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Monday, July 8, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Monday, July 8th, between 5 and 9 p.m., the City website and the automated City phone directory will not be available. This temporary interruption of service will allow the IT Department to make necessary upgrades to the City’s network infrastructure. We thank you for your patience while we make these important improvements.
GLX CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON MEDFORD STREET BRIDGE
Bridge to be closed to vehicles for three weeks as MassDOT prepares for Green Line Extension into Union Square.
SOMERVILLE
- As preparations continue throughout the City of Somerville in anticipation of
the Green Line Extension Project, the Massachusetts Department of
Transportation (MassDOT) will begin intensive repairs to the Medford Street
Bridge in July that will require the full closure of Medford Street between
Somerville Ave. and South Street through July 21st. Beginning on
Friday, July 5th, this portion of roadway will be closed to vehicles
24 hours a day, seven days a week for the next three weeks. Pedestrian access
COUNCIL ON AGING PRESENTS LGBT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UPCOMING EVENTS
Movie series,“congregate meals” kick start COA’s LGBT events series
UNION SQUARE STREETSCAPE AND WATER MAIN PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY WITH DESIGN STUDY
$700,000 project will start design process for significant water and sewer upgrades and shape square’s future as walkable, bikeable, transit-accessible destination and neighborhood
- Plans for significant updates to the Union Square streetscape as well as the
square's below-ground utilities took an important step forward this week. On
Monday, July 8th, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced that international
consulting firm Parsons Brinkerhoff has been selected for a wide-ranging
utility and roadway improvement study in Union Square that will launch the
design and pre-engineering process for the project. The design process, which
GROUNDBREAKING AND RIBBON CUTTING PLANNED TO CELEBRATE EAST SOMERVILLE ON JULY 15TH
Ceremonial Groundbreaking for East Broadway Reconstruction Project, Ribbon Cutting to officially re-open Chuckie Harris Park
Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 1 Alderman Maureen Bastardi announce two events to
celebrate the ongoing renovation along East Broadway. On Monday, July 15th
the City of Somerville will partner with East Somerville Main Streets (ESMS)
for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the East Broadway Reconstruction Project that
began in Fall 2012. The City will also officially re-open the recently
renovated Chuckie Harris Park on Cross Street East. The events will begin at 6
CITY TO SEEK RESIDENT FEEDBACK ON ACCESSIBILITY PLAN
Community’s comments will prioritize comprehensive to-do list
- An exhaustive six-month self-evaluation of the City's
accessibility will be developed into a living, multiyear action plan over the
next two months, with the help of the community, in an effort to ensure that
residents have equal access to the city's streets, sidewalks, buildings, parks
and programs.
Somerville by Design Series Continues in July
"Somerville by Design" community planning series continues this month with
Visioning Sessions for the East Somerville and Davis Square neighborhoods. The
Visioning sessions will be the second of four events in each process to help the
City create a roadmap for future development based on community needs and
wishes in these areas. Somerville by Design series were conducted for Station
Area Planning surrounding the proposed Green Line Extension in 2012. Upcoming
meetings in each neighborhood are as follows:
NEW HEALTH INSPECTOR, CLERKS BOOST CUSTOMER SERVICE AT ISD
Quality of life issues addressed efficiently,better service over the counter and on the phone
- In a move to provide enhanced customer service, City of Somerville Inspectional
Services is introducing several new improvements this month that should benefit
residents, businesses and contractors alike. New Inspectional Services office
hours were introduced on July 1 that align better with both contractors' work
schedules and resident needs, and a new permitting process will make it easier
to submit applications for permits and receive approval.
MEMA Urges Electricity Conservation During Heatwave
Situation
10th Annual National Night Out
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
National Night out is a free family friendly event. Come and get involved in the partnership between public safety and communities to prevent crime and drugs in our nieghborhoods. Over 25 tables with information about local agencies; a state K-9 unit demonstration; Bike Safety Demonstration by the Somerville Police Department; and performances by local groups such as the Red Tiger Academy of Martial Arts and Sunsetters.
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