SOMERVILLE
– The Community Path is heading to Boston. Massachusetts Department of
Transportation Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey announced today that the MBTA
will build an extension of the path along the future Green Line from Lechmere
Station to the forthcoming Lowell Street Station, connecting to the current
path and bringing the total length of Somerville’s bicycle and pedestrian path
to 2 miles.

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A.
Curtatone announced today that the City is seeking community member
participation in a 40-member delegation to travel to Denver, Colorado on June
13, as the City of Somerville seeks to win the All-America City Award for the
second time in five years, a feat only a handful of communities have
accomplished in the Award’s 65-year history. Somerville previously won the
award in during the 2009 competition, as well as in 1972. Community members of

SOMERVILLE - This week, as City crews begin preparatory work for the City's annual roadway improvement program and

SOMERVILLE
– The community is invited to a public meeting to provide feedback on a report
that details how the City conducted its accessibility Self-Evaluation for
streets and sidewalks, and the system used to develop the curb ramp schedule
and reconstruction priorities for sidewalks.

BEACON STREET CONSTRUCTION BEGINS,
COMMUNITY MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MAY 13

Important sewer and utility work to last approximately
9 months in preparation for full streetscape improvements later this year.

SOMERVILLE – Somerville’s first annual “Somerville Weekend of Play” is
scheduled for May 17 & 18, 2014, throughout the City courtesy of the
City of Somerville, the Somerville Arts Council, Somerville Recreation

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced this week that the City of Somerville is seeking a new Director of Libraries following the resignation of current director, Maria Carpenter, who has accepted a position as Director of the Santa Monica, California Public Library. Carpenter will step down as Director in Somerville in May, and an Acting Director will be appointed while the City seeks a full-time director. Carpenter has served as Somerville’s Director of Libraries since 2011.

Somerville Weekend of Play!

With activities in Somerville Parks:

Saturday, May 17 (afternoon)

The City of Somerville Will Be Undergoing Routine Network Maintenance on Sunday, May 18th, 2014

Beginning at 8:00 AM, there may be intermittent issues and outages all day Sunday.

City and school websites may be unavailable during this time.

Somerville, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Braintree Launch Life Sciences Corridor Initiative