DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE: COVID-19 IN MASSACHUSETTS PRISONS
A documentary about the impact that a lack of effective pandemic protocol has had on the Bay State
RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BUDGET CRITICIZED BY COMMISSIONS
RSJ Director Denise Molina Capers calls allowing public testimony on her presentation to the Finance Committee unprecedented, Mayor Curtatone agrees (Somerville Wire) – On June 7, the Finance Committee of the Somerville City Council held a meeting, during which Director of the Racial and Social Justice Office (RSJ) Denise Molina Capers presented a proposed budget […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 15, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A proposal to extend the eviction moratorium, a theatrical reading, and Taste of Somerville’s new dining passport program. Welcome to the Somerville Wire’s June 15 Weekly Roundup—a fast look at local news published every Tuesday at somervillewire.news. Readers with Somerville-focused news tips or press releases or calendar items or letter and opinion submissions can send […]
OPINION: A SOMERVILLE FREED FROM THE VIOLENCE OF EVICTION
Photo by Ben Ewen-Campen “The time has come for evictions to end for good in Somerville!” The Eviction Response Network is fighting for a Somerville freed from the violence that is eviction. We are Somerville tenants, workers, homeowners, and allies against eviction and united by the belief that housing is a human right. It is […]
THE DATA IS IN ON SOMERVILLE’S PROSPECTIVE SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE
Photo by AdobeStock A team of public health researchers ultimately concluded that Somerville would benefit from at least one supervised consumption site At a June 10 town hall, Somerville’s director of health and human services Doug Kress led a discussion about research on a prospective supervised consumption site in the city. As defined in the […]
ELDER ABUSE: INSIGHTS INTO THE UNDERRECOGNIZED PANDEMIC
One in ten elders lead troubled lives, but the issue is not commonly disclosed.
BINJ IMPACT ON THE SURVEILLANCE FRONT IN BOSTON
We have continued to cover these issues with our publishing partners, most recently via Dan Atkinson and his excellent work for DigBoston.
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 8, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Pride Month begins, a COVID ambassador program, and Union United hosts a walking tour relating to displacement Welcome to the Somerville Wire’s June 8 Weekly Roundup—a fast look at local news published every Tuesday at somervillewire.news. Readers with Somerville-focused news tips or press releases or calendar items or letter and opinion submissions can send them […]
OPINION: THE CASE AGAINST BODY CAMERAS FOR SOMERVILLE POLICE
“Expanding the role and number of police officers inherently contradicts the mayor’s stated goal of eliminating systemic racism.”
ASIAN AMERICANS REFLECT ON RACISM, DISCRIMINATION
A newly formed group aims to identify what it means to be Asian in Somerville.