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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 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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OPINION: GIVE US 100 DAYS TO PLAN FOR 100 YEARS

OPINION: GIVE US 100 DAYS TO PLAN FOR 100 YEARS

"Last month, the Planning Division released a 138-page plan, nominally produced by consultants, but heavily influenced by planning staff, that ...
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OPINION: SOMERVILLE'S TIME-BOMB ISSUE

OPINION: SOMERVILLE’S TIME-BOMB ISSUE

Part 2: What do we do? The City of Somerville’s buildings, roads, sidewalks, water distribution, and sewer systems are all ...
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KATJANA BALLANTYNE TO BRING CULTURE OF INCLUSION AS MAYOR

KATJANA BALLANTYNE TO BRING CULTURE OF INCLUSION AS MAYOR

The newly elected leader on a historic turning point in Somerville’s government (Somerville Wire) - Mayor-elect and City Councilor Katjana ...
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ARTIST PROFILE: PRESSURE COOKER

ARTIST PROFILE: PRESSURE COOKER

The band on its inspirations, PorchFest performances, and future plans (Somerville Wire) - Pressure Cooker produces music that people are ...
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SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM IN NOV & DEC, FIRST $10,000 MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR

Two-month Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism fundraiser to be amplified by the Institute for Nonprofit News and the Miami Foundation ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 2, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 2, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A Veterans Day ceremony, a staged reading of “The Birds,” and an event at the Somerville Museum Articles CURTATONE SPEAKS ...
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CURTATONE SPEAKS OUT ABOUT FORMATION OF PUBLIC BANK

CURTATONE SPEAKS OUT ABOUT FORMATION OF PUBLIC BANK

Mayoral candidates also weighed in on whether the Commonwealth should build this entity (Somerville Wire) – Mayor Joe Curtatone voiced ...
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OPINION: ONE TOOL AGAINST DISPLACEMENT, RENT HIKES, SPECULATION

OPINION: ONE TOOL AGAINST DISPLACEMENT, RENT HIKES, SPECULATION

"TOPA would allow communities to slow displacement and gentrification by removing some homes from the for-profit, speculative, escalating market, and ...
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BUSINESS PROFILE: PEARL STREET TATTOO CLUB

BUSINESS PROFILE: PEARL STREET TATTOO CLUB

The new East Somerville space aims to be inclusive (Somerville Wire) – Owners Aisha R. and Arran Lane moved from ...
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ALL OF THE CANDIDATES IN SOMERVILLE CALL THEMSELVES "PROGRESSIVE"—SO WHO SHOULD I VOTE FOR?

ALL OF THE CANDIDATES IN SOMERVILLE CALL THEMSELVES “PROGRESSIVE”—SO WHO SHOULD I VOTE FOR?

"If we truly want better outcomes, we need to elect people who are committed to being accountable to a grassroots ...
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