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GUEST OPINION: A NEW GREEN ECONOMY NEEDS EXPANDED PUBLIC EDUCATION

Every Somerville student who wishes to participate should be guaranteed placement in our after-school programs

JUSTIN KLEKOTA August 16, 2021

OPINION: A LOOK AT THE RACES IN WARDS 5 AND 7

Ken Brociner weighs in on two candidates running for City Council.

KEN BROCINER August 11, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 10, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A kite festival, a mayoral candidates forum for issues relating to elders, and the City urges residents to access housing assistance

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 10, 2021

MOTHERS OUT FRONT ISSUES COMPLAINT ABOUT GAS LEAKS

The organization is calling upon Eversource to address the leaks and damaged trees

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 10, 2021

MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE

The Somerville Fair Housing Commission compiled a Fair Housing questionnaire for mayoral and City Council candidates to respond to. The Somerville Wire will be publishing the completed questionnaire in a six part series. The first is included below.

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN August 10, 2021

THE STRUGGLE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING IN SOMERVILLE. A STORY OF SURVIVAL

There’s a multilateral effort to keep people housed in the city. What’s working? Who’s behind it? And what are they up against?

TYLER HAUGHN August 10, 2021

OPINION: SOMERVILLE COUNCILOR CALLS FOR MORE ACTION ON HOUSING

“But after dealing with long affordable housing waitlists and navigating endless red tape, I found that keeping our family together was no easy feat.”

KRISTEN STREZO August 10, 2021