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SOMERVILLE WIRE: DECEMBER 7, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Donate to Somerville Media Fund, Municipal Broadband, and More! ARTICLES EDITORIAL: DONATE TO THE SOMERVILLE MEDIA FUND! A holiday appeal to help support professional journalism from local nonprofits Somerville Media Center and Somerville Wire (Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism) BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Councilors consider how to improve internet access for all in Somerville OPINION: […]

OPINION: WINTER HILL STAR MARKET REDEVELOPMENT HEADS TO ZONING BOARD

Over the next few months, Somerville’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is going to be taking up one of its most consequential decisions in recent memory. It concerns a development project that has large numbers of people around the city excited but some immediate neighbors leery. The project in question is officially known by its […]

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

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Councilors consider how to improve internet access for all in Somerville (Somerville Wire) – Somerville’s leaders would like to ensure high-quality internet access for everyone in the city, but they’re unsure of how to get there. The City Council Public Utilities and Public Works Committee considered the question on Monday, Dec. 5, with the help […]

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