NEWS Get the latest headlines concerning Union Square Rising, the SCC, and the Washington Street Apartments Project.
July 18, 2012
Conflict over a planned Union Square affordable housing development has grown so heated, the mayor is enlisting professional mediators to cool things down.
July 11, 2012
After weeks spent at an impasse over a plan by the Somerville Community Corporation to build 40 units of affordable housing in Union Square that sparked outcry from residents, the two sides have agreed to enter a preliminary mediation process, the city said Monday.
July 10, 2012
A dispute over a proposed affordable housing project in Union Square became so heated the mayor's office has decided to sponsor professional mediation among the groups involved.
June 11, 2012
An emerging resident group and the leaders of the Somerville Community Corporation are at loggerheads over a development of 40 units of affordable housing proposed on Washington Street in Union Square.
June 7, 2012
Union Square Rising, a group that opposes a proposed 40-unit affordable housing development in Union Square, picketed a community meeting about the project Wednesday night.
June 5, 2012
Situated at a prominent entrance to Union Square, the once active Boys & Girls Club building now sits empty. But even in its current state, it’s still affecting the community.
June 4, 2012
Union Square is a hub at the southern edge of Somerville that reaches out to Harvard, Davis, and Inman squares and to Charlestown.
April 27, 2012
Community group Union Square Rising has come out against the Somerville Community Corporation’s plan to build an affordable housing development at the site of the old Boys & Girls Club building in Union Square.
April 26, 2012
The Somerville Community Corporation is in the business of affordable housing; it’s what they’ve been doing for 43 years.
March 15, 2012
A proposed affordable-housing development in Union Square has sparked a debate about gentrification and the future of a neighborhood.
March 14, 2012
A dispute is growing between the Somerville Community Corporation, which is planning to redevelop the old Boys & Girls Club building in Union Square into 40 units of affordable housing, and neighbors who feel the project is wrong for the area.
March 10, 2012
If you live in Somerville, chances are you're a renter. The city has one of the highest percentages of renter-occupied households in the region.
November 9, 2011
Somerville — Opponents to Somerville Community Corporation’s planned affordable housing development came out in force at a community meeting Monday night.