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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.

BICYCLING

Celebrating Kittie Knox, the Black cyclist who rode her way through the barriers of the 1800s

by Eric Cao June 19, 2026

Katherine T. “Kittie” Knox was a pioneering cyclist who challenged racial and gender barriers. MassBike celebrated her Friday with the fifth annual Kittie Knox ride.

NEWS

Somerville prepares to pave a green path along the Mystic connecting Ten Hills with neighbors

by Eric Cao June 12, 2026

The Shore Drive Greenway marks the coming of another connection of Somerville with neighboring communities – but with trees.

BICYCLING

Boston Cafe Bikers fulfill the promise of their name weekly and are expanding their destinations

by Eric Cao June 12, 2026

Boston Cafe Bikers go weekly to cafes and other destinations, with many starting or ending in Cambridge and Somerville.

COMMUNITY

How to handle the National Weather Service’ two-day heat advisory

by Marc Levy June 11, 2026

With Thursday’s high heat and humidity continuing over the coming days, the city of Somerville passed along an alert and tips on staying cool, healthy and safe.

NEWS

A passerby saved the life of a drug user by stopping to use a free public health vending machine (corrected)

by Christian Uva June 10, 2026

Somerville’s public health vending machines dispense items more than 100 times weekly, from first aid kits to menstrual health products to lifesaving Narcan.

NEWS

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.

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.