City Hall Halloween Celebration Scheduled for Thursday, October 26, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, along with Somerville’s Department of Public Works and Parks and Recreation Office, invite all local to “Truck O’Treat” on Thursday, October 26, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the City Hall concourse (93 Highland Avenue).
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All are invited to join Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Ward 7 City Councilor Judy Pineda Nuefeld, Somerville Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rubén Carmona, and more to celebrate the official opening of the redesigned West Somerville Neighborhood Schoolyard. The ribbon cutting will take place on Tuesday, Oct 24, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at the West Somerville Neighborhood School, located at 177 Powder House Blvd, Somerville, MA
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Ceremony will open new 18,000-square-foot public space on Monday, October 23
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, are inviting the community to celebrate the grand opening of Union Square Station Plaza, the first public space to open as part of the City’s Union Square Master Development Plan.
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Blue: The Celebration of a Color, curated by Martha Friend:
For millennia humans have treasured the color blue, using it to create both great works of art and ordinary but treasured household objects. Blue suggests royalty, peace, and tranquility. Even the words we use to describe shades of blue evoke a sense of beauty: turquoise, indigo, cerulean, periwinkle, cobalt, aquamarine. It is associated with the stillness of night, the calming waves of the ocean, and the cooling properties of water. This exhibition invites visitors to explore the many different meanings and uses of blue – through a collection of art, artifacts, regular household objects, fashion, and concepts. A celebration of all things blue.
What does blue mean to you. Is it secretly everyone’s favorite color?
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All are invited to celebrate the completion of Somerville High School’s new athletic field, the Philip Reavis, Sr. Field. The High School has long operated without a practice field onsite making this a momentous occasion. Join Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Somerville Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rubén Carmona, City Council President and Ward Three Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen, and more for a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony. Events will take place on Thursday, October 26 at 12:00 p.m.
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Yesterday the Massachusetts Senate voted and passed Senator Patricia Jehlen’s (D-Somerville) bill S.1191 An Act relative to pay range transparency for a vote. Known as the“Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act,” after the first woman to serve as U.S. Labor Secretary, this legislation builds on the state’s landmark Equal Pay Act, also originally sponsored by Senator Jehlen.
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