A proposal to extend the eviction moratorium, a theatrical reading, and Taste of Somerville’s new dining passport program. Welcome to the Somerville Wire’s June 15 Weekly Roundup—a fast look at local news published every Tuesday at somervillewire.news. Readers with Somerville-focused news tips or press releases or calendar items or letter and opinion submissions can send […]
OPINION: A SOMERVILLE FREED FROM THE VIOLENCE OF EVICTION
Photo by Ben Ewen-Campen “The time has come for evictions to end for good in Somerville!” The Eviction Response Network is fighting for a Somerville freed from the violence that is eviction. We are Somerville tenants, workers, homeowners, and allies against eviction and united by the belief that housing is a human right. It is […]
SOMERVILLE LOOKS INTO SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS
An engagement center and self-cleaning bathrooms are on the City’s list for development.
SHELTER SHOCK
Despite effective short-term measures, long-term homelessness persists in Mass
SOMERVILLE RESIDENTS COPE WITH EVICTION MORATORIUM EXPIRATION
As coronavirus cases surge, community members grapple with a housing crisis.