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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APPOINTED SOMERVILLE OFFICIAL SPURS OUTRAGE WITH TWEETS FROM DC MOB SCENE
Mayor Curtatone says “We’re taking it seriously and doing our due diligence” ...
SOMERVILLE RESIDENTS COPE WITH EVICTION MORATORIUM EXPIRATION
As coronavirus cases surge, community members grapple with a housing crisis ...
BUSINESS BOOMS FOR LIQUOR STORES, AMID PANDEMIC PANIC
In spite of the coronavirus spread, many have experienced an uptick in sales ...
DEADLY DELAY: SOMERVILLE’S SAFE INJECTION SITE OPENING IS PUSHED BACK TO 2021
Spokespeople and public officials remain at conflict ...
MASS MUNICIPALITIES BRAVE ZOOM LEARNING CURVE IN PANDEMIC TIMES
“Our goal was to really make the meetings and the access to the public as similar as possible to the ...
WHEEL CHANGE: BOSTON BIKE ADVOCATES SPIN PANDEMIC SHORTAGE INTO POTENTIAL
“People need to reimagine what’s possible in terms of exercising outside, riding to work when it’s colder.” ...
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: HOW SERVICE WORKERS HAVE CREATIVELY COLLABORATED TO WEATHER THE PANDEMIC (SO FAR)
"We’ve been dealing with the looming reality. The real concern is how the staff can survive with no income for ...
REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTDOOR DINING IN SOMERVILLE RESTAURANTS
The Somerville Licensing Commission seeks the public's assistance in disseminating the Commission’s requirements for outdoor dining in Somerville restaurants. These ...
THE NEW FACE OF DIRECT ACTION IN MASS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Some of the many ways people are safely advocating for workers, renters, incarcerated people, artists, and other vulnerable populations. ...
LANDLORDS CAN’T EVICT DURING PANDEMIC, BUT A BUNCH OF THEM TRIED
"It was sort of testing the water with it, seeing what [evictions] they can get away with. This legislation stopped ...