This is the second article in a series on systemic harms plaguing homeless young adults based in Harvard Square “Ever since I was three years old, I knew exactly who I was inside.” Roxxanne says she likes my…


This is the second article in a series on systemic harms plaguing homeless young adults based in Harvard Square “Ever since I was three years old, I knew exactly who I was inside.” Roxxanne says she likes my…

The dedicated local reporter will be moving on to work for Boston.com (Somerville Wire) – Julia Taliesin has been the Somerville Journal’s only full time staff reporter covering the city of Somerville since 2018. Now, she is taking…

Services for the homeless, Nibble Kitchen pushes through the pandemic Welcome to this sixth episode of the Weekly Wire—an audio roundup of highlights from this week's articles in the Somerville Wire news service. Our headlines for May 7,…

Tasks have included advising on vaxx rollout and making a “playbook” for “high-risk” communities On March 15, 2020, Massachusetts officials were facing down a pandemic. Positive coronavirus cases had just cleared triple digits, a small start on the…

Photo by Ron Newman Somerville Open Studios takes off, facemask rules relax, and an amendment on air and noise pollution in Somerville is adopted Welcome to the Somerville Wire’s May 4 Weekly Roundup—a fast look at local news…

An engagement center and self-cleaning bathrooms are on the City’s list for development. (Somerville Wire) – The city of Somerville’s Public Health and Public Safety Committee discussed the need for improving conditions for the homeless at a meeting…

Back then, we did what many said couldn’t be done. Now, we’re doing what we said we wouldn’t do.*