Marc Levy, Author at Cambridge | Somerville Independent

Body-worn cameras for Somerville police come with an annual cost near a half-million dollars

by Marc Levy April 22, 2026

With budget cuts looming, some city councilors argued it wasn’t the time for police to get body-worn cameras costing around $450,000 annually.

BITE

Grilled cheese at Juicy Jay’s

by Marc Levy April 22, 2026

This is the grilled cheese you’re thinking of: American and cheddar between slices of buttered brioche bread, right in an affordable comfort food sweet spot.

DEVELOPMENT

Company gets pushback in proposing to build Union Square homes instead of expected lab space

by Marc Levy April 21, 2026

Up to 200 new homes with a park, library branch and other community benefits for Union Square made for a sweet pitch, but not all were convinced.

COMEDY

Who won comedy last night: Addy Goldstein, whose mom died

by Marc Levy April 21, 2026

At a College Comedy Showcase at The Comedy Studio, one comic got to the point quickly: “Try to keep it together,” she told the audience. “My mom just died.”

COMMUNITY

Tuesday office hour in Central Square (Toscanini’s, 5:30-6:30 p.m.) (corrected)

April 21, 2026

We have Tuesday office hours to hear story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints, and tonight they’re in Central Square.

NEWS

A neighborhood group is forming to fill a gap in North Cambridge

by Marc Levy April 19, 2026

Former city councillor Paul Toner joins a wave of organizing in West Cambridge, Neighborhood 9, Somerville’s Davis Square and by businesses around Porter Square.

OPINION

Counter intuitive

by Marc Levy April 19, 2026

There’s a special kind of pain in seeing projects go up thoughtlessly with flaws that will confront people for years or decades.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, April 20-27: William Dawes rides again at a Patriots’ Day observance

by Marc Levy April 19, 2026

Take part in a meeting with a new election commissioner and attend a Patriots’ Day observance.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, April 20-27: Police cameras and staying out late for World Cup games

by Marc Levy April 19, 2026

Take part in meetings on water, sewage and cop cameras; plans for a month of World Cup; and remaking 90 Washington St.

FOOD

Somerville Plant-Based Restaurant Week has dishes and deals to help savor saving the Earth

by Marc Levy April 18, 2026

There are bargains and special dishes at 19 restaurants for Plant-Based Restaurant Week, from new specialty pizzas to buy-one, get-one deals.