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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 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?
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.”
YART SALE WILL ALLOW ARTISTS TO DEBUT WORKS IN FRONT YARDS
Somerville Arts Council event will showcase work at artists’ homes
OPINION: ADDRESSING THE RAT INFESTATION PROBLEM IN SOMERVILLE
“Last year, the rats did little damage to my yard, but this year, they have been damaging my ornamental plants and vegetable garden.”
SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 4, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
ONCE begins outdoor performances, the City urges people to mask indoors, and polling sites move to new locations
TUFTS STUDENTS RALLY IN SUPPORT OF DINING WORKERS
Many university employees have been left with no jobs for the summer season.
THE FLOOD: MASS HAS A RUNOFF PROBLEM. WHAT’S BEING DONE?
Thanks to stormwater pollution, Dirty Water’s more than just a theme song. It’s a way of life.
SPECIAL FEATURE: SWAMPSCOTT VS. SHIMMY
The prosecution of Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr. on the North Shore is a clear example of a Black Lives Matter activist being targeted by local law
SOMERVILLE WIRE: July 20, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A new Permit Tracking System, a search for new members of the Fair Housing and Anti-Displacement Task Force, and FabVille Advisory Board calls for new
BUSINESS PROFILE: ROCOCO FLORAL
The Bow Market shop brings the aesthetic of 18th century French art to flower arrangements
UNION SQUARE RALLY CALLED IN SUPPORT OF INDIAN FARMERS
July 25 event will be held in support of farmers protesting agricultural laws