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Charge4Charge aims to help City invest in future electric vehicle charging infrastructure
The City of Somerville is announcing that starting Monday, July 1, 2024 a fee of $0.25 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) will be implemented at all City-owned electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, aligning with neighboring communities including Boston, Cambridge, Medford, and Arlington.
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Somernova is hosting mobile office hours on Tuesday, June 4, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at Conway Park. This is a great opportunity to provide feedback and have conversations related to the revised zoning proposal. More information can be found at somernova.community. Additionally, those who would like to host a living room conversation regarding Somernova’s expansion can contact Somernova at community@somernova.com. This is a great opportunity to gather five or more neighbors to discuss the proposal and have your questions answered.
Tomorrow’s public hearing on the FY25 budget will be primarily virtual at: https://somervillema.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Community members in need of technical assistance are welcome to join in-person at City Hall (93 Highland Ave.). All info at http://somervillema.gov/budget.
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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Office of Health and Human Services invite all community members to honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month by joining the annual Pride flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, June 4. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the City Hall Concourse and include remarks from Mayor Ballantyne, City of Somerville LGBTQ+ Liaison Izzy Starr, and representatives from the Somerville youth LQBTQ+ community.
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Assault
On 5/22/24 at approximately 4:57 p.m, Somerville Police responded to Great River Rd. for report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim who stated she was involved in an argument with a male party. During the argument, the male party spit at her. Officers identified the male suspect.
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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Somerville’s SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs, and the Somerville Worker Center, in partnership with the Brazilian Worker Center and the Brazilian Women’s Group, are announcing a free immigrant workers’ rights fair on Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Somerville Worker Center located at 530 Mystic Ave, Suite 111.
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Somerville is invited to get their dancing shoes on as the 2024 SomerStreets: Carnaval returns Sunday, June 2, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. (rain date Sunday, June 9) to kick off the 2024 SomerStreets season, which will include a series of four neighborhood street festivals across Somerville.
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— Photo courtesy of City of Somerville
This temporary detour (approximately one week, weather permitting) will enable city contractors to pave the newly built path and loam/seed green space along the northern half of the park. Following paving, the new path will be opened to the public and work at the site will transition to the southern half of the park where the temporary community path currently sits.
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