Memorabilia and the hope of helping its owners re-open drew extensive support for the Harvard Square institution. There may be more to sell next weekend.

About two dozen Ward 1 residents turned out for the first of the City Council's planned ward meetings where listening was the only thing on the agenda.

My friend lives in an old triple-decker in Somerville. Faced with high heating bills due to her outdated electric baseboard heating system, she called for a free Mass Save Energy Assessment. The friendly worker stuck a camera in the wall and discovered that, like many rentals in... The post How you renters helped pay for a homeowner’s heat pump in Greenfield but will still freeze this winter appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

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Artists who sell goods there applaud the decision, made after a vendor was selling AI-produced art.

The state gas tax is the price we pay to ensure that we have safe and reliable ways to get where we need to go, with sufficient funding to build, operate, and maintain the essential transportation inf...

A Somerville law taking effect Oct. 14 requires rental-property owners to tell tenants in writing within 48 hours that they are selling their home.

Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?

MassDOT expects the construction project to last about three years.

The Yafa Bakery & Café plans an expansion within Somerville, taking over the old Posto restaurant site at 187 Elm St., Davis Square. Yafa, famous for its Mediterranean pastry and the kindness of its customer service, opened in June 2022 at 594 Somerville Ave., Ward 2, in... The post Yafa Bakery & Café looks to convert empty space near Davis Square into its second location appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday she is filing legislation to suspend the Massachusetts gas tax for two months, cutting the price of gasoline by 24 cents a gallon.

Worcester County police departments are about to get a whole lot of comfort dogs thanks to a federal grant.

Spain’s population is 14 percent of that of the United States, and its gross domestic product is 6 percent of ours. Why is it that Spain has as many elevators? Elevators facilitate density, allowing cities to reach heights previously impossible. They are also a miracle for accessibility.... The post You should care more about elevators appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.