Pan-Asian identity at CRLS: heritage, high energy
Inside the walls of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS), the energy was palpable on Friday as the school’s Pan-Asian Club kicked off its annual Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month assembly. The event, open to the entire school, filled the Fitzgerald Theater with students, faculty and community members for two 75-minute sessions. Read more […]
Cambridge Friends School will close
Cambridge Friends School will close its doors permanently after the 2026-27 school year, a result of continued enrollment challenges, according to an email from the school’s Board of Trustees sent to the school’s community on May 19. Read more Lesley faculty ratify contract; Harvard, MIT unions feel stalled The private Quaker school has taught elementary […]
Lesley faculty ratify contract; Harvard, MIT unions feel stalled
As one local university resolved labor strife with its faculty members, two others face mounting pressure from graduate student employees. Read more School Committee probes screen usage data Lesley University saw core faculty members vote Wednesday to ratify a contract, resolving two years of negotiations that included a recent two-day strike. “It’s just amazing,” said […]
School Committee probes screen usage data
School administrators presented preliminary results of a study on screen usage in class, as the School Committee considers restricting computer use in elementary school. Read more Higher parking fees on the way, and perhaps direct election of mayors Most in-school screen time is instructional, the study found, with the heaviest use in high school, according […]
Higher parking fees on the way, and perhaps direct election of mayors
City Council appears to have settled on a fee structure for resident parking permits, for now. Read more Boosters ‘R Us and a serviceable space opera Starting next year, residents will pay $75 for an annual parking permit, up from $25, the cost since 2013. However, residents for whom $75 constitutes a financial hardship can […]
Boosters ‘R Us and a serviceable space opera
“I Love Boosters” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 4. Rapper-turned-director Boots Riley burst onto the movie scene in 2018 with “Sorry to Bother You,” a dystopian comedy about a call-center drone who uncovers a Silicon Valley plot to create a race of “equisapiens” — horse-human hybrids to displace the labor force. The wildly inventive “I […]
In Somerville, a Salute to Service
Pictures from Somerville’s Salute to Service Parade on May 16, Armed Forces Day. The city made this the Memorial Day Parade, as well, and themed the whole event around the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Read more Drones, staches & space opera fashion Somerville’s annual Memorial Day Remembrance will take […]
If only humans could breathe like yellow-rumped warblers
Mammals, including humans, inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, which sounds like a fairly simple process. But compared to birds, we’re very inefficient. When we breathe, we inhale oxygen-rich air into our lungs. This fresh air mixes with old oxygen-poor air already in the lungs. When we breathe out, we breathe out this old stale […]
Drones, staches & space opera fashion
“I Love Boosters” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 4. Rapper-turned-director Boots Riley burst onto the movie scene in 2018 with “Sorry to Bother You,” a dystopian comedy about a call-center drone who uncovers a Silicon Valley plot to create a race of “equisapiens” —- horse-human hybrids to displace the labor force. The wildly inventive “I […]
Accolades and achievements
Dan Hogan received the Hope in Action Award from the Alzheimer’s Association Massachusetts/ New Hampshire Charter, recognizing him for his advocacy work on behalf of people impacted by Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. A long-time member of the Club Passim staff, Hogan has served the club as both an executive direction and senior advisor. […]