BINJ

Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

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 independent community news outlets for free—and by larger commercial news outlets and chains for a fee. Interested news organizations can contact us at somervillewire@binjonline.org

The public at large has free access to all Wire articles here at somervillewire.news. Somerville Wire articles are also syndicated by BINJ’s MassWire state news service at masswire.news.

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

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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EDITORIAL: SOMERVILLE WIRE ON HIATUS UNTIL SPRING

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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OPINION: GLX IS HERE! CELEBRATING AND LOOKING AHEAD

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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"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

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

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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SOMERVILLE WIRE: DECEMBER 7, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

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

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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