MASSWIRE ARCHIVE
This is the archive of all articles from BINJ’s MassWire news service prior to September 2023. Check out the new MassWire page at masswire.news.

DEBATABLE DATA
Shortcomings in the state’s greenhouse gas inventory pose issues for energy planning While Massachusetts has mandated major reductions in greenhouse ...

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 ...

ON THE WAY HOME
A New Beginning For Formerly Incarcerated Women “Stepping into this house made me feel better … She has a way ...

STILL WAITING
Tainted Drug Evidence Victims Still Waiting For Settlement Payments “We’ve got a system in place where it’s just, grab this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

REDESIGNING UNION SQUARE’S SUBSTATION
Eversource hears from neighbors on future of electrical infrastructure within a changing urban landscape (Somerville Wire) - With its dazzling ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Councilors consider how to improve internet access for all in Somerville (Somerville Wire) - Somerville’s leaders would like to ensure ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS!
Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input (Somerville Wire) - Two community leaders on different ...

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 ...

RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM RENEWED
Community Choice Electricity reduces greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs (Somerville Wire) - The Somerville Community Choice Electricity program, one ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

INSULT TO INJURY
Images via Donovan Johnson Arlington Police had evidence that their suspect was not involved with human trafficking. That didn’t stop ...

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 ...

CODIFYING A NEW CURB PHILOSOPHY
City proposes new ways of looking at street usage (Somerville Wire) - After two years of data collection and outreach ...