COVID-19 Archives

The Prisoner? Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MAY 10, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

COVID-19 Risk High Again, Farmers Markets Reopening, and Library Offers Tech Support Article SECOND CHANCES FOR YOUR CLOTHES AND YOUR NEIGHBORS Somerville nonprofit partners with service providers to match used clothing with people in need Do you need some motivation to get rid of those clothes taking up space in

LINDA PINKOW May 10, 2022

Outdoor dining construction at Redbones, May 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

ANOTHER SEASON OF OUTDOOR DINING BEGINS

City still working to help restaurants survive (Somerville Wire) – Somerville’s dynamic restaurant industry is one of the pillars of the local economy. To keep it from collapsing during the unique challenges of the past two years, city leaders altered some licensing rules to make it a little easier for

LINDA PINKOW May 3, 2022

Image courtesy of the Somerville Homeless Coalition

AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE — EPISODE 6 — May 7, 2021

Services for the homeless, Nibble Kitchen pushes through the pandemic

SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF May 7, 2021

MORE MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR NO-BID COVID CONTRACTS FOR MASSACHUSETTS

Tasks have included advising on vaxx rollout and making a “playbook” for “high-risk” communities

DAN ATKINSON May 5, 2021

FROM MASS TESTING TO MASS INOCULATION: A COVID RESPONSE IN THREE SCENES

Jordan Frias has reported on the response to COVID-19 through our Pandemic Democracy Project for nearly a year. Published together below, his three latest dispatches from the field show the movements of public health workers and officials on the ground, as they continue testing for coronavirus and attempt to get as many vaccines into biceps as possible.

JORDAN FRIAS February 3, 2021

NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO GET VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS

“If I haven’t been able to get it for myself, what will this mean for them?”

TIBISAY ZEA February 2, 2021

INOCULATION HUB

Greater Boston’s murky world of open-source COVID-19 vaccine research

TADHG LARABEE December 1, 2020

SHOCKING DISCRIMINATION: RESEARCHER BEHIND NEW BOSTON HOUSING STUDY EXPLAINS BIAS, BIGOTRY BLACK RENTERS FACE

“The results of this study are deeply troubling and further reinforce the immediate need to address the longstanding injustices Black people face in every aspect of their lives.”

RICH TENORIO July 21, 2020

COVID PHOTOS: CHELSEA MOM SEES NEWBORN FOR FIRST TIME AFTER 44 DAYS IN QUARANTINE

While Gonzalez was recovering, her family members back in Chelsea watched after her newborn. After finally testing negative, on May 12 she saw Victoria for the first time in 44 days as she was discharged from Spaulding.

KEIKO HIROMI May 12, 2020

LAWMAKERS AND ADVOCATES PUSH FOR MORE COVID-19 DATA FROM PRISONS

“It’s always helpful to have transparency in reporting data … Especially when we’re dealing with people’s health and safety, and when people are dying.”

SARAH BETANCOURT April 24, 2020