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AI, data centers, electricity bills and other cost of living issues get Senate candidate attention

by Alex Degterev July 18, 2026

Costs of living, especially electricity bills, were prominent in a five-way forum among progressives seeking a Senate seat in the 2nd Middlesex District.

BUSINESS

Sufi Boutique clothes the homeless from the porch of a rug shop and the memory of a newcomer’s struggles

by Alex Degterev July 9, 2026

From an enclosed front porch at Noor Oriental Rugs, Mohammad Nooraee provides donated clothing to his “street friends” seeking a sense of dignity.

EDUCATION

Designs for a merged Winter Hill-Brown school on Sycamore Street are presented in Somerville

by Alex Degterev March 5, 2026

Students and educators are expected to return to 115 Sycamore St., with a merged Winter Hill and Brown schools set for a 2031 move-in.