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SOMERVILLE WIRE: May 4, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Somerville Open Studios takes off, facemask rules relax, and an amendment on air and noise pollution in Somerville is adopted
SOMERVILLE LOOKS INTO SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS
An engagement center and self-cleaning bathrooms are on the City’s list for development.
NIBBLE KITCHEN NAVIGATES PANDEMIC PATH
The immigrant run eatery continues to honor culinary-cultural exchange and global fare.
SPECIAL FEATURE: A YEAR OF DISASTER AT OLD COLONY
“People call saying, “I just can’t bear it.” “The walls are closing in on me; I can’t talk to my family; I’ve lost it.”
ENVIRONMENTALISTS MISS IN-PERSON ACTIVISM
Expect direct organizing resurgence post-pandemic
AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE — EPISODE 5 — APRIL 30, 2021
Council candidates speak on police reform
SOMERVILLE WIRE: April 27, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Tracey Pratt runs for City Council, a talk on domestic violence, and the Vision Zero Working Group seeks members
EXPLORING POLICING: REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY IN SOMERVILLE
Activists and politicians agree there has to be reform, but differ on details
AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE — EPISODE 4 — APRIL 26, 2021
Current headlines: 2021 Somerville Open Studios update, hostile architecture dustup
INTRODUCING SOMERVILLE LIVE WIRE
The first episode of our the Somerville News Garden’s talk show premieres.
HELP BINJ CONTINUE ITS COVERAGE OF PRISONS AND PAROLE IN MASS
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