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Death of bicyclist MIT professor takes community by surprise after state stays silent about Aug. 21 incident (updated)

by Marc Levy September 3, 2026

New MIT professor Thomas Rose has died from injuries sustained in an Aug. 21 collision at Memorial Drive and Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, the school said.

OPINION

Amateurs’ ideas for the Reid Overpass are still better than the latest ideas from the state

by Nicholas Marchuk August 30, 2026

A pedestrian-bike roundabout bridge makes sense, or a slimmed-down roundabout featuring a genuinely novel approach to fixing the 47 bus route.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, Aug. 31-Sept. 7: The future of tech in schools and the K-Lo campus

by Marc Levy August 30, 2026

Take part in meetings on Setting preservation grants, school policies around the Protect Act, smart glasses and K-Lo, and restaurant rules and regulations.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, Aug. 31-Sept. 7: Student physical restraint and school discipline policies

by Marc Levy August 30, 2026

Take part in meetings on student restraint and discipline, apartment projects and Dunkin’ hours and expanding the Target at the Twin City Plaza.

NEWS

These are the longest red and green lights in Cambridge and Somerville. Guess which square has it worst.

by Marc Levy August 26, 2026

The longest red light on Cambridge and Somerville streets will keep drivers and riders waiting a full 2 minutes, 30 seconds (spoiler alert, it’s in Somerville’s Union Square).

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, Aug. 24-31: Deciding who gets Community Preservation Act money (corrected)

by Marc Levy August 23, 2026

Take part in meetings on setting preservation grants, walking through Healthpeak plans and dropping off household hazardous waste.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, Aug. 24-31: Armory, museum and more have requests bigger than available funds

by Marc Levy August 23, 2026

Take part in meetings on Cobble Hill Apartments work and more homes at 84 Broadway; and six projects that are asking for preservation funding.

OPINION

Changes to the 96 bus route are unnecessary, and the results will create hardship

by Cambridge Somerville Independent August 22, 2026

Requiring passengers to wait for connecting buses in the summer heat or pouring rain, ice and snow is unconscionable, and eliminating a Harvard stop makes no sense.

COMMUNITY

The Independent’s locally themed crossword puzzle: Training montage

by Marc Levy August 22, 2026

The Independent’s fifth locally themed puzzle hops onto the MBTA, with its “lines” of various colors, getting some insight why those colors were chosen.

BICYCLING

Take some time around Fresh Pond, and register to vote

by Eric Cao August 21, 2026

Fresh Pond is one of the most beautiful places in the city to spend a few hours. (It's also one of three in-person early voting locations for Cambridge.)