Sugar maples are a fiery orange and even some oaks are a brilliant crimson. People want to gawk at the seasonal show. But what’s the nondriver to do?
Leaf peeping without a car
weather
Middle schoolers relocate after water from storm damages 10 classrooms at West Somerville Neighborhood School
A Sunday water leak at the West Somerville Neighborhood School has caused two grades to relocate temporarily to a Tufts building.
A four-day heat emergency begins Wednesday, and officials are warning it’ll feel like 110 degrees
An extreme heat warning called by the National Weather Service for Wednesday through Saturday has drawn declarations of heat emergencies in Cambridge and Somerville.
How to handle the National Weather Service’ two-day heat advisory
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.
A ‘super El Niño’ will make summer hotter and more dangerous. These climate groups are getting us ready.
A roundtable talks about how Greater Boston prepares for a boiling change in climate, including from an oncoming “super El Niño” season.
Cambridge and Somerville 2026 spring style
Expect a touch of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy minimalism as well as breathable cotton poplin, linen blends and lightweight knits.
March’s rain and snow helps Northeast leave significant drought, but it’s still important to conserve
The region has been downgraded to a mild drought from significant drought. Dry conditions have persisted since August and could worsen again.
Looking at this winter convinces a councillor that Cambridge needs a snow corps to call in for help
A wild winter with extreme outcomes for city workers and finances leads to exploration of a volunteer “snow corps”; another idea emerges from Somerville.
Cambridge meetings, March 23-30: Designing a train tracks bridge, adding Twin Cities affordable housing
Take part in meetings on a bridge over rail tracks; snow season's costs; Central Square planning; and affordable homes in two parts of the city.
Somerville meetings, March 16-23: Lessons from winter’s snowfall and affordable-housing zoning
Take part in meetings on building school campuses and maintaining current educational facilities and a postmortem on winter snow clearing.