Marc Levy, Author at Cambridge | Somerville Independent

In stating cases for election, 27th Middlesex candidates have parallel experiences and a working-class divide

by Marc Levy August 2, 2026

One candidate cited extensive experience getting things done in public processes. The other mirrored that experience from behind the scenes.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, Aug. 3-10: ShotSpotter gunfire tech and a new school standardized test

by Marc Levy August 2, 2026

Take part in meetings on ShotSpotter technology and unarmed crisis response; algebra and graduation requirements and the future of 158 Spring St.; and more.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, Aug. 3-10: Assembly Square from the walkers’ point of view

by Marc Levy August 2, 2026

Take part in meetings on an Assembly Square walk audit, cultural trust launch session, development in Porter Square and more.

NEWS

Candidates for 34th Middlesex take big swings for an $8.7B millionaire’s tax and lower barriers to homebuilding

by Marc Levy August 1, 2026

A three-way race for a state House of Representatives seat serving Somerville and Medford got its first and only stage time at a Saturday forum.

NEWS

Larry Aaronson, progressive educator at CRLS, is reported dead at 86

by Marc Levy August 1, 2026

Larry Aaronson, an educator retired from the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, died peacefully in his sleep at 7:11 a.m. Saturday, according to friends.

NEWS

Second escalator incident at Davis Square station ends with a rescue

by Marc Levy August 1, 2026

An incident Friday at the Davis Square T station in Somerville was reminiscent of a death this year when a man fell and get stuck in the escalator.

NEWS

Why Big Belly trash compactors so often seem stuffed and ignored: It takes just one pizza box for indigestion

by Marc Levy July 31, 2026

The Big Belly trash can is a minor municipal miracle, but all too often they look crammed to overflowing, a blight to the streetscapes of Somerville and Cambridge.

NEWS

Three neighborhoods, rent aid and immigrant support are identified as priorities by Somerville human rights board

by Marc Levy July 30, 2026

Immigrants, older adults and people in East Somerville, West Somerville and Winter Hill are identified as being in need by Somerville’s Human Rights Commission.

NEWS

Keeping up with the CSOs: Waste flowed Wednesday and Thursday into the Mystic and Alewife Brook

by Marc Levy July 30, 2026

Just the estimated 1.5 inches of rain that landed Wednesday and lasted overnight resulted in four waste spills, and more rain is in the forecast.

ARTS

‘One Night Art School’ event sold out immediately in a Union Square building with empty lab space

by Marc Levy July 29, 2026

Maybe the the arts should be taken more seriously as economic infrastructure, suggests a coalition of local arts organizations and businesses.