On Thursday, April 17 we were briefed by U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz about a deeply disturbing matter that we anticipate will involve our city, as well as the City of Cambridge. An individual who had been entrusted to care for our children has allegedly violated that trust at the highest level.

On Monday,
April 21, 2014, during the early morning hours, a woman reported to the
Somerville Police that she was the victim of an assault near the 300 block of
Beacon Street.  She had departed the
Porter Square MBTA Station and was walking alone on Beacon Street when her
attacker grabbed her from behind and made an attempt to force her into a nearby
alley.  The victim was able to scream and
fend off her attacker.  The victim

MassDOT and the MBTA
invite you to join Governor Patrick, Secretary Davey, Mayor Curtatone, and
other state and local elected officials to announce an important milestone of
the Green Line Extension (GLX) project.

SOMERVILLE
– Want to help determine how the City of Somerville should spend at least $1.5
million on affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation and historic
preservation projects? The Somerville Community
Preservation Committee will gather public feedback at two public hearings
in May that will assist in finalizing the criteria the Committee uses to
determine which projects are recommended for funding through the Community
Preservation Act (CPA).

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A.
Curtatone and Chief Fire Engineer Kevin Kelleher announced this week that all
Somerville Fire Department companies are equipped with nasal Naloxone (Narcan),
a prescription medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. In a joint
effort with the Cambridge Health Alliance, Cataldo Ambulance, and the
Somerville Board of Health and Trauma Response Network, Somerville Firefighters
completed training on administering the prescription to victims of drug

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.