Somerville Neighborhood News is a production of Somerville Community Access Television, made by professional journalists, volunteers and staff. The half-hour news show has as its mission to provide a lively, informative newscast focusing on the events, issues and information impacting Somerville residents.

Here are some selected Somerville Neighborhood News headlines: NEW HOME HELPS VETS GET ON TRACK by Gracie McKenzie. “It was really hard to come back,” the veteran explained, quietly. “My whole family was telling me that I was someone different, someone that basically they didn’t recognize. You come back and you just try to live a normal life, and it’s not really possible to do that.” Military veterans face terrible odds when they return from conflict. A recent study from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) noted that 53 percent of those polled say they have a mental health injury. Unemployment for vets is double normal rates, and on any given night around 58,000 veterans are without a place to sleep, while 1.4 million more are at risk of becoming homeless due to poverty and lack of support, according to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. But Eddie Cowen, 27, is one of the lucky ones. He beat the odds. The Fall River native, who served tours in Bahrain and Iraq, credits a new veterans facility near Teele Square. The complete story can be found below and  at www.somervilleneighborhoodnews.org.
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