Clover finds a fourth leaf, will re-open
On May 26, Clover Food Lab announced it would close its doors in two days. People showed up in droves, traveled near and far for one last popover, and one person even wrote a four-minute tribute song. Less than one week later, Clover announced it is not closing after all, thanks to a new investor. Read […]
Cambridge sidesteps financial headwinds, but tax hikes possible
Property taxes will need to increase by to cover the cost of Cambridge’s first billion-dollar-plus budget, passed during Monday’s City Council meeting. The amount represents a four percent increase in city operating expenses. Fiscal headwinds are blowing across the region, driven by uncertain economic conditions and a notable downturn in the biotech industry. The value […]
Regional politics will make climate change impact worse for Cambridge, Boston
As Cambridge and nearby communities brace for extreme heat and flooding, researcher and journalist Courtney Humphries argues that the region’s patchwork political landscape is a major obstacle to climate action. Her new book, “Climate Change and the Future of Boston” (Anthem Press), looks at the city’s 400-year-old history of development, and how that shapes the […]
CRLS Sports: Juanes Seto finishes second in state in one-mile run
At the MIAA Division I Track and Field State Championships on Friday and Sunday, Sophia Juanes Seto finished second in the two-mile run with a time of 10:25.22 and third in the one-mile run with a time of 4:58.99. Naomi Baldwin took second in the 400-meter hurdles (1:05.63), and Neva Hartman was seventh in the […]
Shoplifting arrests skyrocket in Cambridge, data shows
In March 2024, a Cambridge District Court clerk signed a form allowing accused thief Richard A. Wheeler out on bail to await trial for yet another shoplifting charge, despite the 66-year-old’s long record and tendency to skip his court appearances. Read more Davis Square neighbors memorialize man caught by MBTA escalator A month earlier, Wheeler […]
Davis Square neighbors memorialize man caught by MBTA escalator
On Monday night, around 50 Somerville residents gathered outside the Davis Square T station on Holland Street to mourn the death of Steven McCluskey, a 40-year-old man from South Boston who died in March after falling on an escalator descending into the station. Read more Cambridge Public Health Department faces questions following Odunze, Neal absences […]
Cambridge Public Health Department faces questions following Odunze, Neal absences
Cambridge’s chief public health officer, Derrick Neal, wasn’t the only high-ranking official to leave the Cambridge Public Health Department in the spring without an announcement or explanation. The second-in-command, deputy chief public health officer Deborah Ngozi Odunze, also departed. At the time of Neal’s departure, it was unclear why the department replaced him with Tracy […]
CRLS baseball ends postseason drought
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin boys’ baseball had last won a postseason game 16 years ago, before some of its players had been born. That streak ended Monday when the Falcons won their first-round MIAA Tournament game against Lincoln-Sudbury 8-3. The eighth-seeded Falcons (18-2) advanced to the round of 16. Read more Harvard grad students […]
Harvard grad students end strike
After 40 days of demonstrations, graduate student workers at Harvard University don’t have a contract but felt negotiations had shifted palpably, allowing them to end their strike. Read more Cambridge police have to remove ShotSpotter. Officers aren’t happy Harvard Graduate Students Union – United Auto Workers Local 5118, the union representing over 4,000 graduate student […]
Cambridge police have to remove ShotSpotter. Officers aren’t happy
Two weeks ago, Cambridge City Council narrowly voted in favor of getting rid of ShotSpotter, a sensor system that records loud sounds that could be gunshots and alerts local police. The vote went against the recommendation of city manager Yi-An Huang and leadership at Cambridge Police Department (CPD), which said the technology has helped police […]