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LAST WORDS FROM ‘SANCTUARY CITY’

Artists Reflect on Immigration and Community Building (Somerville Wire) – Sanctuary City, a ground-breaking art exhibit at the Somerville Museum, featured local artists working in exceptionally diverse media—from installations to comic books to pillows—with the goal of “creating more welcoming and safer environments for immigrant and refugee populations.” As the

LINDA PINKOW November 29, 2022

SUPPORT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN MASSACHUSETTS

This #GivingTuesday, Help BINJ With a Donation—Matched Dollar for Dollar Up to $1,000 With Giving Tuesday—the unofficial holiday dedicated to donating to nonprofit organizations—upon us, we thought we should address a much broader audience than we normally do in our big annual fundraising appeal for the Boston Institute for Nonprofit

CHRIS FARAONE AND JASON PRAMAS November 29, 2022

IS ANOTHER SHUTDOWN LOOMING?

Documents: “Complete shut-down of an MBTA rail route” again on the table for MBTA. Transit advocate says planning ahead is “a good thing,” but Red Line could be next and transparency is paramount. The MBTA is planning to double the amount of shuttle bus service in the next five years

DAN ATKINSON November 28, 2022

SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 16, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

COVID-19 Recovery Funds, Community Curators Sought, and More! ARTICLES WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS! Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input Syndicated from the Somerville Wire to DigBoston ANTICIPATING NEW GOVERNOR, SOMERVILLE HOPES TO ADVANCE PLANS FOR SUPERVISED INJECTION SITE “When people are using them, they’re

LINDA PINKOW November 16, 2022

Broadway Bus Lanes Debate Between Michael Capuano and Chris Dwan at Somerville Media Center, November 9, 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS!

Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input (Somerville Wire) – Two community leaders on different sides of the Broadway bus lane controversy sat down together last week to share their divergent views on transportation, accessibility, and accountability in Somerville. The hour-long debate brought together safe

LINDA PINKOW November 16, 2022

SMC and BINJ volunteers and staff leaflet Winter Hill for the Broadway Bus Lanes Forum

SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 8, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Broadway Bus Lanes Forum, Veterans Day Events, and More! ARTICLE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM RENEWED Community Choice Electricity reduces greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs SHORTS Speak Your Mind: Broadway Bus Lanes Are you for or against the new bus lanes on Broadway? Air your views on live TV at

LINDA PINKOW November 8, 2022

Selection from "Eversource Substation in Union Square Somerville" by Linda Pinkow

RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM RENEWED

Community Choice Electricity reduces greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs (Somerville Wire) – The Somerville Community Choice Electricity program, one facet of Somerville’s wide-ranging response to climate change, has been renewed for the next two years. Launched in 2017, the CCE program allows residents and businesses to increase the share

LINDA PINKOW November 8, 2022

SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 2, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Bertholdo Honored, Somerville Hosting ‘Moving Wall,’ and More! ARTICLES MBTA REVISES ITS BUS NETWORK DESIGN Abundant public comments lead to substantial changes in future Somerville routes From the Cambridge Day The Goods prepares for opening in Davis Square, Somerville’s first recreational marijuana seller SHORTS Bertholdo honored at Latino Excellence

LINDA PINKOW November 2, 2022

MBTA REVISES ITS BUS NETWORK DESIGN

Abundant public comments lead to substantial changes in future Somerville routes (Somerville Wire) – After receiving more than 20,000 comments on its plan to reorganize its bus routes, the MBTA announced a revised plan last week. The new version of the map makes changes to more than half the routes

LINDA PINKOW November 2, 2022

SOMERVILLE WIRE: OCTOBER 26, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Crane Coming Down, Domestic Violence Vigil, Monster Mash, and More! Article CODIFYING A NEW CURB PHILOSOPHY City proposes new ways of looking at street usage Shorts One Crane Coming Down Weather permitting, Prospect Street will be closed to traffic between Somerville Avenue and Webster Avenue this Thursday through

LINDA PINKOW October 26, 2022