NEWS With the biggest questions about May 11 violence unanswerable, officials address a better alert system by Marc Levy May 19, 2026 In a timeline of a public gun battle and its aftermath, residents encounter questions about illegal guns, an illicit halfway house and mental health funding cuts.
NEWS Officials host a gathering Friday and debriefing Tuesday to help after a Memorial Drive shootout (updated) by Marc Levy May 15, 2026 Elected officials and health experts will be on hand at each event, and police will take questions Tuesday about a gun battle in Cambridge.
NEWS Somerville meetings, May 4-11: Building a school and moving council meetings to Tuesdays (in 2028) by Marc Levy May 3, 2026 Take part in meetings on building a replacement school, filling crossing guard shortages, changes to meeting schedules and much more.
ASK CHEF JJ Yay! It’s time for spring produce: Asparagus, sunchokes, fiddleheads, ramps and rhubarb by JJ Gonson April 29, 2026 We have only a few months of seriously good growing time here, so we need to come out of the gate running.
NEWS Cambridge meetings, April 27-May 4: Healthpeak shows its giant project in the Highlands by Marc Levy April 26, 2026 Take part in meetings on Healthpeak's plan for a new neighborhood in the Alewife Quadrangle, new homes on Ellery Street and big city projects.
ASK CHEF JJ Dining safely with allergies or celiac disease takes a village. Also: Where to start eating the rainbow by JJ Gonson April 22, 2026 For the people trying to eat only “the good things,” there's no superfood waiting to swoop in. But we can help ourselves by going back the basics.
OPINION What’s really in Cambridge’s tap water? by Julie Mahdavi March 28, 2026 A look at what cities do and don’t test when determining that their tap water is safe.
BUSINESS Nicotine users will have even fewer choices by May after a Somerville clampdown by Marc Levy March 21, 2026 Somerville is taking more aggressive action against tobacco products that have sneaked onto store shelves without explicit government approval.