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Somerville Wire

The Somerville Wire—an initiative of the Somerville News Garden project of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism—is a web-based news service covering Somerville, Massachusetts. Its content is produced by professional journalists, area residents trained as journalists at SNG’s Neighborhood Media School, and Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism and DigBoston interns. All articles published on the Wire are available for republishing by other community news outlets for free—and by larger commercial news outlets for a fee. Interested news outlets can contact us at somervillewire@binjonline.org

The public at large has free access to all Wire articles here at somervillewire.news.

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SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 23, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 23, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

“What is the Somerville Wire,” the school reopening plan, and a new life science building ...
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WHAT IS THE SOMERVILLE WIRE?

BINJ staff and Somerville News Garden volunteers have not undertaken this effort to compete with existing or future news outlets ...
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OFFICIALS QUESTION RELIABILITY OF THE POLICE APPOINTMENT PROCESS

OFFICIALS QUESTION RELIABILITY OF THE POLICE APPOINTMENT PROCESS

An incident prompts scrutiny, while councilors struggle with the fairness of the hiring system ...
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BUSINESSES AND GATHERING SPACES MAINTAIN LOW 25% CAPACITY LIMITS

BUSINESSES AND GATHERING SPACES MAINTAIN LOW 25% CAPACITY LIMITS

Defending the decision to keep capacities low, Curtatone calls the governor's approach "blood calculus." ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 16, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 16, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Capacity limits, police appointments, and rides for the elderly ...
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FRAGMENTED MASS VACCINATION SITE AND SYSTEM MAKE FOR UNCERTAINTY

FRAGMENTED MASS VACCINATION SITE AND SYSTEM MAKE FOR UNCERTAINTY

The state's map of vaccination sites is missing several locations. Here's why ...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: SOMERVILLE ALLIANCE FOR SAFE STREETS TO HOST SOMERVILLE SAFE STREETS SUMMIT

ANNOUNCEMENT: SOMERVILLE ALLIANCE FOR SAFE STREETS TO HOST SOMERVILLE SAFE STREETS SUMMIT

Safety and equitable mobility for all ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 9, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 9, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Vaccine call-in lines, new artist spaces, and Laura’s Law ...
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ARTIFICIAL TURF DEBATE INTENSIFIES, FOR SOMERVILLE LOCALS AND ADVOCATES

ARTIFICIAL TURF DEBATE INTENSIFIES, FOR SOMERVILLE LOCALS AND ADVOCATES

A park on Somerville Avenue becomes the subject of a heated argument ...
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LOSING LOCAL NEWS: INSIDE THE WORLD OF ONE SOMERVILLE REPORTER

LOSING LOCAL NEWS: INSIDE THE WORLD OF ONE SOMERVILLE REPORTER

"I am acutely aware that it is absolutely impossible for me to do justice to what the city deserves in ...
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