A documentary screening about police in schools, a discussion about government sponsored racism in housing, and the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program Articles DONATE TO THE SOMERVILLE MEDIA FUND! Somerville Media Center and BINJ join forces to create municipal foundation to support nonprofit community journalism HOW DOES THE FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM AT THE GLX WORK? Pols […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 30, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
John Long retires as City Clerk, the Somerville Arts Council releases a survey, and Supervised Consumption Site meetings to take place
KITCHEN CONSEQUENTIAL: RESTAURANTS AND BARS ARE MAJOR THEATERS IN THE WAR AGAINST DISPOSABLES
“As a longtime server and operations manager, I know there are definitely solutions to this.”
AMBITIOUS CYCLE: MASS RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO OPT OUT OF THE DISPOSABLE ECONOMY
Living with fewer materials and less waste should, in theory, save consumers money and resources. It should also save municipalities money in the sharply rising costs of recycling and trash disposal. But waste-free options are expensive in personal time and inconvenience, especially when compared to the unparalleled convenience of the disposable economy
IT’S HARD WORK BEING GREEN: CAMBRIDGE AND SOMERVILLE RESIDENTS TALK ENVIRONMENTAL HABITS AND RESPONSIBILITY AT MARKEY TOWN HALL
“What we did in this resolution is to lay out what should happen … in every sector of the American economy. Because they can all be transformed with new technologies, with new strategies, new conservation techniques, and in a very brief period of time.”