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A four-day heat emergency begins Wednesday, and officials are warning it’ll feel like 110 degrees

by Marc Levy June 30, 2026

An extreme heat warning called by the National Weather Service for Wednesday through Saturday has drawn declarations of heat emergencies in Cambridge and Somerville.

OPINION

Lay down the weapons of rhetoric in housing conflict, pick up the tools of facts and data

by Cambridge Somerville Independent June 30, 2026

The pace of housing development change requires officials to take the challenges brought on by multifamily zoning seriously, rising above Yimby and Nimby rhetoric.

OPINION

Somerville’s budget (2026 edition): Wrapping up a season with symbolic resolutions and symbolic ‘no’ votes

by Chris Dwan June 29, 2026

After approving a horribly constrained $394 million budget, the council went on to dish out a bit over $12 million in “free cash.”

OPINION

Beacon Hill’s reliance on private vendors is failing us. We need to save public services from outsourcing

by Neil Miller June 29, 2026

Our government won't work with outsourcing and an emphasis on big, one-off initiatives instead of smart budgeting. A candidate for state representative says he has a better way.

DID YOU KNOW

The history of the future, predictions from the past, included a Cambridge with only 60,000 residents

by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge June 29, 2026

A city of 60,000 people, “atomic factories,” women “of skirtly grace and draped modesty” and a much expanded MBTA were predicted at Cambridge anniversaries.

OPINION

Planners don’t know what you know, but you can tell them

by Nicholas Marchuk June 28, 2026

We suffer street-level problems quietly, knowing it’s out of our control. But what if, when we had problems such as a half-mile of missing bike lane, we let planners know?

COMMUNITY

Try The Independent’s first locally themed crossword puzzle

by Marc Levy June 27, 2026

Whether you’re looking across or down, everyone seems to have a puzzle these days – and so does The Independent, coming every other Saturday.

BICYCLING

Borrow an e-bike, from folding models to family cargo haulers, from Community Pedal Power

by Eric Cao June 26, 2026

Trying before buying is a common tip for people considering an e-bike. Community Pedal Power makes that possible from a Cambridge backyard.

OPINION

Somerville’s budget details (2026 edition): It’s Cut Night, when the cuts have been coming for months

by Chris Dwan June 23, 2026

With “cut night” starting at 6 p.m., the end is approaching rapidly for the 2027 fiscal year budget process in Somerville.

COMMUNITY

Take part through Saturday on price-match donation drive for the Union Square Farmers Market

by Marc Levy June 22, 2026

With hunger growing, more than 1,500 families are expected to benefit from a dollar-for-dollar match, just $15 at a time, over the market season.