The Somerville Wire—an initiative of the Somerville Media Fund—was a web-based news service covering Somerville, Massachusetts from 2021 to early 2024. An initiative of the Somerville News Garden project of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism for its first two years, it became a project of the Somerville Media Fund (which was originally spun out of BINJ specifically to host to be the Wire’s nonprofit sponsor) in early 2023. The publication shut down due to lack of sufficient donations to enable us to expand our paid staff from a single part-time reporter to one or two full-time editorial staff. We have left this page up as an archive of the Wire’s work. Its content was produced by professional journalists, Somerville residents and workers, and Somerville Media Fund and Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism interns. All Wire articles were made available for republishing by independent community news outlets for free—and by larger commercial news outlets and chains for a fee. Anyone interested in learning more about the Somerville Wire and its legacy or republishing Wire articles can contact Somerville Media Fund staff at info@somervillemedia.fund
The public at large has free access to all Wire archive articles here at somervillewire.news (hosted on the Somerville Media Fund website).
Business leaders call for a point person who could facilitate processes
Investors interested in maximizing profit regularly outbid homebuyers and jack rents on tenants
Ken Brociner offers his take on the candidates running for councilor-at-large
“[T]he repeated message from the Democratic Socialists of America-Boston candidates for office in Somerville is clear: the outright abolition of the Somerville Police Department.”
“Somerville’s municipal buildings, roads, sidewalks, water distribution, sewer collection, and stormwater management systems are all approaching the end of their intended lifespans.”
A mayoral candidate debate, a councilor-at-large debate, and a City forum on ARPA funding.
The legacy of the roadway goes deep, with a strong push from activists in the 1970s
With elections drawing nearer, the candidates face off
A Democratic Socialists of America talk and a domestic violence vigil.
Students describe their impressions of the housing intended for those who tested positive
With the election approaching, the two candidates share their thoughts on public safety
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