A one-year pilot program for late-night MBTA service is set to begin in the spring.
The Revere City Council and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission were set to meet about the Suffolk Downs casino proposal. The results could impact Somerville.
The property tax rate in Somerville will be the lowest since fiscal-year 2010, but rising property values will also play a factor in people's tax bills.
In an open letter, Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone talks about redevelopment plans for Union Square.
Checking in on what recent votes and decisions about casinos in Massachusetts mean for Somerville.
The owner plans to build 48 units of housing with ground floor retail.
Health inspections at restaurants have been "lagging" because the city doesn't currently have a full-time health inspector, according to the city's inspectional services superintendent.
WBUR has a report about development plans and eminent domain takings in Union Square.
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Aldermen handpicking replacements is likely becoming a thing of the past.
Members of the committee will administer about $1.5 million per year in Community Preservation Act funds.
Issues of transparency, democratic integrity and tradition are at play when it comes to filling vacancies on the Somerville Board of Aldermen. There's a pubic hearing on the matter on Tuesday.
A recent report from Washington lays out damage done by last month’s government shutdown.
Election totals from the Nov. 5, 2013 city election in Somerville.
The Suffolk Downs proposal is in serious trouble after East Boston votes against the plan. But Revere's mayor says he'll continue with a Revere-only plan.
The Somerville Board of Aldermen will have five new members, and the Somerville School Committee will have three new members.
Find out where to vote.
The two Massachusetts heads talked healthcare on Meet The Press.
The Somerville TV show endorses candidates running for Somerville Board of Aldermen.
15 candidates running for the Somerville Board of Aldermen introduce themselves on video.
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone talks about the demolition of the waste transfer station and what it means for the city.
Dan J. Futrell, Ward 2 candidate for Somerville School Committee, responds to three questions.
In addition to financial payments, Tufts will help Somerville students with the college admissions process, according to a new five-year agreement between the city and the university.
Work on Kenney Park will be done in summer of 2014.
Adam Sweeting, Ward 3 candidate for Somerville School Committee, responds to three questions.
Joseph Capuano, Ward 7 candidate for Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.
Carrie Normand, Ward 7 candidate for Somerville School Committee, responds to three questions.
Katjana Ballantyne, Ward 7 candidate for Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.
Stephen Roix, Ward 1 candidate for Somerville School Committee, responds to three questions.
Michael Nionakis, Ward 2 candidate for Somerville School Committee, responds to three questions.
Mark Niedergang, Ward 5 candidate for Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.
William White, a candidate for an at-large seat on the Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.
Maryann Heuston, Ward 2 candidate for Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.
John Connolly, a candidate for an at-large seat on the Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.
Sean Fitzerald, a candidate for an at-large seat on the Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.
Courtney O'Keefe, Ward 5 candidate for Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.
Mary Jo Rossetti, a candidate for an at-large seat on the Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.
Dennis Sullivan, a candidate for an at-large seat on the Somerville Board of Aldermen, responds to three questions.