2026
Cambridge launches first civic assembly to weigh ShotSpotter, surveillance technology
Cambridge will ask 40 randomly selected residents to weigh the future of ShotSpotter and other surveillance technology this fall, launching the city’s first civic assembly and one of the first ever municipal efforts of its kind in New England. Read more Futures in flux at MIT and Harvard documentary film centers as founding leaders step […]
Futures in flux at MIT and Harvard documentary film centers as founding leaders step down
The 2020s have been hard on Boston’s documentary film scene. In 2022, the LEF Foundation’s DocYard screening series went on indefinite hiatus; in 2024, the Bright Lights Cinema Series was cancelled after its curator, Anna Feder, was let go in what appeared to be a politically motivated dismissal. In comparison, last month’s leadership transitions at […]
Art horror, serial killer nonchiller, espionage comedy and a gorefest
“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 4. In this latest art-horror curio from Jane Schoenbrun, the alt-indie hand behind psycho-chillers “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” (2021) and “I Saw the TV Glow” (2024), the “Friday the 13th” film franchise and gender politics get skewered with bloody orgasmic […]
What will Uyterhoeven deliver in the Senate?
Disclaimer: Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writer. Read more Events this week in Cambridge and Somerville: Outdoor movies, a puppet circus and Boston Lyric Opera Erika Uyterhoeven has won the 2nd Middlesex state Senate seat. The campaign is over. Now comes the part […]
Events this week in Cambridge and Somerville: Outdoor movies, a puppet circus and Boston Lyric Opera
For a searchable calendar of events with your choice of list or map view, or to submit an event of your own, go to the main calendar. Read more Zondervan: HEART has shifted away from emergency response Thursday, Sept. 3 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Kendall/MIT Open Space at 292 Main St., Kendall Square. Outdoor Movie: “The Wiz” (rescheduled)Free, […]
Zondervan: HEART has shifted away from emergency response
After years of struggling for funding and undergoing leadership changes, HEART, the nonprofit alternative response team approved by City Council in 2021, has switched to providing services for community building and violence prevention. Read more School Committee hears about bus delays, lower absentee rates and AI on Cambridge’s first day of school HEART, or Holistic […]
School Committee hears about bus delays, lower absentee rates and AI on Cambridge’s first day of school
The first day of the new school year also saw the first School Committee meeting, at which wearable smart technology was banned in schools and the Massachusetts’ Protect Act was supported. Read more Feeling the flat Superintendent Dave Murphy said he visited each of the district’s 17 schools Tuesday, and described the day as “incredibly […]
Feeling the flat
Did you know flounder, the freaky pancake-fish with both eyes on top of their heads, are not born that way? They hatch with their eyes on both sides, like a typical fish, but as they grow, one eye migrates to the other side — a literal wandering eye. The strange maturation process is an adaptation […]
Election results: Uyterhoeven declares victory
Erika Uyterhoeven declared victory in her primary race to represent the 2nd Middlesex District in the state Senate, saying “we scared the s*** out of the status quo tonight.” Read more Rain, first day of school, moving day …who’s actually voting in the primary? Uyterhoeven had 38.4 percent of votes cast with 83 percent of […]
Rain, first day of school, moving day …who’s actually voting in the primary?
For a State House candidate, primary day began the way it does for many in Cambridge and Somerville: Dunkin’ at dawn. Read more School Committee to consider ICE regulations, 158 Spring Street, tech use As Olivia Gilligan-Corsetti was picking up her iced coffee at the location on Highland Ave, she spotted a familiar face: her […]