The first few meetings Somerville City Council of 2026 have been called “chummy,” but budget season seems likely to strain the cordiality.
A new tone at Somerville City Hall
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When Donald Trump shut down Snap benefits, it ended talks for a new Central Square grocery store
Opening a city-run grocery store was part of Ayah Al-Zubi’s successful run last year for Cambridge City Council. While she campaigned, a group that included Cambridge government officials, agency...
Jesse Jackson, a defender for LGBTQ+ rights
Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday, advocated for the LGBTQ+ community – especially Black LGBTQ+ people – at a time we had no one.
Immigration attorney Diann Slavit Baylis wants Governor’s Council seat to appoint better judges
While most immigration proceedings are federal, a path to citizenship for unaccompanied minors is determined at the state level, the candidate notes.
Black History Month celebrates a century, and so does its backlash
On the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, Black History Month is a necessary corrective to revisionist history, selective memory and deliberate attempts at erasure.
Massive file from J6 insurrection trials goes live on the Internet Archive
Nearly 3 terabytes of material being uploaded, so much material that it may take days for it all to go live.