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LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES ENGAGE READERS DURING COVID
Miniature houses provide page-turners to people of all ages.
Q & A ABOUT DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM IN SOMERVILLE
Ken Brociner responds to Politico headline referring to “socialist takeover”
AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE – EPISODE 1 – APRIL 2, 2021
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: March 30, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Denise Molina Capers appointed as City’s first racial and social justice director, a Civilian Oversight meeting, and a vaccination clinic for veterans.
TEAR GAS BAN HEADED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION
The ordinance was a topic of contention at a Legislative Matters Committee meeting.
SOMERVILLE WORKER CENTER COMBATS INJUSTICES
The new organization has been defending worker rights and advancing education.
SOMERVILLE WIRE: March 23, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Willie Burnley Jr. announces campaign for City Councilor, an ordinance banning and regulating the use of tear gas and other weapons meets resistance, while a
POLS, ADVOCATES RESPOND TO MCGRATH HIGHWAY PLAN
Leaders and community members call for more change to MassDOT’s design.
OLO BAYUL: ON WHY TUFTS’ CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN
A Somerville teacher and organizer behind the protests speaks out.
SOMERVILLE WIRE: March 16, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Katjana Ballantyne runs for Mayor, Judy Pineda Neufeld campaigns for City Councilor title, and SPESO holds a rally in support of reopening schools.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS REMAIN AT ODDS OVER CITY REOPENING PLAN
Business owners question why Somerville has stayed so cautious.
SPECIAL FEATURE ON PSYCHEDELIC DECRIMINALIZATION IN MASS
You’re not hallucinating—there is actually agreement and momentum toward psychedelic decriminalization in Mass. (Somerville Wire) – “There was very rarely a day that I would