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SOMERVILLE WIRE: March 9, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Somerville High School building opens, Charlotte Kelly launches a campaign, and the Union Square Projection Series hosts a panel.
SOMERVILLE’S USE OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AT A GLANCE
A look at the tools recently introduced for use by the City.
SOMERVILLE RESTAURANTS POISED TO REOPEN THIS SPRING
After a long winter, many are preparing to welcome customers back.
FROM THE PUBS OF SOMERVILLE TO INDIE POP AT HOME
“As an artist, most people are not thinking about me so I can do whatever I want and it’ll be just fine.”
PSYCHEDELIC SYNERGY
You’re not hallucinating—there is actually agreement and momentum toward psychedelic decriminalization in Mass.
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 2, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Mayor Joe Curtatone will not return for reelection, Eve Seitchik runs for councilor at large, Becca Miller announces city council campaign, and West Branch Library
IMMIGRANTS EXPERIENCE BARRIERS TO CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
Accessibility is further complicated by cultural, linguistic, and structural differences
SOMERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SEE REOPENING DATE IN SIGHT
In a long anticipated culmination of events, students will at last be allowed back for in person instruction
SOMERVILLE WIRE: CURTATONE NOT SEEKING ANOTHER TERM
“Make no mistake; as I carry forward during my final term, I am all in.”
REPORT: COMMONWEALTH COMMITTED TO “OTHER DEATH PENALTY”
New report shows 1/6 of women in Mass prisons sentenced to life without parole.
SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 23, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
“What is the Somerville Wire,” the school reopening plan, and a new life science building.
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