WAR ON RATS: CITY TO ISSUE UNIFORM TRASH CARTS
Delivery of rodent-resistant trash carts to begin in June.
SOMERVILLE – To help control the rodent population and reduce the city’s
solid waste tonnage, the City of Somerville will begin distributing
uniform trash carts to residential units in June. Every household that
receives trash service from the City will be provided, free of charge,
with one 64-gallon, rodent-resistant wheeled trash cart similar to the
Zero-Sort recycling carts already in use.
MAYOR AND HIGH SCHOOL GSA TO RAISE PRIDE FLAG 5/29
Community members invited to celebrate Pride Month with Flag Raising on City Hall concourse.
SOMERVILLE – Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville
High School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) on Thursday, May 29, to raise
the Pride flag in honor of LGBT Pride Month. The ceremony will take
place at 2:45 p.m. on the City Hall concourse, 93 Highland Ave. Mayor
SOMERVILLE PASSES FIRST ‘COMPLETE STREETS’ ORDINANCE IN MASSACHUSETTS
SOMERVILLE PASSES FIRST ‘COMPLETE STREETS’ ORDINANCE IN MASSACHUSETTS
Becomes first city in Massachusetts to pass a
comprehensive Complete Streets ordinance (and sixth to enact related
policies) to advance safer, healthier street improvements. Based on
national and international best practices, ordinance will advance
multi-modalism citywide.
SOMERVILLE – Following a unanimous vote by the Somerville Board of
CITY SEEKS TO REINVENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF SOMERVILLE PILOT PROGRAM SEEKS TO REINVENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Low-income young adults aged 18-24 invited to apply to program; local partners working with residents to prepare for full-time employment
SOMERVILLE –Applications are now available for the “Pocket Change” pilot
program, designed to help low-income young adults, aged 18-24, gain
full-time employment with local employers, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and
CITY DELEGATES MAKE DUE DILIGENCE VISITS TO UNION SQUARE DEVELOPER PROJECTS
CITY DELEGATION TO UNDERTAKE DUE DILIGENCE VISITS TO UNION SQUARE MASTER DEVELOPER PROJECTS
10-person team to view projects completed by master developer finalists
CITY TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION IN SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
CITY TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION IN SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone to sign an executive order returning discretion on protecting community to local law enforcement officials
OTIS STREET PLAYGROUND COMMUNITY MEETING
OTIS STREET PLAYGROUND COMMUNITY MEETING
CITY'S SOMERSTREETS PROGRAM RETURNS FOR SUMMER 2014
CITY’S SOMERSTREETS PROGRAM RETURNS FOR SUMMER 2014
Kicking off with “Carnaval” along East Broadway, SomerStreets promotes active living, reconnecting with city neighborhoods
CITY SEEKS ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUND
CITY AIMS TO GAIN ADDITIONAL STATE MATCHING FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUND
City to request a $1.35M appropriation that would qualify Somerville for $360,000 to $670,000 in extra state matching funds for affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation and historic preservation
2014 SomerStreets Series
CITY’S SOMERSTREETS PROGRAM RETURNS FOR SUMMER 2014
Kicking off with “Carnaval” along East Broadway, SomerStreets promotes active living, reconnecting with city neighborhoods
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