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Near possibly the most important election in U.S. history, The New York Times is in a state of quantum news

by Marc Levy March 22, 2026

By deciding which stories to cover and how, our greatest newspaper in content and readership has the power to set the agenda. That’s a concern.

DID YOU KNOW

With Metacom’s Resistance, colonists set Indigenous nations at war with each other

by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge March 16, 2026

Metacom’s Resistance is a lesser-known, three-year war that is part of 350 years of conflict, coexistence and Indigenous presence.

OPINION

The Renty daguerreotypes find a home, but Harvard’s legal fight lingers

by Tom Meek March 16, 2026

Harvard chose to explore its legacy as an enslaver of 70 or more people at the same time it fought claims by a descendant of slavery.

OPINION

Somerville could have skipped these police grants that come with strings attached

by Chris Dwan March 15, 2026

The Somerville City Council accepted nearly $200,000 for police over two meetings filled with fractious debate. Is this money worth what it costs?

COMMUNITY

We have Tuesday office hours, and tonight they’re in Central Square

by Marc Levy March 10, 2026

As part of its mission of community, The Independent plans weekly “office hours” at two convenient locations in Cambridge and Somerville.

COMMUNITY

Decriminalization of sex work is explored with experts in a Thursday conversation

by The Black Response March 9, 2026

A film screening and panel of experts grows a collective understanding of the experience of sex workers amid an erosion of freedom and democracy.

OPINION

Why Somerville still doesn’t have public toilets

by Chris Dwan March 8, 2026

The company that makes the Portland Loo is not licensed by Massachusetts, so its structures are not allowed (except in several neighboring cities).

COMMUNITY

Women’s History Month in Cambridge is a restoration project of scattered and missing stories

by Cambridge Historical Commission March 3, 2026

The work is meticulous and often challenging. Many women left few written records, and their contributions were not always preserved in traditional archives.

OPINION

Protest surveillance: What State Police saw from the sky as we spoke against killings by federal agents

by Chris Dwan March 1, 2026

I asked State Police for helicopter flight and mission plans, reports and photographic, video or biometric records captured from protests I went to Jan. 10.

COMMUNITY

Somerville Democrats gather Sunday to prepare for convention weighing in on Markey seat

by Marc Levy February 26, 2026

Registered Democrats in Somerville vote Sunday to elect delegates to attend May’s Democratic State Convention.