Marc Levy, Author at Cambridge | Somerville Independent

‘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.

NEWS

Keeping up with the CSOs: Waste flowed Wednesday into the Mystic and Charles rivers

by Marc Levy July 23, 2026

Wednesday saw the second day in a row of combined sewer overflow, the term for releasing waste into public waterways when sewer and water systems get overwhelmed.

NEWS

School playground and ArtFarm seek $6M, already more than Somerville’s available preservation funds

by Marc Levy July 23, 2026

Tough decisions will have to be made this year by Community Preservation Committee members, who heard from the first of nine projects looking for funding.

NEWS

Political notes: Boston mayor kicks off Cambridge canvass; McLaughlin’s ‘Good Will’ ad

by Marc Levy July 22, 2026

Michelle Wu makes it across the river for Daniel Lander, her former aide, and there's candidate news about Matt McLaughlin, Christine Barber, Will Brownsberger, Mike Connolly, Ben Ewen-Campen and Will Mbah.

NEWS

Keeping up with the CSOs: Waste flowed Tuesday into the Mystic River and Alewife Brook

by Marc Levy July 22, 2026

Rainfall on Tuesday caused a combined sewer overflow, the term for releasing waste into public waterways when sewer and water systems get overwhelmed.

BITE

Breakfast sandwich at Angelina’s Pizzeria

by Marc Levy July 22, 2026

It’s hard to make a sausage, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich stand out, but it helps to have been running a griddle for 72 years.

DEVELOPMENT

Birch Street project is coming back for design issues, but not about traffic and parking concerns

by Marc Levy July 22, 2026

A six-story building with 85 apartments got generally positive reviews from Planning Board members, while residents were focused on cars, parking and traffic.

DEVELOPMENT

Petition takes a second hit because it would affect projects of all affordable homes

by Marc Levy July 21, 2026

Most councillors agreed action is needed to tame some reactions to recent zoning changes, which is leading to a rash of demolitions by eager developers.