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

by Marc Levy September 8, 2026

Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints to one of our convenient locations – or, even better, come with proposals about how you can become part of a team.

DID YOU KNOW

Police raided the ironworks expecting ‘charred, grimy,’ degraded women, but this labor tale is more complicated

by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge September 7, 2026

We mark Labor Day with the anniversary of an industrial raid that challenged notions of “suitable” work for women and the role of government in regulating working conditions.

How Somerville got to zero bicyclist or pedestrian deaths for four years, and how to keep it going

September 7, 2026

While not having residents and visitors mowed down by motorists should be a baseline expectation, our success is in contrast with the towns around us with the same goal.

OPINION

A response for renters after 100 years of humiliation

by Nicholas Marchuk September 6, 2026

Yes, we need rent control. Not because it will work, but because it won’t. Economists predict it will crash property values. That’s not my problem.

COMMUNITY

The Independent’s locally themed crossword puzzle: Hit the Books

by Marc Levy September 5, 2026

The Independent’s sixth locally themed puzzle has something to teach you about our colleges and universities.

OPINION

JT Scott: Announcing my resignation as Ward 2 councilor

by JT Scott September 3, 2026

This may come as a surprise, and I’d like to take a moment to explain this choice – and why I’ll be asking one of you to step forward and fill this role.

COMMUNITY

Tuesday office hour in Davis Square (Diesel, 5:30-6:30 p.m.)

by Marc Levy September 1, 2026

Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints to one of our convenient locations – or, even better, come with proposals about how you can become part of a team.

COMMUNITY

Lucky’s Picks: A witchy New England fantasy debut, ‘Les Vedettes: Las Exóticas’ and Nepali Street Food Festival

by Lucky Chiampa September 1, 2026

Feasts for eyes, the appetite and the intellect as the action unfolds across Cambridge and Somerville.

OPINION

State representative Mike Connolly responds to campaign claims by challenger in 26th Middlesex District

by Mike Connolly August 31, 2026

On the eve of the Democratic primary, I want to correct the record about my work in the House of Representatives and in our Cambridge and Somerville community.

DID YOU KNOW

For 50 years that home economics was treated as a science, Harvard Square hosted a center for housewives

by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge August 31, 2026

The idea of “specialists” trained to view household challenges in the same way as larger economic, political and social problems was a hallmark of the 1920s.