The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is encouraging members of the public to plan for their holiday travel by recognizing that traffic volumes and the number of travelers on public transportation are anticipated to be higher than normal. Motorists and public transportation customers should check websites for real-time travel information on major statewide roads, MBTA schedule information and the weather forecast before leaving home.
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Employees throughout Somerville and all of Massachusetts love working at Riverside due to the compassionate culture, diverse workforce, and mission-driven ethos.
Riverside Community Care, a nonprofit leader in behavioral healthcare and human services with services at 117 Summer Street and throughout Somerville, has been named a 2023 Top Place to Work by The Boston Globe. The winners were featured in Globe Magazine on Sunday, December 3.
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The new Somerville High School includes a wheelchair-accessible entrance
built during the building’s construction from 2018 to 2021.
The City of Somerville’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Task Force, which will review and update the city’s ADA Transition Plan, is accepting applications from community members to join the Task Force.
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166 Central St. — Photos by Bobbie Toner
Many of Somerville’s best and brightest holiday light displays have been enjoyed by those taking a self-guided Illuminations tour. Through early January 2024 take the time to enjoy a self-guided tour using Somerville’s official online Illuminations Map. For map and more information visit https://somervilleartscouncil.org/illuminationstour.
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Study’s Findings Will Inform City’s Work to Help Small Businesses Navigate Potential Gentrification
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (OSPCD) are announcing the release of Mitigating Commercial Displacement in Somerville, MA, a study commissioned by Somerville’s Economic Development team, and authored by graduate students from the Rappaport Greater Boston Advanced Applied Field Lab and the Bloomberg-Harvard Cities Field Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
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Marcus Breen talks with the poet Doug Holder.
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