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"Nope, still in Somerville ... or am I?" Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.
LINDA PINKOW

SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 22, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Teen Spaces, Tenant Protection, and More! Article URBAN RENEWAL FOR WINTER HILL Mixed-use development planned at former Star Market on Broadway The long-abandoned Star Market on Broadway in Winter Hill is moving closer to a new life.  Developers presented their latest revisions for the mixed-use development at a meeting of

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LINDA PINKOW June 22, 2022
Former phone reflects the day in Somerville. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.
LINDA PINKOW

SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 14, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Money for Your Guns, a More Inclusive Farmers Market, and More! Articles NEW LIFE FOR CLARENDON HILL City gives final approval for expansion, renovation of public housing OPINION: ‘FIREHOUSE REELS’ AT THE SOMERVILLE MUSEUM Exhibit highlights the once-controversial practice of cities supporting free speech Shorts Money for Your Guns The

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LINDA PINKOW June 14, 2022
Rendering of new Clarendon Hill development. Image courtesy of the City of Somerville.
LINDA PINKOW

NEW LIFE FOR CLARENDON HILL

City gives final approval for expansion, renovation of public housing Clarendon Hill, a 216-unit housing development in West Somerville, will be substantially enlarged, redesigned, and renovated, after the City Council last week authorized $14 million in borrowing to help finance the project. Located at 34 North St. between Alewife Brook

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LINDA PINKOW June 14, 2022
Theater@First performance of Shakespeare's Henry V at Nathan Tufts/Powderhouse Park on June 5. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.
LINDA PINKOW

SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 7, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Free Taxi Rides, Boynton Yard Concerts, and More! Articles CITY, STATE PLANNING SAFETY OVERHAUL FOR ROUTES 28 & 38 Officials hope to slow traffic, reduce crashes around high-traffic intersection Utilizing federal and state funding, the city and state are moving forward together with plans to improve safety on Routes 28

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LINDA PINKOW June 7, 2022
Somerville is free. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.
LINDA PINKOW

SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 1, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

40 Years of SCATV Exhibit, CARNAVAL, Big Gay Dance Party, and More! Articles NEIGHBORS SOUND OFF ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLANS Mayor announces “pause” in design process, seeking more community input Committed to siting a new police and fire complex at 90 Washington St., the City has nevertheless paused the

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LINDA PINKOW June 1, 2022
Aerial View of 90 Washington St site courtesy of the City of Somerville
LINDA PINKOW

NEIGHBORS SOUND OFF ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLANS

Mayor announces “pause” in design process, seeking more community input (Somerville Wire) – Committed to siting a new police and fire complex at 90 Washington St., the City has nevertheless paused the design process for the new building. “We put down our pencils. The design of the building is on

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LINDA PINKOW June 1, 2022
CHRIS FARAONE

RECOGNITION FOR RELIGION REPORTING

The kind of deep read that gets people and communities talking while winning awards in the process Congratulations to Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada and Claire Sadar on their receiving an honorable mention in the Associated Church Press Best of the Church Press Awards for the first two installments of their Sacred Writes

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CHRIS FARAONE May 25, 2022
Somerville at sunset, May 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.
LINDA PINKOW

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MAY 24, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Somerville Mourns Stephenson Aman … and More Articles DETOXIFIED CONWAY PARK RETURNS TO SERVICE Final ribbon-cutting to be held this Friday, 11 a.m. It’s been five years since Conway Park was discovered to be contaminated. In preparation for renovations to the 2.8-acre complex at 550 Somerville Avenue, a 2017 environmental

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LINDA PINKOW May 24, 2022
Photo of Conway Park by Russell Adams
LINDA PINKOW

DETOXIFIED CONWAY PARK RETURNS TO SERVICE

Final ribbon-cutting to be held this Friday, 11 a.m. (Somerville Wire) – It’s been five years since Conway Park was discovered to be contaminated. In preparation for renovations to the 2.8-acre complex at 550 Somerville Avenue, a 2017 environmental site assessment found that chemicals had seeped into the soil, including

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LINDA PINKOW May 24, 2022
JEAN TROUNSTINE

MORALE VIOLATION

Whistle-blowers report culture of “retaliation” and “nepotism” at Mass parole agency Over the past three months, seven staff members from the Massachusetts Parole Board have come to this reporter with harsh critiques of the agency. They are quoted throughout this article. The Commonwealth has a seven-member Parole Board that decides

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JEAN TROUNSTINE May 23, 2022
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