Somerville to Host Veterans Wellness Event and 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services invite residents to a pair of events to mark National Suicide Prevention Week and the anniversary of 9/11.
‘Strike Up the Bands’ at SomerStreets on Highland Avenue, September 11
Free Open Streets event to feature live music, family-friendly activities, and more
Come sing along at “Strike up the Bands,” the next installment of Somerville’s SomerStreets festival series on Sunday, September 11, from 2 to 6 p.m. Programming will extend along Highland Avenue between Central Street and Lowell Street, including:
Glen Street Community Garden Expansion Public Meeting, September 7
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Ward 1 City Councilor Matt McLaughlin, and City of Somerville staff invite you to a virtual public meeting about expanding the Glen Street Community Garden in East Somerville. The City is finalizing plans to expand the existing community garden into an adjacent vacant lot at 5 Palmer Avenue, more than doubling its current size and adding approximately 15 new, appropriately sized plots that will be manageable for gardeners of all skill levels.
City of Somerville to Mark International Overdose Awareness Day, Recovery Month
In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on Wednesday, August 31, and Recovery Month in September, the City of Somerville will plant 15 purple flags on the City Hall lawn in memory of the 15 Somerville residents who died of an opioid-related overdose in 2021. A larger flag will also be on display in recognition of all Somerville residents who have died of an overdose. City Hall will be illuminated with purple lights through September to bring awareness to Recovery Month.
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This public meeting of the Winter Hill Civic Advisory Committee is being conducted via remote participation.
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Please join City staff from the School Department and the Department of Public Space and Urban Forestry for an update on the Brown Schoolyard resurfacing.
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Pursuant to Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022, this meeting of the Planning Board will be conducted via remote participation.
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Join Somerville’s Participatory Budgeting Working Group
The City of Somerville is convening a Participatory Budgeting Working Group to help plan what participatory budgeting will look like in Somerville, and all residents are invited to apply. “Participatory budgeting” means members of the public decide how to spend money in a public budget. Earlier this year, for the first time in Somerville, Mayor Ballantyne earmarked $1 million in the City’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget for participatory budgeting.
Orange Line and GLX Service Returns
The following is an update from the MBTA:
We suspended Orange Line service from August 19 through September 18, 2022. This shutdown gave crews full, uninterrupted access to the tracks, allowing them to complete multiple projects more than five years faster than originally planned.
Somerville Appointments Advisory Committee Seeks New Members
Open Positions: Five
Term: Three years
The City of Somerville seeks five members for the Mayor’s Appointments Advisory Committee (AAC), and all Somerville residents are invited to apply. Boards and commissions offer an opportunity for residents with a range of experience, skills, expertise, and perspectives to share their talents and insights with their community.
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