There are ways to increase the number of people who can enjoy what makes Somerville so special in places that are suitable to absorb that growth.

We urge the Cambridge community to support a call for peace and justice in Palestine/Israel while treating each other with empathy and compassion.

There are parts of the Israel-Hamas conflict that confuse and terrify many in Cambridge. This conflict has exacerbated rifts within our own community, and we have work to do to mend them.

It will be up to the Charter Review Committee, the incoming City Council and ultimately the voters of Cambridge to make these important decisions on form of government. But perhaps this is not a debate between more or less democracy, but rather what kind of democracy we want.

A proposed Beudo amendment would have a significant impact on cutting the city’s greenhouse gas emissions, and its provisions are reasonable and doable.

Communities owe it to their residents to stem At the very least, they can find a better way to tell people when their local park is flooded with untreated sewage.

Thank you to everyone who ran for elected office in 2023, to advocacy group leaders and workers, family members of candidates and campaign workers, Election Commission, polling workers and police officers and to the voters.

We have a lot of work in front of us. Together an newly elected City Council will tackle these and other issues in a collaborative and forward-thinking way.

One topic that has not received much attention this election cycle is the city’s finances – one of the city’s strengths and one that should not be overlooked or taken for granted.

We need our solidarity back. Diversity will not hold without it. Equality starts with it. As a city, we will need to transcend cultural and political boundaries.