WHAT IS THE SOMERVILLE WIRE?
BINJ staff and Somerville News Garden volunteers have not undertaken this effort to compete with existing or future news outlets in Somerville. We are simply working on creating a replicable model that cities and towns around Massachusetts and the US can use to stop their municipalities from turning into “news deserts,” in the parlance of journalism academics.
OFFICIALS QUESTION RELIABILITY OF THE POLICE APPOINTMENT PROCESS
An incident prompts scrutiny, while councilors struggle with the fairness of the hiring system.
BUSINESSES AND GATHERING SPACES MAINTAIN LOW 25% CAPACITY LIMITS
Defending the decision to keep capacities low, Curtatone calls the governor’s approach “blood calculus.”
SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 16, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Capacity limits, police appointments, and rides for the elderly.
FRAGMENTED MASS VACCINATION SITE AND SYSTEM MAKE FOR UNCERTAINTY
The state’s map of vaccination sites is missing several locations. Here’s why.
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE COMMITMENTS
Some who are civilly committed for addiction in Mass face abusive prison conditions. Still, some families say it’s better than the alternative
JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA ADVOCATES TO SUGGEST PICKS FOR MA JOURNALISM COMMISSION SEATS
A joint press release by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism and Free Press Action
ANNOUNCEMENT: SOMERVILLE ALLIANCE FOR SAFE STREETS TO HOST SOMERVILLE SAFE STREETS SUMMIT
Safety and equitable mobility for all.
SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 9, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Vaccine call-in lines, new artist spaces, and Laura’s Law.
INSIDE THE BATTLE OVER A NEW WOMEN’S PRISON FOR MASSACHUSETTS
“Either they don’t have people with the right expertise in charge of this process, making very embarrassing bumbles, or you literally are trying to circumvent the process.”