City Unveils Comprehensive Plan
Curtatone hopes “Somervision” will steer Somerville through 2030.
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Immigrant Advocates Rally Against State House Bill
Around a dozen protesters gathered on the steps of the State House on Tuesday for a rally against a bill they say would unfairly target undocumented immigrants.
Occupy Somerville protests potential MBTA cuts and fair hikes
The MBTA’s proposed plans to cut services could have a severe effect on Somerville. Occupy Somerville wants the state’s richest people to provide.
New Hires Coming as Tintocalis Leaves for Lexington
Melisa Tintocalis, formerly the city’s principal development planner, began work as Lexington’s economic development director on Feb. 1. Tintocalis had worked for the City for over 10 years.
Poll: A Library on the Brink?
A recently signed agreement between Somerville firefighters and Mayor Joe Curtatone will save his administration from making drastic cuts to the city budget to close a gap stemming from $4.3 million in owed backpay.
Aldermen talk firefighter pay, fortune tellers
The Board of Aldermen met Jan. 12, where it continued to address the Curtatone administration’s battle with city firefighters.
Somerville Occupies Boston
“When we see the news and read about Occupy Boston, we don’t see the 99 percent. We see, maybe, the 47 percent. Because we have people claiming to represent the 53 percent, and they say, ‘I work two jobs. I’m struggling to make ends meet. Half my money goes to my mortgage, but I don’t…
A Scan of Somerville
Sometimes the Scout staff gets so caught up in creating the next print edition…a few days, nay, weeks go by without a single blog post. So I figured I it was high time to weigh in with something. Luckily, today’s Herald provided ample grist: 1. A story by Richard Weir about MBTA officials approving $56.5…
Metered Parking Spaces in Somerville Receive an Upgrade
A few weeks ago, the City of Somerville’s Traffic and Parking Department (133 Holland St) began beta-testing 15 new pay-by-space parking meters in the Union Square lots and in the Davis Square Rite Aid (393 Highland Ave) lots, replacing 30-single spaced meters that previously stood in those locations. “Residents often complained that few people have…
Somerville Youth Discuss the Future with the Mayor
On Tuesday, May 25 at 6pm in the back room at The Burren (247 Elm St), dozens of Somerville residents, most of whom appeared to be in their mid 20s, came to see a presentation called “The State of Young Somerville” given by Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Young Somerville Advisory Group. For the…
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