SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville is launching an improved 311 mobile app that puts a positive spin on leaving residents to their own devices. With just a few clicks, the new app now relays non-emergency complaints directly from residents to the responsible city departments, and also includes a “Waste Wizard” that provides key information on recycling and trash pickups.

SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville will host four informational sessions aimed at helping businesses learn how to comply with an ordinance that, starting later this year, will ban plastic bags at checkout counters.

Joint Statement of Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Cambridge City Manager Richard C. Rossi Regarding the Green Line Extension

May 5, 2016

PA’s Lounge Partnership in Union Square

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is excited to announce a new home for the City's data sets, which gives Somerville residents easy access to the same data he uses to make decisions. Now you can take a trip to the Data Farm to follow data trends in the City and use the data for your own analysis.

Somerville's Data Farm is home to "locally sourced and handpicked food for thought," which includes three portals of data visualizations as well as a fourth portal with the "data seeds" (the raw data) used to "grow" the other portals:

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston invite the public to attend the Lincoln Park groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, June 17, at 2:30 p.m. at Lincoln Park (near the Argenziano School playground).  The ceremony will mark the official start of the long-awaited renovation of Lincoln Park. New features include a multi-use grass field, a new Argenziano schoolyard, an updated softball diamond, community gardens, an outdoor play area, Parkour and skateboard areas, 150 new trees, outdoor exercise equipment, new lighting, and an off-leash dog area.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone invites the public to attend an open house to review and discuss a draft of the Somerville Open Space & Recreation Plan. The open house is scheduled for Wednesday, July 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Residents are encouraged to examine the plan -- which includes data on public parks, green spaces, and Somerville’s urban canopy – and to discuss open space planning in the City.

The City of Somerville and Shape Up Somerville, in partnership with Groundwork Somerville, announces the return of the Somerville Mobile Farmers’ Market for its sixth season, beginning on Friday, July 8. The Somerville Mobile Farmers’ Market sells fresh, local produce. Receive 50% off your purchase if you are a resident of North Street Housing or Mystic Housing, or for showing your SNAP card, WIC card, or Senior Farmers’ Market Coupons. The Mobile Market accepts cash, credit, debit, SNAP EBT, WIC Farmers’ Market Coupons, and Senior Farmers’ Market Coupons. All are welcome!

SOMERVILLE -- Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone have reached an agreement under which the City of Somerville’s Law Department will be able to criminally prosecute certain code violations.

The memorandum of understanding allows Assistant City Solicitor David Shapiro to act as a Special Assistant District Attorney responsible for handling Somerville cases. The agreement coordinates efforts between the City and the District Attorney’s office, and will enable the City to pursue problem property owners more efficiently.