AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE — EPISODE 5 — APRIL 30, 2021
Council candidates speak on police reform
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Council candidates speak on police reform
Tracey Pratt runs for City Council, a talk on domestic violence, and the Vision Zero Working Group seeks members
Activists and politicians agree there has to be reform, but differ on details
Current headlines: 2021 Somerville Open Studios update, hostile architecture dustup
The reopening process continues, Bluebikes offer free rides to vaccine appointments, and the Somerville Arts Council makes spaces available to artists.
Advocates say additions to benches in the Davis Square T stop send a striking message to the homeless
Responding to a state of emergency for women in Somerville Welcome to this third episode of the Weekly Wire—an audio roundup of highlights from this
“We’re not going to survive for 20 more years if we don’t do this [move to a bigger space].”
Matthew Buchanan selected as Somerville High principal, Justice for Flavia delivers letter to the City, McGrath Highway to have separated bike paths, and a call
With development having been set back, due to the coronavirus, the conversation is moving forward.
The resolution passed in February, focusing on women’s struggles in the workplace, moves into its next steps.
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, Somerville is working to reimagine public safety in the city Welcome to the second episode of
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