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After three tries at rent caps in recent years, Somerville’s ‘best chance’ is statewide compromise, mayor says

by Marc Levy June 19, 2026

Wilson joins governor Maura Healey and Boston mayor Michelle Wu in saying he is “strongly” in support of compromise legislation on rent stabilization.

DEVELOPMENT

Six-story condo building wins muted approval for an odd lot in East Cambridge beset by changing laws

by Marc Levy June 16, 2026

Laws for the land that once held a Dunkin’ Donuts have change twice since the project was permitted in 2023 – and since construction began.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, June 15-22: Deciding businesses for Cambridge Street and North Mass. Ave.

by Marc Levy June 14, 2026

Take part in meetings on “active uses” along traffic corridors, surveys about school cultures and housing proposed for East Cambridge.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, June 8-15: Two zoning laws that speed home construction are targeted for changes

by Marc Levy June 7, 2026

Take part in meetings on calls to alter residential zoning and how to explain school incidents to families, and a roundtable about boosting business start-ups.

NEWS

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.

NEWS

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.

BUSINESS

Apartment buildings with 79 units will be transitioned to affordable housing after purchase

by Marc Levy May 28, 2026

Spokespeople with the Cambridge Housing Authority and city said they would work with current residents to convert the homes to affordable.

OPINION

Social housing makes economic sense

by Nicholas Marchuk May 24, 2026

The city has a path to sustainably offer homes for people of all income levels, on its own terms – but it must be planned properly.

OPINION

Should we become San Francisco

by Nicholas Marchuk May 17, 2026

Refusing to change doesn’t mean that we will preserve our way of life.

BUSINESS

On the way to a housing goal set for 2030, officials agree to check if Cambridge is on the right path

by Marc Levy May 4, 2026

After passing a series of zoning changes to meet Cambridge housing needs projected in 2017, the City Council is asking whether the goals have changed.