Unofficial Massachusetts Senate Results
Florence/Pearl Street Park Meeting 7/8
Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 1 Alderman Maureen Bastardi, and the Office of
Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested
community members to a public meeting on Monday, July 8th at 6:30
p.m. to discuss design ideas for the new "green" park to be built on the vacant
parcel at Peal Street and Florence Street. The meeting will be held from 6:30
to 8 p.m. at the Capuano School on Glen Street. All are welcome. If you have
10K Road Race
Beginning at 10 a.m., the City Sports “Back in the Day 10K” road race will take place in locations throughout western and central Somerville. Though no roads will be closed, drivers may experience very short delays along Cedar Street and Willow Ave at the intersection of the Community Path for the beginning of the race. The route will continue along the following streets, but please be advised that due to the length of the race, no significant impacts to traffic are expected:
Missing Person Found!
Ralph hergert was found safe and unharmed in boston this evening. The city of Somerville and Somerville Police Department thank everyone who helped in this search effort, and for your vigilance throughout today.
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE PROGRAM’S SUCCESS IN COMBATING CHILD OBESITY
Latest results published in Preventive Medicine bolster City’s community-based healthy living initiative
- Newly released research results show that the City of Somerville's Shape Up
Somerville program's community-based approach to combating child obesity yields
positive outcomes.
Trash & Recycling Guidelines Reminder for Summer
summer, Russell Disposal, the City of Somerville's contracted trash hauler,
will be adding trucks to their daily routes, helping to ensure that trash and
recycling are picked up as early as possible. With this in mind and as we head into
the warm summer months, the City of Somerville and Somerville Department of
Public Works remind all residents of proper trash and recycling storage and
disposal procedures to help keep the City clean. Please remember that receptacles must be placed
curbside after 4 p.m. the night before
Website Unavailable Monday Evening
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
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