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IF SOMERVILLIANS DONATE ANOTHER $2,420, WE CAN RESTART SOMERVILLE WIRE

An impressive $2,580 in public support came in this week. We can hire a new quarter-time reporter when we get ...
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DEBATABLE DATA

Shortcomings in the state’s greenhouse gas inventory pose issues for energy planning While Massachusetts has mandated major reductions in greenhouse ...
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EDITORIAL: SOMERVILLE WIRE ON HIATUS UNTIL SPRING

BINJ Needs $15,000 to Pay a Quarter-Time Staff Reporter for a Year It has been almost four years since the ...
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ON THE WAY HOME

A New Beginning For Formerly Incarcerated Women “Stepping into this house made me feel better … She has a way ...
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STILL WAITING

Tainted Drug Evidence Victims Still Waiting For Settlement Payments “We’ve got a system in place where it’s just, grab this ...
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OPINION: GLX IS HERE! CELEBRATING AND LOOKING AHEAD

After decades of advocacy, I was thrilled to celebrate the opening of the Green Line Extension through my district in ...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: CHERYL AMIRAULT LEFAVE

“Everything that I came across for 40 years has been a battle.” It seemed that last week a decades-old controversial ...
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"Night Dogs. Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts, December 2022.” Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

SOMERVILLE WIRE: DECEMBER 21, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Snow Rules, City Funds for Small Businesses and Nonprofits, and More! ARTICLES HOW TO CONTROL SEWAGE OVERFLOWS Somerville, Cambridge, MWRA ...
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The mouth of Alewife Brook at the Mystic River. The bridge carries the Mystic Valley Parkway bewtween Somerville and Arlington, Massachusetts. Photo by Magicpiano. GNU Free Documentation License 2017 Magicpiano.

HOW TO CONTROL SEWAGE OVERFLOWS

Somerville, Cambridge, MWRA jointly update communities on long-term environmental planning to protect waterways from wastewater (Somerville Wire) - Most sewer ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: DECEMBER 14, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Highland Ave. Detour, Donate to Families in Need, and More! ARTICLES REDESIGNING UNION SQUARE’S SUBSTATION Eversource hears from neighbors on ...
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REDESIGNING UNION SQUARE’S SUBSTATION

Eversource hears from neighbors on future of electrical infrastructure within a changing urban landscape (Somerville Wire) - With its dazzling ...
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EARS FOR FEAR: THE SHOTSPOTTER WORKAROUND

Boston, Regional Police Dodge Transparency Ordinance In Bolstering Surveillance Network At a public hearing at the end of November, Boston ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: DECEMBER 7, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Donate to Somerville Media Fund, Municipal Broadband, and More! ARTICLES EDITORIAL: DONATE TO THE SOMERVILLE MEDIA FUND! A holiday appeal ...
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OPINION: WINTER HILL STAR MARKET REDEVELOPMENT HEADS TO ZONING BOARD

Over the next few months, Somerville's Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is going to be taking up one of its ...
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"The New Digital Divide" by Free Press Pics is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Councilors consider how to improve internet access for all in Somerville (Somerville Wire) - Somerville’s leaders would like to ensure ...
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EDITORIAL: DONATE TO THE SOMERVILLE MEDIA FUND!

A holiday appeal to help support professional journalism from local nonprofits Somerville Media Center and Somerville Wire (Boston Institute for ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 29, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Donate to Somerville Media Fund, Affordable Housing at 299 Broadway, and More! ARTICLES LAST WORDS FROM ‘SANCTUARY CITY’ Artists Reflect ...
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LAST WORDS FROM ‘SANCTUARY CITY’

Artists Reflect on Immigration and Community Building (Somerville Wire) - Sanctuary City, a ground-breaking art exhibit at the Somerville Museum, ...
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SUPPORT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN MASSACHUSETTS

This #GivingTuesday, Help BINJ With a Donation—Matched Dollar for Dollar Up to $1,000 With Giving Tuesday—the unofficial holiday dedicated to ...
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IS ANOTHER SHUTDOWN LOOMING?

Documents: “Complete shut-down of an MBTA rail route” again on the table for MBTA. Transit advocate says planning ahead is ...
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OPINION: SOMERVILLE MEDIA CENTER SHOULD REMAIN IN THE HEART OF UNION SQUARE

Mayor Emeritus and Former City Communications Director Call for Public Access Station to Be Allowed to Stay in City-Owned Firehouse ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 16, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

COVID-19 Recovery Funds, Community Curators Sought, and More! ARTICLES WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS! Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville ...
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Broadway Bus Lanes Debate Between Michael Capuano and Chris Dwan at Somerville Media Center, November 9, 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS!

Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input (Somerville Wire) - Two community leaders on different ...
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SMC and BINJ volunteers and staff leaflet Winter Hill for the Broadway Bus Lanes Forum

SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 8, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Broadway Bus Lanes Forum, Veterans Day Events, and More! ARTICLE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM RENEWED Community Choice Electricity reduces greenhouse gas ...
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Selection from "Eversource Substation in Union Square Somerville" by Linda Pinkow

RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM RENEWED

Community Choice Electricity reduces greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs (Somerville Wire) - The Somerville Community Choice Electricity program, one ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 2, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Bertholdo Honored, Somerville Hosting ‘Moving Wall,' and More! ARTICLES MBTA REVISES ITS BUS NETWORK DESIGN Abundant public comments lead to ...
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MBTA REVISES ITS BUS NETWORK DESIGN

Abundant public comments lead to substantial changes in future Somerville routes (Somerville Wire) - After receiving more than 20,000 comments ...
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GIVE NOW AND HAVE YOUR DONATION MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR!

A special message from BINJ Executive Director Jason Pramas: SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM IN NOV & DEC 2022, FIRST $15,000 MATCHED ...
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INSULT TO INJURY

Images via Donovan Johnson Arlington Police had evidence that their suspect was not involved with human trafficking. That didn’t stop ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: OCTOBER 26, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Crane Coming Down, Domestic Violence Vigil, Monster Mash, and More! Article CODIFYING A NEW CURB PHILOSOPHY City proposes new ways ...
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