Land court backs Somerville church’s plan for homeless shelter that raised neighborhood concerns Neighbors feared the “low-barrier” shelter would fuel drug activity, but the court ruled the Dover Amendment protects it.

Hopefully this will move forward now, without any more lawsuits from neighbors.

Davis Square (and the whole area) are in dire need of services for unhoused ppl, and it's depressing that anyone would spend serious cash on lawyers trying to fight against a shelter

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Somerville news: the new mayor has fired the ED of the city's arts council, Greg Jenkins (who had been in the job for 25 years, and had helped build up the city's reputation as a hub for creativity and even for chefs through their Nibble program)

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Somerville shares heavily redacted Public Library investigation - Cambridge Day An exemption in the Mass. public records law makes it almost impossible to get information on Somerville Public Library personnel issue.

somerville public library is in the news again...

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