The Somerville Wire—a former initiative of the Somerville News Garden project of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism—is a web-based news service covering Somerville, Massachusetts that is now sponsored by the Somerville Media Fund, an independent municipal journalism foundation that is also a former SNG/BINJ initiative.
This page is an archive of all articles produced by the Wire when it was run by BINJ.
The new incarnation of the Somerville Wire can now be found at somervillewire.news.
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SOMERVILLE MAYORAL CANDIDATES ON RENT CONTROL
The four contenders share their thoughts on the popular housing reform ...
SOMERVILLE SHOOTINGS RAISE ALARM IN COMMUNITY
Community members and leaders consider the causes—and what can be done about it ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 24, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A Ward 5 City Council debate, voting in the preliminary election, and Somerville For All launches ...
MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE, PART 3
The Somerville Fair Housing Commission compiled a Fair Housing questionnaire for mayoral and City Council candidates to respond to. The ...
TEEN EMPOWERMENT PROVIDES PANDEMIC SUPPORT, ADDRESSES VIOLENCE
According to Program Director Danny McLaughlin, the organization serves as an intervention ...
SOMERVILLE ESTABLISHES PUBLIC INDOOR MASK MANDATE
With the Delta variant on the rise and kids going back to school, the City takes cautious steps ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 17, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A mayoral debate, a Ward 7 city council debate, and Scape Davis Square LLC will hold a public meeting ...
ARTIST PROFILE: ALLISON TANENHAUS
Videos, street art, and public interventions assume vibrant, mind-bending dimensions in the hands of the digital artist and graphic designer ...
MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE, PART 2
The Somerville Fair Housing Commission compiled a Fair Housing questionnaire for mayoral and City Council candidates to respond to. The ...
INVESTIGATING THE INTERSTATE: ARE MASSDOT’S SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ENOUGH?
This past June, MassDOT announced that it would address safety concerns connected to East Somerville’s highways ...