SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 2, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Mayor Joe Curtatone will not return for reelection, Eve Seitchik runs for councilor at large, Becca Miller announces city council campaign, and West Branch Library renovations progress
IMMIGRANTS EXPERIENCE BARRIERS TO CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
Accessibility is further complicated by cultural, linguistic, and structural differences
SOMERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SEE REOPENING DATE IN SIGHT
In a long anticipated culmination of events, students will at last be allowed back for in person instruction
SOMERVILLE WIRE: CURTATONE NOT SEEKING ANOTHER TERM
“Make no mistake; as I carry forward during my final term, I am all in.”
WHAT IS THE SOMERVILLE WIRE?
BINJ staff and Somerville News Garden volunteers have not undertaken this effort to compete with existing or future news outlets in Somerville. We are simply working on creating a replicable model that cities and towns around Massachusetts and the US can use to stop their municipalities from turning into “news deserts,” in the parlance of journalism academics.
OFFICIALS QUESTION RELIABILITY OF THE POLICE APPOINTMENT PROCESS
An incident prompts scrutiny, while councilors struggle with the fairness of the hiring system.
BUSINESSES AND GATHERING SPACES MAINTAIN LOW 25% CAPACITY LIMITS
Defending the decision to keep capacities low, Curtatone calls the governor’s approach “blood calculus.”
SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEB. 16, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Capacity limits, police appointments, and rides for the elderly.
FRAGMENTED MASS VACCINATION SITE AND SYSTEM MAKE FOR UNCERTAINTY
The state’s map of vaccination sites is missing several locations. Here’s why.
ANNOUNCEMENT: SOMERVILLE ALLIANCE FOR SAFE STREETS TO HOST SOMERVILLE SAFE STREETS SUMMIT
Safety and equitable mobility for all.
