HLS Visiting Professor Takes Plea Deal For Firing Pellet Gun Near Brookline Synagogue

Harvard Law School visiting professor who pleaded not guilty to firing a pellet gun near a Brookline synagogue had three of the four charges against him dismissed as part of a Nov. 13 plea deal.

‘I Hate That This Day Has To Exist’: Hundreds Rally for Bike Safety

BOSTON — More than 250 people crowded the steps of the State House on Boston Common on Sunday for the “Ride and Walk for Your Life” rally, calling for stronger road-safety laws amid a rise in cyclist deaths across Cambridge and Boston.

Bike for Your Life Rally

Cambridge Tightens Purse Strings, Considers Cutting Community Programs for Fiscal Year 2027

Cambridge leaders said they are preparing to make city-wide budget cuts to brace for what they believe will be a multi-year economic slowdown in a “sobering” round table meeting with the City Council and School Committee on Monday.

Cambridge Voters Prioritize Housing, Bike Safety At the Polls

The Crimson interviewed more than two dozen voters outside of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and found that housing and bike safety were on the top of voters’ minds.

Dana Bullister Has Plans for New Taxes in Cambridge

Dana R. Bullister has put forward a slate of novel tax policy proposals as part of her second bid for the Cambridge City Council, including a land value tax that would target vacant lots and dynamic parking pricing on city streets.

How Cambridge’s Political Power Brokers Shape the 2025 Election

As Cambridge residents make their way to the polls to vote in the most crowded race in recent history, they’ll see many new names on their ballots. But while candidates file in and out of Cambridge’s political lineage, the organizations that endorse candidates remain the same — and remain powerful.

Early Voters in Cambridge Head to Polls for 2025 Municipal Elections

A little more than a week before election day, Cambridge voters are already heading to the polls to take part in the city’s most crowded municipal election in recent history, after early, in-person voting opened  Saturday.

Newcomer Elizabeth Bisio Wants to Focus on Resident Voices in Run for City Council

Bisio, a former emergency room nurse and start-up founder, moved to Cambridge four years ago and believes her non-political experiences allow her to put plans into action.

At Final City Council Candidate Forum, YWCA Gives Disadvantaged Cambridge Residents a Platform

Eleven Cambridge panelists representing traditionally disadvantaged voices in the city shared their stories with City Council candidates, centering Canterbridgians as the “soul of the community” at a forum held by Cambridge’s Young Women’s Christian Association, Cambridge Community Foundation, and the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Commission.