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 civilian oversight meeting will take place this week.
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 go without being in a tremendous amount of pain,” Jennifer Stell said, describing the cluster headaches that began to strike when she was just eight years old. “It feels like […]
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.