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JAKE WILSON

OPINION: WINTER HILL STAR MARKET REDEVELOPMENT HEADS TO ZONING BOARD

Over the next few months, Somerville’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is going to be taking up one of its most consequential decisions in recent memory. It concerns a development project that has large numbers of people around the city excited but some immediate neighbors leery. The project in question

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JAKE WILSON December 7, 2022
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LINDA PINKOW

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Councilors consider how to improve internet access for all in Somerville (Somerville Wire) – Somerville’s leaders would like to ensure high-quality internet access for everyone in the city, but they’re unsure of how to get there. The City Council Public Utilities and Public Works Committee considered the question on Monday,

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LINDA PINKOW December 7, 2022
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JASON PRAMAS

EDITORIAL: DONATE TO THE SOMERVILLE MEDIA FUND!

A holiday appeal to help support professional journalism from local nonprofits Somerville Media Center and Somerville Wire (Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism) It’s tough to have a democracy without professional news outlets producing the carefully curated information people need to be engaged residents of their communities week in and week

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JASON PRAMAS December 7, 2022
LINDA PINKOW

SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 29, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Donate to Somerville Media Fund, Affordable Housing at 299 Broadway, and More! ARTICLES LAST WORDS FROM ‘SANCTUARY CITY’ Artists Reflect on Immigration and Community Building OPINION: SOMERVILLE MEDIA CENTER SHOULD REMAIN IN THE HEART OF UNION SQUARE Mayor Emeritus and Former City Communications Director Call for Public Access Station to

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LINDA PINKOW November 29, 2022
DAN ATKINSON

IS ANOTHER SHUTDOWN LOOMING?

Documents: “Complete shut-down of an MBTA rail route” again on the table for MBTA. Transit advocate says planning ahead is “a good thing,” but Red Line could be next and transparency is paramount. The MBTA is planning to double the amount of shuttle bus service in the next five years

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DAN ATKINSON November 28, 2022
EUGENE C. BRUNE AND HOWARD E. HORTON

OPINION: SOMERVILLE MEDIA CENTER SHOULD REMAIN IN THE HEART OF UNION SQUARE

Mayor Emeritus and Former City Communications Director Call for Public Access Station to Be Allowed to Stay in City-Owned Firehouse Today, the Somerville Media Center is operating under the threat of eviction from the City of Somerville. We believe this eviction decision needs to be, immediately, reconsidered and reversed. SMC,

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EUGENE C. BRUNE AND HOWARD E. HORTON November 23, 2022
LINDA PINKOW

SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 16, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

COVID-19 Recovery Funds, Community Curators Sought, and More! ARTICLES WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS! Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input Syndicated from the Somerville Wire to DigBoston ANTICIPATING NEW GOVERNOR, SOMERVILLE HOPES TO ADVANCE PLANS FOR SUPERVISED INJECTION SITE “When people are using them, they’re

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LINDA PINKOW November 16, 2022
Broadway Bus Lanes Debate Between Michael Capuano and Chris Dwan at Somerville Media Center, November 9, 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.
LINDA PINKOW

WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS!

Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input (Somerville Wire) – Two community leaders on different sides of the Broadway bus lane controversy sat down together last week to share their divergent views on transportation, accessibility, and accountability in Somerville. The hour-long debate brought together safe

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LINDA PINKOW November 16, 2022
SMC and BINJ volunteers and staff leaflet Winter Hill for the Broadway Bus Lanes Forum
LINDA PINKOW

SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 8, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Broadway Bus Lanes Forum, Veterans Day Events, and More! ARTICLE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM RENEWED Community Choice Electricity reduces greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs   SHORTS Speak Your Mind: Broadway Bus Lanes Are you for or against the new bus lanes on Broadway? Air your views on live TV at

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LINDA PINKOW November 8, 2022
Selection from "Eversource Substation in Union Square Somerville" by Linda Pinkow
LINDA PINKOW

RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM RENEWED

Community Choice Electricity reduces greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs (Somerville Wire) – The Somerville Community Choice Electricity program, one facet of Somerville’s wide-ranging response to climate change, has been renewed for the next two years. Launched in 2017, the CCE program allows residents and businesses to increase the share

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LINDA PINKOW November 8, 2022
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