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A MASSACHUSETTS FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYING REVIEW
As Prices Soar, Fossil Fuel Industry Looks After Its Interests On Beacon Hill As gas prices and heating costs skyrocket across Massachusetts, fossil fuel producers
CAMBRIDGE HISTORY NIGHT & SILENT AUCTION
Hello Readers & Supporters, We had such a great community event last December at the Plough & Stars that we’re returning to the Cambridge tavern
WILL RACE MATTER …
As Mass Reconsiders Life Without Parole For 18 To 20-Year-Olds? “Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases
SO MUCH FOR CONTRACTS
State Report Blasts MBTA Contractor Company hired to run Transit Police dispatch service under-delivered, charged extra, and kept inadequate records, according to inspector general’s report
SOMERVILLIANS DONATE $5,000 TO RESTART SOMERVILLE WIRE
Municipal news service can run for another few months, now accepting applications for a reporter gig Great news! Thanks to the 40 Somerville residents who
A MEDIUM, NOT A GENRE
On Curating A Comprehensive Chronicle Of Comics “A first class education on the subject and opportunities to experience exhibits of such quality. Something really special
IF SOMERVILLIANS DONATE ANOTHER $2,420, WE CAN RESTART SOMERVILLE WIRE
An impressive $2,580 in public support came in this week. We can hire a new quarter-time reporter when we get to $5,000. In nonprofit fundraising,
DEBATABLE DATA
Shortcomings in the state’s greenhouse gas inventory pose issues for energy planning While Massachusetts has mandated major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over the coming
EDITORIAL: SOMERVILLE WIRE ON HIATUS UNTIL SPRING
BINJ Needs $15,000 to Pay a Quarter-Time Staff Reporter for a Year It has been almost four years since the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism
ON THE WAY HOME
A New Beginning For Formerly Incarcerated Women “Stepping into this house made me feel better … She has a way of transforming pain into passion.”
STILL WAITING
Tainted Drug Evidence Victims Still Waiting For Settlement Payments “We’ve got a system in place where it’s just, grab this money from mostly poor people,
OPINION: GLX IS HERE! CELEBRATING AND LOOKING AHEAD
After decades of advocacy, I was thrilled to celebrate the opening of the Green Line Extension through my district in Somerville and Medford last week.