Edward Beuchert is a co-founder and current Board member of the West Somerville Neighborhood Association (http://WestSomerville.org) who has lived with his family on Conwell Avenue for seventeen years.
Municipal governments usually fund the services they provide through taxes, and Tufts’ host cities of Somerville and Medford raise the major portion of their budgets through real estate taxes. Due to a controversial Massachusetts law, nonprofit organizations are not required to pay property taxes to the communities they reside in. Instead, the municipalities must raise […]
An Open Letter to Tufts University President Anthony Monaco and the Board of Trustees At its best, Tufts University contributes to its Somerville and Medford host communities by opening events and exhibits to the public, hosting the annual Community Day, permitting use of some facilities to local groups, allowing residents to audit one class a […]