Marc Levy, Author at Cambridge | Somerville Independent

Cambridge meetings, July 27-Aug. 3: Deciding whether ShotSpotter gets turned back on

by Marc Levy July 26, 2026

Take part in meetings on lengthening a narrow East Cambridge home built in 1855; Bus Network Redesign proposals; and ShotSpotter and crisis response.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, July 27-Aug. 3: Debate about body-worn police cameras arrives

by Marc Levy July 26, 2026

Take part in meetings on body-worn cameras on police and their expense; adding three stories to an East Somerville building; and bus route changes.

BICYCLING

Before a 343-mile fundraising ride to New York’s 9/11 Memorial, bicyclists gather in Cambridge

by Marc Levy July 25, 2026

Cambridge is the starting point for a 343-mile bicycle ride to New York for the 25th anniversary of 9/11, raising money for organizations serving first responders and cancer survivors.

COMMUNITY

The Independent’s locally themed crossword puzzle: Frankenwords

by Marc Levy July 25, 2026

The Independent’s third locally themed puzzle celebrates the combining of thoughts into a new thing, or even the combining of things into a new thought.

FOOD

Rosebud diner in Davis square closes officially as operator says it’s negotiating to buy the property

by Marc Levy July 24, 2026

The operators of Somerville’s iconic Rosebud diner say they are negotiating to buy its building, and might have to move on to let someone else take over the space.

NEWS

Chris Affleck, teacher and activist whose kids won Oscars, dies at 83

by Marc Levy July 24, 2026

The death of Chris Anne Affleck, 83, was announced Friday by the family. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December and died June 2.

NEWS

A ShotSpotter gunfire detector reboot is back for Cambridge City Council debate

by Marc Levy July 24, 2026

Whether ShotSpotter gunfire detectors will return is to be voted in August, delayed by a protest over focusing on tech instead of addressing the root causes of violence.

NEWS

‘Quite something’: U.K.’s speaker of the House of Commons visits Harvard’s 1215 Magna Carta

by Marc Levy July 23, 2026

Tucked away at Harvard Law School is a 1215 copy of the Magna Carta. Librarians took it out for a special visitor from the U.K. Parliament's House of Commons.

NEWS

Cambridge and Somerville risk levels for West Nile Virus are raised to ‘moderate’

by Marc Levy July 23, 2026

Risk levels for West Nile Virus in Cambridge and Somerville were raised to “moderate” on Thursday by the state, along with Boston, Newton and Brookline.

BUSINESS

Clover shrinks to five restaurants, opening a historic Harvard Square location to new tenants

by Marc Levy July 23, 2026

The healthy fast food chain discovered during 2015 renovations that the original tile walls and floor were intact from the Waldorf Lunch diner, opened in 1916.