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Shawn A. Boehmer

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‘He Should Resign’: Harvard Undergrads Take Hard Line Against Summers Over Epstein Scandal

Harvard students decried former University President Lawrence H. Summers’ relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, with some calling for his resignation after documents released last week showed the two maintained a close correspondence until Epstein’s final arrest in July 2019.


‘Beyond Depressing’: Cambridge Expects To Lose More Than $8 Million In Federal Housing Funding

The city of Cambridge expects to lose more than $8 million in federal housing funding after the Trump administration adjusted requirements for the use of Continuum of Care funding — a change that could slash housing support for thousands of residents.


Harvard Faculty Disturbed by Revelations of Summers’ ‘Cozy Friendship’ With Epstein

Harvard professors responded with outrage to a tranche of emails showing a close yearslong correspondence between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, reopening an old and bitter divide between Summers and the faculty.


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.


Ballot Question Ratifying Updated Cambridge Charter Passes With More Than 75% of the Vote

Cambridge voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to amend the City’s charter for the first time since 1940, according to preliminary election results released by the city early Wednesday morning, which showed more than three-quarters of ballots in favor.