somerville has formed a Technical Advisory Committee Powder House
Community School to review responses to the City's Request for Proposals (RFP)
seeking partners to reuse and/or redevelop the former K-12 public school site. The
site includes an 87,599-square-foot parcel with an existing 80,857-square-foot
building that can be retained or demolished.
ANNUAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH EVENTS SCHEDULED
Somerville Historic Preservation Commission sponsors month-long events, culminating with annual awards ceremony honoring Somerville residents and homeowners.
Curtatone and Executive Director of the Somerville Historic Preservation
Commission (SHPC) Brandon Wilson announce the schedule of events for the 2013
"Preservation Month" celebrations.
Throughout the month of May, the SHPC and other local organizations
partner to host numerous events honoring Somerville's history and historic
districts. Remaining events include:
CITY, SCHOOLS RECEIVE $10,000 GRANT FROM AMERICA’S PROMISE ALLIANCE FOR RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT
6 month grant supports parent/caregiver engagement in early reading; efforts to be focused in Healey School neighborhoods, in collaboration with community partner agencies
Curtatone and the Somerville Public Schools announce that the City of
Somerville has received a $10,000 grant from Colin Powell's America's Promise
Alliance to support parent/caregiver engagement in early reading. The grant
funds will be used in efforts to be focused in neighborhoods surrounding the
Healey School, in collaboration with community partner agencies, including the
Somerville Public Schools' Somerville Family Learning Collaborative, Shape Up
SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES NEW ‘MUSLIM JOURNEYS’ BOOK DISCUSSION SERIES
Discussion of “House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance” on May 30 to kick off year– long series at SPL
Public Library announces a new book discussion series entitled, "Muslim
Journeys," beginning on Thursday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. with a discussion of Jim
al-Khalili's book, House of Wisdom: How
Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance. The
program is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American
Library Association, and aims to familiarize the American public with Islam and
the cultural heritage of Islamic civilizations around the world. The May 30
CITY TO BREAK GROUND ON COMMUNITY PATH EXTENSION
Residents Invited to Groundbreaking Ceremony on Monday, May 13, 6 p.m.
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville is about to grow one step closer to its vision of a bicycle and pedestrian path that connects the city to Boston. For the first time in 18 years, a new section of the Community Path in Somerville is under construction.
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