Marc Levy

“Love Story” was published 55 years ago and “The Handmaid’s Tale” in 1998. We went looking for more recent books that walk our halls, cross our bridges and get stuck in our traffic. Here are a couple for sale in local bookstores.

The City Council asked that license-plate readers recently installed throughout the city be turned off until the council holds a hearing on the trustworthiness of its maker.

Police are looking for a man who shot at a woman at Sherman and Stearns streets in Cambridge’s Neighborhood 9 at 10:58 a.m. Friday.

The 907 Main hotel in Cambridge is expected to reopen in early December after shutting down by surprise Sunday when operator Sonder declared bankruptcy.

The new superintendent vowed to "zealously advocate" for students, even as the budget gets tight.

A packed meeting of the Porter Square Neighbors Association heard Thursday about concepts for two apartment buildings that would include as many as 100 affordable units.

Public meetings this week look at Cambridge Street and Massachusetts Avenue zoning, Brattle Street bicycle lanes and a probe of how recent DEI layoffs were done.

New Porter Square proposals draw more muted response. An affordable housing lawsuit also drew debate at City Council meeting.

Public meetings this week look at social housing, solar panel preservation, Corcoran Park affordable homes, help with winter heating bills, how we're marketing Cambridge to tourists and evaluation of the city manager.

Daniel Lander, 34, Cambridge native and aide to Boston Mayor Wu, will challenge state senator Willam Brownsberger in the Democratic primary.