News Archives - Page 13 of 25 - Cambridge

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Vigil brings family, friends and strangers together for man who died alone in Davis T station escalator

by Christian Uva June 2, 2026

A candlelight vigil outside the Davis Square T station mourned Steven McCluskey, who died because people ignored him.

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A second vote against ShotSpotter leaves no room for pushback, and over a member’s complaint

by Marc Levy June 2, 2026

Councillors voted May 18 to turn off the system and remove its microphones within 90 days, and now again to ensure zero wiggle room for noncompliance.

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Somerville police begin test of ‘co-response,’ bringing health professionals to some crises

by Marc Levy June 1, 2026

The co-responders are on duty to during two four-hour blocks each week, but Somerville officials say they hope to expand the program.

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Translator Ken Kronenberg has disturbing things to say about America in 2026, and they’re from Germany in the 1930s

by Marc Levy June 1, 2026

Kronenberg is translating toxic German propaganda from the fascist era of eugenics, racism and slaughter as it seeps through U.S. political speech.

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Somerville meetings, May 31-June 8: Ending waste outfall in public waters and razing the city’s ‘First Pizzeria’

by Marc Levy May 31, 2026

Take part in meetings on Combined Sewer Overflows, homes at the Florentine Gardens and a fix for temperature issues at the Edgerly school.

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Cambridge meetings, May 31-June 8: New homes, stopping the sewage and a gun buyback

by Marc Levy May 31, 2026

Take part in meetings on changes that can reshape Cambridge Street, 92 homes for Rindge Avenue and ending sewage outflow into public waters.

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After an explosion and shaking felt regionwide, some point to boom from a meteor

by Marc Levy May 30, 2026

Calls began flooding into 911 at around 2:20 p.m. about an explosion, with first responders also exchanging confused reports about the cause.

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Whatever process was promised, Cambridge plans to sink a giant stormwater tank on Sherman Street

by Marc Levy May 29, 2026

Neighbors got an apology, but no sign that a 2.1 million-gallon tank wouldn't be installed. What goes above it may still be open to debate.

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Work at Somerville’s Foss Park began without warning to residents … or to the state (updated)

by Marc Levy May 29, 2026

A pile of asphalt and presence of heavy machinery at Foss Park alarmed Somervillians this week and led to a rebuke by state representative Mike Connolly.

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Somerville needs to brace for years of surging water and sewer bills

by Marc Levy May 29, 2026

The year of bills that starts July 1 could have been worse, but the causes of the rate increases coming up are largely out of city control.