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Prototype "Medville Transnal" front page. Collage by Jason Pramas.
JASON PRAMAS

EDITORIAL: MEDIA CONSOLIDATION ACCELERATES IN SOMERVILLE

Gannett merges its Somerville Journal and Medford Transcript newspapers as BINJ’s Somerville News Garden project and the Somerville Media Center launch a new municipal foundation to fund local journalism Nearly three years ago, after hosting a community forum on the crisis in local journalism attended by 115 residents of Somerville,

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JASON PRAMAS March 22, 2022
DAN ATKINSON

PANDEMIC HOUSING RELIEF: END OF AN ERA

Governor Charlie Baker tours the new Heights at Haverhill apartment community on Nov. 5, 2020. Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office Mass diverts eviction relief funds to investigate fraudulent applications As thousands of Massachusetts residents face eviction, the administration of Gov. Charlie Baker is cutting back aid payments designed to keep people

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DAN ATKINSON January 31, 2022
JEAN TROUNSTINE

GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL SIGNALS LANDMARK COMMUTATION LOOMS

Tom Koonce (left) and his son, Thomas Andrews, circa 2018, taken at MCI Norfolk “You had one really horrible day and you paid dearly but I think you paid enough.” On Jan. 26, 54-year-old prisoner Thomas Koonce, a former US Marine who was born in Brockton, spent nine-and-a-half hours at

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JEAN TROUNSTINE January 27, 2022
DYLAN J. HEARN

NATIVE AMERICANS, QUINCY EXTEND “OLIVE BRANCH” TO BOSTON

Photo by Doc Searls Mayor Wu’s promise of halting the construction of the Long Island Bridge generates cautious optimism Following a tumultuous and historic election, Boston’s new Mayor Michelle Wu will start off her term facing innumerable challenges as well as opportunities. With political fervor receding, anticipation is growing over

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DYLAN J. HEARN November 17, 2021
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 2, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A Veterans Day ceremony, a staged reading of “The Birds,” and an event at the Somerville Museum Articles CURTATONE SPEAKS OUT ABOUT FORMATION OF PUBLIC BANK Mayoral candidates also weighed in on whether the Commonwealth should build this entity BUSINESS PROFILE: PEARL STREET TATTOO CLUB The new East Somerville space

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 2, 2021
JEAN TROUNSTINE

MASS CORRECTIONS OFFICERS’ ANTI-VAXX LAWSUIT FAILS

“The plaintiffs ignore the harm that their requested injunction would cause incarcerated people.”

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JEAN TROUNSTINE October 18, 2021
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SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF

SOMERVILLE WIRE OPEN NEWSROOM ON HOUSING, 10/20, 7 p.m.

An event for Somerville, MA residents only

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SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF October 8, 2021
EMILEE KLEIN

THE FLOOD: MASS HAS A RUNOFF PROBLEM. WHAT’S BEING DONE?

Thanks to stormwater pollution, Dirty Water’s more than just a theme song. It’s a way of life.

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EMILEE KLEIN July 25, 2021
SOPHIE YARIN

SPECIAL FEATURE: SWAMPSCOTT VS. SHIMMY

The prosecution of Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr. on the North Shore is a clear example of a Black Lives Matter activist being targeted by local law enforcement. Without national attention on the case, authorities are playing by their own rules.

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SOPHIE YARIN July 20, 2021
DAN ATKINSON

MASS SPENT MILLIONS ON COVID CONSULTANTS TO RATIONALIZE LETTING EVICTION MORATORIUM EXPIRE

Documents obtained from state show contractors misrepresented expert predictions, saw sunshine around every corner

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DAN ATKINSON July 12, 2021
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