The Somerville Health and Human Services Department has scheduled an additional free public flu vaccination clinic. While there is no charge for vaccinations, attendees are asked to bring an insurance card if available. Those wanting a vaccine should wear clothing that allows easy access to the upper arm. Flu clinics will be held as follows:

Union Square Station Associates (US2) today announced the deadline for applications for the City of Somerville’s Technical Assistance Program has been extended by two weeks to November 30.

Community stakeholders to work with nationally renowned LOCUS organization on Union Square public benefits framework

After an open call for volunteers, a group of thirty community stakeholders (see list below) representing a broad range of perspectives and skill sets has been selected to serve as Strategy Leaders for the upcoming public benefits strategy sessions to be led by Christopher Leinberger of the nationally renowned LOCUS organization, announced Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone.

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Join the All-America City of Somerville, MA for the fourth annual Grooversity Percussion Festival on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015! From 1 to 5 p.m., at East Somerville Community School. The All-America City Grooversity Festival will feature live music and interactive workshops by renowned drumming and percussion masters, a community drum circle, a youth activity and networking fair, and more! The festival will also celebrate the City’s third All-America City Award, focusing on youth engagement and youth leadership.

Veterans Services Director for the City of Somerville, Bryan Bishop.

Bryan Bishop, current Deputy Commissioner & Chief of Staff of Boston Veterans’ Services, named new Director of Somerville Veterans Services

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is pleased to announce that Bryan Bishop has been named Veterans Services Director for the City of Somerville. Bishop will bring his years of service as the Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Staff for the City of Boston Department of Veterans’ Services. He is a 20-year Veteran of the United States Air Force who has spent much of his life serving the country and his fellow Veterans.

If you live in Ward 2, which includes the southern side of Union Square and the neighborhoods around Perry Park and Lincoln Park, you’re invited to the Ward 2 ResiStat community meeting Monday evening.

The Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) announced a series of meetings marking the next step in the Somerville Zoning Overhaul process. The meetings, which will cover a wide variety of topic areas, will be held from November 2015 through March 2016, and will discuss the ideas within the City’s new proposed zoning ordinance, respond to comments provided in the public review process, and propose changes to the ordinance based upon this feedback. The meeting schedule is as follows:

The votes are in! Following the week-long #SquareFlair competition, the City of Somerville is excited to announce that FOUR Somerville squares will receive commemorative 2015 All-America City banners! Taking the top spot, Magoun Sq. will be the first to receive the banners. Runners up, Assembly Sq., Davis Sq., and Ball Sq. will also receive banners in the coming weeks.

Deputy Chief Stephen Carrabino, left, and Chief David Fallon, right, work with retired south Carolina Police Chief Dean Crisp, lead instructor for the FBI-LEEDA Supervisor Leadership Institute, at the Somerville Police Department’s headquarters last week. (Courtesy Photo)

Chief David Fallon reports that the Somerville Police Department, in conjunction with the MA Municipal Police Training Council, hosted a free, FBI- Law Enforcement Executive Development (LEEDA) Association Supervisor Leadership Institute at the department’s headquarters last week. Police held the course from Oct. 26-30. Somerville. Lt. Gerard Rymill, Lt. Sean Sheehan, Sgt. John Tam and Sgt. Diogo DeOliveira attended.