From DHadley at somervillema.gov Wed Aug 4 17:24:14 2010 From: DHadley at somervillema.gov (Daniel Hadley) Date: Wed Aug 4 13:37:11 2010 Subject: [ResiStat] Pothole on I-93, Lincoln Park Campout, Senior Picnic and More Message-ID: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB07691818@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Hello all, * There is a major pothole on the northbound side of I-93, just before exit 33 in Medford. Here is the info on our blog. If you receive this email before your drive home, please take another route (for your sake and everyone else's). * Thank you to everyone who sent in information about flooded streets. Because of your data, we were able to update the city's flood map , which will be used to better respond to this crisis. In related news, the SBA continues to offer disaster relief to Massachusetts residents. * SomerStat is still accepting applications! * Lincoln Park Campout The first Great Somerville Campout will be held from Saturday, Aug. 7, at 4 p.m. through Sunday, Aug. 8, weather permitting. All are welcome for songs, skits, s'mores and stories. Families and anyone else who likes to camp are welcome to spend the night in Lincoln Park on the soccer field. Set up your tents any time after 4 p.m. and stay until the next morning. Bring food to grill. There will be a pancake breakfast for anyone who stays over. Families are also welcome to stop by to join in the activities, even if they are not staying over. The rain date is set for Friday, August 6th. For more information, e-mail Stephanie Hirsch at shirsch@sprynet.com or call 617-512-4847. * Public Hearing on Star Market Site The public hearing on the proposal to bring Ocean State Job Lot to the former Star Market site in Winter Hill has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 19th at 6:00 pm at City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville. Community members may submit written comments on the proposal to George Proakis at gproakis@somervillema.gov until August 19th. * 30th Annual Mayor's Senior Picnic, Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 11:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M., Powderhouse Park (Rain date Friday, August 13, 2010) Mayor Joseph Curtatone invites you to attend the annual "Old Time " Senior Picnic. It's a wonderful day of dancing, music, entertainment and prizes galore. Tickets are available at the following locations: Holland Street Center (167 Holland Street), Cross Street Center (165 Broadway), Ralph & Jenny Center (9 New Washington Street), Mayor's Office/City Hall (93 Highland Ave), and All Senior Housing Buildings For more information, contact Connie: 617-625-6600 X 2300 * SomerMovie Fest 2010, Thursday Nights At Dusk, Locations Across The City: Mayor Joe Curtatone presents the SomerMovie Fest. Throughout July and August, please join us for the following movies: August 5: Twilight: New Moon, PG-13, Seven Hills Park; August 12: Blades of Glory, PG-13, Seven Hills Park; August 19: Up, PG, Powderhouse Park; August 26: VIEWERS' CHOICE, Seven Hills Park. For more information, please call 311, or visit http://www.somervillema.gov/alert.cfm?alert_id=286. Community Updates Mayor Curtatone and other City officials last week began the first of four visits to the police departments and agencies of each of the final candidates for the position of Somerville Chief of Police. Somerville finalized its sister city agreement with Nordeste, Portugal. Thanks! Daniel Hadley ResiStat Coordinator City of Somerville 93 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143 W: (617) 625-6600 ext. 2116 ResiStat is the City of Somerville's effort to bring data-driven discussions and decision-making to residents and promote civic engagement via the web and regular community meetings. RESISTAT INTERACTIVE TOOLS: To unsubscribe to the weekly ResiStat emails, please respond to this message with the term "unsubscribe me." (Be sure to include the email address you originally used to subscribe) Subscribe to lists and view archives from mailing lists: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Mailing_Lists.html View or submit a SomerBlog Question or Comment: http://somervilleresistat.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/resistat/attachments/20100804/0805ea1b/attachment.html From DHadley at somervillema.gov Wed Aug 11 16:20:55 2010 From: DHadley at somervillema.gov (Daniel Hadley) Date: Wed Aug 11 12:42:32 2010 Subject: [ResiStat] facebook, Magoun Square, Star Market site, and more Message-ID: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB077C6812@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Hello all, * Somerville is finally on Facebook! You can receive news and information by "liking" the official Somerville page , which will be maintained by ResiStat and other city departments. This is a chance to get in on the ground level. * This evening there will likely be major traffic congestion around Magoun Square, so avoid the area if you can. You can read the ResiStat blog to see a map and find out more information. * Public Hearing on Star Market Site The public hearing on the proposal to bring Ocean State Job Lot to the former Star Market site in Winter Hill has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 19th at 6:00 pm at City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville. Community members may submit written comments on the proposal to George Proakis at gproakis@somervillema.gov until August 19th. * SomerMovie Fest 2010, (Note: Tomorrow's movie has been moved to Powderhouse Park due to construction). Thursday Nights At Dusk, Locations Across The City: Mayor Joe Curtatone presents the SomerMovie Fest. Throughout July and August, please join us for the following movies: August 12: Blades of Glory, PG-13, Powderhouse Park; August 19: Up, PG, Powderhouse Park; August 26: VIEWERS' CHOICE, Seven Hills Park. For more information, please call 311, or visit http://www.somervillema.gov/alert.cfm?alert_id=286. * The last day to register to vote for the Tuesday, Sept. 14 state primary election is Wednesday, Aug. 25. On that day, in accordance with state law, town and city clerks' offices will remain open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballot application can be completed by the voter or a family member and are available at the town or city clerk's office or by going on-line HERE . * The last day to apply for loans through the SBA Disaster Outreach Center is Thursday, August 12. Community Updates Thomas Pasquarello, Police Regional Director with the U.S. Department of Justice-Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in Bangkok, Thailand, has accepted an offer from Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone to become the City's new Chief of Police. Daniel Hadley ResiStat Coordinator City of Somerville 93 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143 W: (617) 625-6600 ext. 2116 ResiStat is the City of Somerville's effort to bring data-driven discussions and decision-making to residents and promote civic engagement via the web and regular community meetings. RESISTAT INTERACTIVE TOOLS: To unsubscribe to the weekly ResiStat emails, please respond to this message with the term "unsubscribe me." (Be sure to include the email address you originally used to subscribe) Subscribe to lists and view archives from mailing lists: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Mailing_Lists.html View or submit a SomerBlog Question or Comment: http://somervilleresistat.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/resistat/attachments/20100811/a24cec10/attachment.html From DHadley at somervillema.gov Tue Aug 17 13:12:36 2010 From: DHadley at somervillema.gov (Daniel Hadley) Date: Tue Aug 17 09:34:06 2010 Subject: [ResiStat] Ocean State Job Lot meetings, SomerMovie, Dog Festival and more Message-ID: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB078B1467@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Hello all, * Ocean State Job Lot community meeting tonight The owner of the former Star Market site sent out a flyer inviting community members to a public meeting, tonight (8/17) at the Elizabeth Peabody House, 277 Broadway, 7:00 - 8:30 pm. * Correction: Public Hearing on Ocean State Job Lot Scheduled for 8/24 NOT 8/19 The public hearing on the proposal to bring Ocean State Job Lot to the former Star Market site is scheduled for Tuesday, August 24th, 6:00 pm at City Hall. The public will be allowed to speak as part of the regular Planning Board meeting. Community members may also submit written comments on the proposal to George Proakis at gproakis@somervillema.gov. (Note: last week's email incorrectly stated that the meeting was scheduled for August 19th. I'm sorry for any confusion). * SomerMovie Fest 2010, Thursday Nights at Dusk, Locations Across The City: Mayor Joe Curtatone presents the SomerMovie Fest. Throughout July and August, please join us for the following movies: August 19: Up, PG, Powderhouse Park; August 26: VIEWERS' CHOICE, Seven Hills Park. For more information, please call 311, or visit http://www.somervillema.gov/alert.cfm?alert_id=286. * The last day to register to vote for the Tuesday, Sept. 14 state primary election is Wednesday, Aug. 25. On that day, in accordance with state law, town and city clerks' offices will remain open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballot application can be completed by the voter or a family member and are available at the town or city clerk's office or by going on-line HERE . * Somerville Dog Festival Well-mannered dogs on leashes invited, but they must be current on rabies vaccination. Please join us: Sunday September 19th, 10am-3pm, Conway Park, Somerville Ave. All proceeds to benefit the Northeast Animal Shelter. Featuring demos in agility, frisbee, flyball, search and rescue, freestyle dance and urban mushing. Silent Auction, Fashion Show, Best Dog Trick Contest! * Somerville Local First (SLF), a nonprofit network working to build sustainable local economies, announces its second annual festival and fundraiser, Harvest Fest 2010, held in two sessions Saturday, Oct. 9, at Arts @ The Armory. More info is available on the SLF website . Community Updates The Somerville Public Safety Building is well on its way to being completely reoccupied after it was inundated in the flash flood that hit Somerville last July. Daniel Hadley ResiStat Coordinator City of Somerville 93 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143 W: (617) 625-6600 ext. 2116 ResiStat is the City of Somerville's effort to bring data-driven discussions and decision-making to residents and promote civic engagement via the web and regular community meetings. RESISTAT INTERACTIVE TOOLS: To unsubscribe to the weekly ResiStat emails, please respond to this message with the term "unsubscribe me." (Be sure to include the email address you originally used to subscribe) Subscribe to lists and view archives from mailing lists: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Mailing_Lists.html View or submit a SomerBlog Question or Comment: http://somervilleresistat.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/resistat/attachments/20100817/30ce3544/attachment.html From DHadley at somervillema.gov Thu Aug 26 12:38:55 2010 From: DHadley at somervillema.gov (Daniel Hadley) Date: Thu Aug 26 09:00:30 2010 Subject: [ResiStat] construction, BoA meeting, SomerMovie and more Message-ID: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB079C694E@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Hello all, Construction in Magoun Square You may have noticed some delays in Magoun Square. It is business as usual for local restaurants and shops, but there are some street closures to be aware of this afternoon and again tomorrow. Board of Aldermen Meeting Tonight (8/26), 7pm. The agenda for the meeting can be found here . Public Hearing on Star Market Site The Planning Board held a public hearing recently on the proposal to bring Ocean State Job Lot to the former Star Market site in Winter Hill. The Board heard testimony on the proposal and will continue deliberations during their next meeting on Thursday, September 2nd. Written comments will be accepted until noon on Friday, August 27th and may be submitted to George Proakis at gproakis@somervillema.gov. SomerMovie Fest 2010, Thursday Nights at Dusk, Locations Across The City: Mayor Joe Curtatone presents the SomerMovie Fest. Throughout July and August, please join us for the following movies: August 26: Better off Dead, Powder House Park (Note: this was originally scheduled for Seven Hills Park, but has been moved due to construction). For more information, please call 311, or visit http://www.somervillema.gov/alert.cfm?alert_id=286. Somerville Dog Festival Well-mannered dogs on leashes invited, but they must be current on rabies vaccination. Please join us: Sunday September 19th, 10am-3pm, Conway Park, Somerville Ave. All proceeds to benefit the Northeast Animal Shelter. Featuring demos in agility, frisbee, flyball, search and rescue, freestyle dance and urban mushing. Silent Auction, Fashion Show, Best Dog Trick Contest! 8th Annual Somerville Homeless Coalition Golf Tournament This year's tournament will be held at the Wayland Country Club in Wayland, Mass, September 10th. Golfers can check-in the day of the event at 12:30 p.m., followed by a barbeque-style lunch. Shotgun start will be at 1:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the non-profit organization and the programs and services it provides to the homeless and near-homeless in Somerville and the Greater Boston area. More info is available on the SHC website . Community Updates The City recently received a $400,000 EPA grant to help developers clean up contaminated sites. Daniel Hadley ResiStat Coordinator City of Somerville 93 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143 W: (617) 625-6600 ext. 2116 ResiStat is the City of Somerville's effort to bring data-driven discussions and decision-making to residents and promote civic engagement via the web and regular community meetings. RESISTAT INTERACTIVE TOOLS: To unsubscribe to the weekly ResiStat emails, please respond to this message with the term "unsubscribe me." (Be sure to include the email address you originally used to subscribe) Subscribe to lists and view archives from mailing lists: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Mailing_Lists.html View or submit a SomerBlog Question or Comment: http://somervilleresistat.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/resistat/attachments/20100826/b9efb574/attachment.html