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.
PUBLIC RECORDS CRISIS DEEPENS
The case pertains to an investigation into the use of rodenticides by government agencies You have five days to agree ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: APRIL 26, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
East Somerville Cleanup, Boynton Yards Concerts, and Diane Esmond Showing Articles SOMERVILLE OPEN STUDIOS: VISIT ARTISTS AT HOME THIS WEEKEND ...
SOMERVILLE OPEN STUDIOS: VISIT ARTISTS AT HOME THIS WEEKEND
The theme of this year's event is SPACE (Somerville Wire) - More than 300 visual artists across Somerville will open ...
SOMERVILLE EXTENDS EVICTION MORATORIUM ONCE MORE
End date now June 30, 2022 (Somerville Wire) - After the City of Boston lifted its eviction moratorium on March ...
OPINION: COMMUNITY GATHERS FOR FILM SCREENING AND PANEL ON SCHOOL POLICING
On Monday, April 11, about 100 people attended a screening of the award winning documentary "On These Grounds". The documentary ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: APRIL 19, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Yard waste, heating bills, summer jobs … and PorchFest! Articles EDITORIAL: NOW EVEN LESS NEWS IN SOMERVILLE DigBoston goes digital-only, ...
ARTS AT THE ARMORY CONTINUES ITS JOURNEY WITH NEW CO-DIRECTOR
Jess White promoted to chief operating officer (Somerville Wire) - The Somerville Armory is changing. The former militia headquarters at ...
EDITORIAL: NOW EVEN LESS NEWS IN SOMERVILLE
DigBoston goes digital-only, yet another reason to donate to the Somerville Media Fund (Somerville Wire) - It's rare that a ...
WHERE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR STAND ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Pictured: Weymouth Compressor Station With multiple ongoing environmental fights in the state, our next governor will have major power to ...
THE PANDEMIC PAYDAY CONTINUES—FOR CONSULTANTS
Image via City Life/Vida Urbana Mass uses questionable tools to investigate eviction relief applicants State officials are spending more than ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: APRIL 12, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Sleep In Sleep Out event … and an SPD injury Articles EDITORIAL: SHIRA LAUCHAROEN SAYS GOODBYE After a wonderful year ...
EDITORIAL: SHIRA LAUCHAROEN SAYS GOODBYE
After a wonderful year serving Somerville, the reporter begins new steps Ever since I began my work as assistant director ...
CITY PARTNERS WITH FENWAY HEALTH FOR SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE
Photo by Vancouver Coastal Health Managers, officials, and task force members say we must save people from overdoses (Somerville Wire) ...
PHONE CHECK
Mass is still gouging the families of prisoners on phone fees. Will lawmakers finally change that? For the past 10 ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: APRIL 5, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A documentary screening about police in schools, a discussion about government sponsored racism in housing, and the Mayor’s Summer Jobs ...
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Somerville Media Center and BINJ join forces to create municipal foundation to support nonprofit community journalism There can be no ...
HOW DOES THE FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM AT THE GLX WORK?
Photo by Shira Laucharoen Pols raise concerns about the temporary design at the new stations (Somerville Wire) – If you ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 29, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A Racial and Social Justice Department forum, COVID recovery listening sessions, and a BIPOC Space Initiative Articles BUSINESS PROFILE: Q'S ...
BUSINESS PROFILE: Q’S NUTS
A family owned business that produces sweet and savory flavored nuts (Somerville Wire) – At farmers’ markets around Boston and ...
COUNCILORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WEIGH IN ON DIGITAL DIVIDE
How immigrants face the imbalance in the world of technology (Somerville Wire) – The digital divide in Somerville, which was ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 22, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Events at the Somerville Museum, a tenants’ rights webinar, and the Council on Aging Board of Directors seeks new members ...
THE GREEN LINE EXTENSION: TRANSFORMING TRANSPORTATION OR CAUSING DISPLACEMENT?
Photo by Cindy Weisbart New transit arrives in Somerville, met with a mixed bag of emotions (Somerville Wire) – Somerville ...
EDITORIAL: MEDIA CONSOLIDATION ACCELERATES IN SOMERVILLE
Gannett merges its Somerville Journal and Medford Transcript newspapers as BINJ’s Somerville News Garden project and the Somerville Media Center ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 15, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
No more mask mandate for City buildings, a police staffing and operations analysis, and a Makers Movement Huddle Articles SMART ...
SMART BOXES COME TO SOMERVILLE
Will the City’s pilot program be a step towards addressing the rat problem? (Somerville Wire) –The City of Somerville announced ...
BUSINESS PROFILE: MAHALAB BAKERY
“Artisanal Mediterranean products with a twist” (Somerville Wire) – Focaccia, pita, and savory pies abound at this Somerville business, where ...
OPINION: TYING UP SOME LOOSE ENDS
Reflecting on the "Curtatone era" and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne's time, so far While I realize that it’s possible that no ...
RENT INCREASES AT WASHINGTON STREET ART CENTER ARE THE LATEST IN A PATTERN OF REAL ESTATE CHANGE
Artists wonder what is in store for the cooperative's future Rent hikes of 31 percent asked by the new owner ...
SITUATION AT SOMERVILLE’S ARMORY ARTS BUILDING DESERVES EXPLANATION TO THE PUBLIC, OFFICIAL SAYS
A conversation between different stakeholders could take place at an upcoming town hall A town hall about the Armory building ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 8, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Combating the rodent problem in Somerville, a Bow Market book fair, and a game night at the Armory Articles WHAT ...