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.
COMPREHENSIVE BICYCLE NETWORK PLANNED
Streets throughout Somerville to be designated “Neighborways” with reduced vehicle speeds (Somerville Wire) - The City is currently planning a ...
HACKS, FACTS & CONTRACTS
As trains broke down, the MBTA’s million-dollar marketing campaign kept running In 2019, a politically-connected state contractor laid out a ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 22, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Teen Spaces, Tenant Protection, and More! Article URBAN RENEWAL FOR WINTER HILL Mixed-use development planned at former Star Market on ...
URBAN RENEWAL FOR WINTER HILL
Mixed-use development planned at former Star Market on Broadway (Somerville Wire) - The long-abandoned Star Market on Broadway in Winter ...
HIGH DRAMA
Unruly, argumentative Governor’s Council inflames Parole Board Hearings There was high drama on display again at a Massachusetts Governor’s Council ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 14, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Money for Your Guns, a More Inclusive Farmers Market, and More! Articles NEW LIFE FOR CLARENDON HILL City gives final ...
NEW LIFE FOR CLARENDON HILL
City gives final approval for expansion, renovation of public housing Clarendon Hill, a 216-unit housing development in West Somerville, will ...
OPINION: ‘FIREHOUSE REELS’ AT THE SOMERVILLE MUSEUM
Exhibit highlights the once-controversial practice of cities supporting free speech SCAT was born in controversy. When a utility comes in ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 7, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Free Taxi Rides, Boynton Yard Concerts, and More! Articles CITY, STATE PLANNING SAFETY OVERHAUL FOR ROUTES 28 & 38 Officials ...
CITY, STATE PLANNING SAFETY OVERHAUL FOR ROUTES 28 & 38
Officials hope to slow traffic, reduce crashes around high-traffic intersection Utilizing federal and state funding, the city and state are ...
OPINION: MY PRIDE IS A RIOT AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACY
"As a Black and queer person, I know that when a person’s very existence is criminalized it inevitably results in ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 1, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
40 Years of SCATV Exhibit, CARNAVAL, Big Gay Dance Party, and More! Articles NEIGHBORS SOUND OFF ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING ...
NEIGHBORS SOUND OFF ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLANS
Mayor announces “pause” in design process, seeking more community input (Somerville Wire) - Committed to siting a new police and ...
2022 ARTS IN THE ARMORY GALA PHOTOS
Photographer Jesse Buckley captures "A Night in Bloom" (Somerville Wire) - Last week, Arts in the Armory held its 2022 ...
DREAM FELLOWSHIP DEFERRED
Photo via US Department of Homeland Security / Mani Albrecht Diabetes researcher claims she was unlawfully denied entry to US ...
RECOGNITION FOR RELIGION REPORTING
The kind of deep read that gets people and communities talking while winning awards in the process Congratulations to Alyssa ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MAY 24, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Somerville Mourns Stephenson Aman … and More Articles DETOXIFIED CONWAY PARK RETURNS TO SERVICE Final ribbon-cutting to be held this ...
DETOXIFIED CONWAY PARK RETURNS TO SERVICE
Final ribbon-cutting to be held this Friday, 11 a.m. (Somerville Wire) - It’s been five years since Conway Park was ...
MORALE VIOLATION
Whistle-blowers report culture of “retaliation” and “nepotism” at Mass parole agency Over the past three months, seven staff members from ...
DISPATCH FROM THE FIRST-ANNUAL BOSTON HOT SAUCE FESTIVAL
“Large or small, they may only have one or two sauces and it helps them get out in front of ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MAY 17, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Can’t Eat at Jumbo's & A Night In Bloom This Friday Articles COUNCIL WANTS COPS OFF CONSTRUCTION DETAILS Final decision ...
SOMERVILLE ARTIST PAINTS MURAL IN JP
New work by Julia Csekö opens Saturday, May 21 (Somerville Wire) - As part of a long-term plan to uplift ...
COUNCIL WANTS COPS OFF CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
Final decision on using civilian flaggers to be made by Mayor Ballantyne and City staff (Somerville Wire) - The City ...
VIDEO: JOURNALISTS DISCUSS PROBLEMS REPORTING RECENT DAVIS SQUARE DEATH
Share concerns about collapse of local news media and stonewalling by Somerville officials Early on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, a ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MAY 10, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
COVID-19 Risk High Again, Farmers Markets Reopening, and Library Offers Tech Support Article SECOND CHANCES FOR YOUR CLOTHES AND YOUR ...
SECOND CHANCES FOR YOUR CLOTHES AND YOUR NEIGHBORS
Somerville nonprofit partners with service providers to match used clothing with people in need Do you need some motivation to ...
SACRED SPACES: SPECIAL MOSQUE EDITION
Photo of Nigerian Islamic Society of Massachusetts by Derek Kouyoumjian While many Christians have been pushed out of their longtime ...
OPINION: R.I.P. ROE?
Freedom is a constant struggle When my family moved to Massachusetts, my mother couldn't legally get birth control or even learn about ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MAY 3, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Proakis Seeking Job in Watertown, Youth March for Peace, and More Articles ANOTHER SEASON OF OUTDOOR DINING BEGINS City still ...
ANOTHER SEASON OF OUTDOOR DINING BEGINS
City still working to help restaurants survive (Somerville Wire) - Somerville’s dynamic restaurant industry is one of the pillars of ...