3RD ANNUAL SOMERSTREETS SERIES BEGINS SUNDAY JUNE 3RD WITH “CARNAVAL @ SOMERSTREETS” ON EAST BROADWAY
First of Four Open Streets Celebrations this Summer Begins on East Broadway with Parade, Foss Fest, “SomerPeople” Multicultural Celebration and More!
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,
SOMERVISION NEXT STEPS: REVAMPED RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND NEW DESIGN PROJECTS FOR: MCGRATH HIGHWAY AREA; BRICKBOTTOM; COMMUNITY PATH EXTENSION
With Aldermen’s Approval, Final Comprehensive Plan Becomes Foundation for Future Rounds of City Planning and Development; New Areas of Focus Also Include Multimodal Transportation and Urban Agriculture
SOMERVILLE – With the final version of the City’s SomerVision
Comprehensive Plan now published through the City’s web site, Mayor Joseph A.
Curtatone and Strategic Planning and Community Development Director Michael F.
Glavin announced today that the twenty-year plan, approved last month by the
Somerville Board of Aldermen and City Planning Board would serve as the basis
for a new round of initiatives across the city.
The first of these will kick off
in June with a release of a study of the RA and RB zoning districts that
Morse-Kelley & Dickerman Playgrounds Ribbon Cuttings Set for 6/9
Taylor invite all residents to attend a Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
for Morse-Kelley and Dickerman Playgrounds on Saturday, June 9th from
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The ceremonies
will begin at Morse-Kelley Playground at the corner of Summer and Craigie Streets,
and will conclude at Dickerman Playground at Kimball Street and Craigie Street.
Davis Square Streetscape Meetings Scheduled for June, July, August
and the Office of Strategic Planning of Community Development (OSPCD) invite
all interested community members to a series of meetings to discuss upcoming
Davis Square Streetscape improvements.
Through this process, the City will evaluate existing and future
transportation needs in Davis Square - including public transit, bicycle and
pedestrian infrastructure, and vehicular traffic patterns - beginning this
summer. While a needs assessment is
SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES WORKSHOP SERIES FOR JOB SEEKERS
Resume Writing, Interviewing, Online Job Searches to be Discussed in Workshop Series Offered Through Library.
Library is pleased to announce two new workshops for job seekers. These workshops will be presented by Gary
Gekow, a Senior Employment Specialist with 24 years of recruiting experience in
the Boston staffing industry. Mr. Gekow
works closely with client companies in many industries and job seekers in
various specialties. Dates and topics of
the workshops are listed below. All
workshops will be held at the Central Branch Library, 79 Highland Avenue, as
follows:
SOMERVILLE BECOMES FIRST COMMUNITY IN NEW ENGLAND TO HOST DATA ON CLOUD-BASED SOCRATA PORTAL
City Data to be Posted on Innovative “OpenData” Cloud-Based Service to Provide Easier Access for Residents, Including 311, DPW Stats and More
Curtatone today announced that the City of Somerville has partnered with
Socrata, Inc to use the Seattle-based company's hosted OpenData service to
provide direct public access to large amounts of municipal data covering a
variety of departments. With the
cloud-based service, the City of Somerville will be able to share data
collected through its 311 constituent service system directly with the general
public in an interactive format. When
North Street Playground Community Meeting 6/27
Mayor
Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 7 Alderman Robert Trane invite all interested
residents and stakeholders to a community meeting on Wednesday, June 27th
to discuss final design plans for the North Street Playground. The meeting will be held in the Clarendon
Housing Community Room, located at 268 Rear, Powderhouse Blvd. Section B #15,
beginning at 7:00 p.m. All community
members are welcome, and light refreshments will be served, courtesy of the
Somerville High School Culinary Arts Program.
2012 FITNESS CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
the City's June 3rd "Carnaval @ SomerStreets" event on Broadway, the
winners of Mayor Curtatone's 2012 Fitness Challenge have been crowned,
including the Top 5 individual winners, and a winning overall team, comprised
of Somerville teachers from the Somerville High School Social Studies
department. Winners
were presented with gift certificates at a brief ceremony in the Mayor's Office
last week.
CITY ROLLS OUT $80K UPGRADE STUDY FOR STREET CURBS, RAMPS AND INTERSECTIONS; COMPREHENSIVE ACCESSIBILITY PLAN TO BE FUNDED IN FY13 CAPITAL PLAN
Meeting with Staff from Mass. Architectural Access Board Spurs Plan to Add Policy Experts, Key City Officials to Disability Commission
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A.
CITY HALL GARDEN YIELDS FRESH PRODUCE; NEW BLOG AND FACEBOOK PAGE HELP CITY GROWERS SHARE IDEAS ABOUT URBAN AGRICULTURE
Demonstration Garden at City Hall’s Front Door Shows Off Potential for Urban Food Production; Online, a “Somerville Urban Ag” Blog Keeps Readers Tuned in to the Latest in Grow-it-Yourself Efforts at City Hall and Beyond; SLUG (Somerville Loves Urban Garde
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the new container garden installed on the steps of Somerville City Hall has been yielding a steady – and tasty – harvest of fresh produce. The project was created this past spring to promote the City’s urban agriculture initiative and to serve as visible reminder to city hall visitors and workers alike of the ways that urban gardening can improve the diet and the overall health of Somerville residents.
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