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In Preparation For May Opening, Cambridge Holds First Public Meeting on Harvard Square Kiosk
The Cambridge Kiosk Advisory Committee held the first of a series of public committee meetings on Tuesday to discuss the future of the Harvard Square Kiosk, which is set to reopen next month.
Cambridge Businesses Brace for Supplier Price Increases From Tariffs
As businesses across the country struggle to keep up with the changing tariff policies out of the Trump administration, many Cambridge store owners are anticipating supplier price hikes.
City Council Proposes Amendments to Update City Charter, While Avoiding Most Contentious Ideas
City councilors approved a draft of amendments to the city charter on Monday as part of Cambridge’s first decennial charter review, even as they avoided some of the most contentious recommendations that emerged.
CPS Will Adjust Graduation Requirements After Removal of MCAS
After a November ballot measure removed the MCAS as a state-wide graduation requirement, districts are finding new metrics to set graduation standards. For current Cambridge students, not much will change.
Cambridge Announces Bike Lane Design Plans for Main Street Safety Improvement Project
The City of Cambridge announced design plans for the Main Street Safety Improvement Project at a virtual community meeting Tuesday evening.
Cambridge No Longer in a ‘Critical’ Drought, City Water Board Announces
The Water Board of the City of Cambridge announced that the City’s drought level has decreased from a level three “critical” drought to a level two “significant” drought status during a Tuesday evening meeting.
‘A Nice Send-Off Concert:’ HRO Performs For Students, Teachers At K-Lo
This year, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra has performed orchestral masterpieces, from Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 to excerpts from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” Now, the ensemble can add the viral Russian meme song “Sigma Sigma Boy” to their repertoire.
A Year After Disability Discrimination Complaint, CPS Parent Says District Must Do More
In March of last year, John H. Summers, a Cambridge parent whose son has autism, filed a complaint against Cambridge Public Schools about disability based discrimination in transportation. After a year, the district has taken steps to improve, but Summers says there is still a long way to go.
Residents Comment on Housing at Final Mass. Ave Planning Study Community Meeting
Concluding 18 months of drafting, the City of Cambridge announced the final design of the Mass. Ave Planning Study at a Thursday meeting. The study lays out four goals that will be implemented on a 15-year timeline, including to make Mass. Ave more “inviting” and “a destination,” and to increase housing options.
Councilor Siddiqui Reflects On the City’s Changing Housing Landscape at PBHA Talk
After landmark zoning reform, Cambridge City Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui and A Better Cambridge co-chair Justin N. Saif ’99 unpacked its implications and encouraged students to get involved in local politics at a Phillips Brooks House Association event on Tuesday.
After Upzoning, Cambridge Wonders Where Neighborhood Conservation Districts Will Fit
The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously to initiate a study on the Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District in light of advocates’ concerns that the body suppresses multifamily zoning projects.
Council Narrowly Votes To Return Two-Way Traffic to Garden Street
The Cambridge City Council narrowly passed a Monday policy order to return two-way traffic to the entirety of Garden Street, following months of contentious debate and deliberation. The plan will keep bike lanes but eliminate parking spots.
Cambridge City Council Calls on Harvard, President Garber to Resist Trump’s Threats
The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously on Monday to call on the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — to refuse the Trump administration’s demands as $9 billion in government funding hangs in the balance.
Cambridge City Council Will Ask Owners of Long-Vacant Properties To Discuss Development Plans
The Cambridge City Council voted to ask owners of long-vacant buildings to discuss next steps for their properties in a resolution that specifically called out Gerald L. Chan, the billionaire real estate owner and Harvard donor who owns the former Harvard Square Theatre.
Billionaire Investor Gerald Chan Under Scrutiny for Neglect of Historic Harvard Square Theater
Gerald L. Chan — billionaire investor, Harvard donor, and prominent Harvard Square property owner — is under fire from City officials for the 13-year vacancy of the Harvard Square Theatre.
As State Resources Strain, Houses of Worship Fill the Gap To Host Unhoused Immigrants
For the past four months, an immigrant mother from Uganda and her two children have slept in the basement of an Episcopal church in the Greater Boston area.
Vice Mayor Marc McGovern Reverses Course to Call on Toner to Resign
Cambridge Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern reversed course last night, calling on fellow Councilor Paul F. Toner to resign in a statement.
FDA Layoffs, Funding Cuts Cast Shadow Over Biopharma Industry
Amid a raft of federal changes cutting funding and capacities at the Food and Drug Administration, investors are soon expected to pull back from the biotech industry, representing a blow to a primary engine of the Boston area’s economic growth.
Three Charged in Unrelated Cambridge Shootings in 2021, 2023
Three men were charged last week in connection with two unrelated shootings in Cambridge in 2021 and 2023, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday.
The Cambridge Police Department Has ‘Gone Live’ With Body-Worn Cameras
The Cambridge Police Department has officially “gone live” with body-worn cameras, department leadership announced on Wednesday.
Rep. Decker Denounces Toner’s Involvement in Brothel Case, Stops Short of Calling for Resignation
Massachusetts State Rep. Marjorie C. Decker condemned Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner for his alleged involvement in an interstate brothel network at a meeting with constituents last week — but stopped short of calling for his resignation.
Cambridge School Committee Passes FY26 Budget in 5-2 Vote
The Cambridge School Committee voted 5-2 to adopt the $280 million dollar FY26 budget within three minutes of entering discussion at a Tuesday meeting — and after nearly four months of planning.
Residents Call For Toner’s Resignation at City Council Meeting
For the first time since Cambridge learned of City Councilor Paul F. Toner’s criminal charges, residents were given the opportunity to publicly address the charges at Monday’s City Council meeting.
In Wake of Multifamily Zoning Ordinance, Developer Postcards Urge Residents to Sell Their Homes
A local developer’s decision to mail 1500 postcards to residents across Cambridge urging them to consider selling their homes, so a taller, higher-value one can be built seems to have given the policy’s vocal group of critics — who warned that the ordinance would be a bonanza for private developers — a small “I-told-you-so” moment.