May 2026
City of Cambridge proposes first billion-dollar budget
Cambridge is on track to be the second city in Massachusetts with a billion-dollar budget, after City Manager Yi-An Huang submitted his office’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027 at Monday’s City Council meeting. The next fiscal year begins July 1. Read more Harvard scientist working on technology to find life in space The proposed […]
Harvard scientist working on technology to find life in space
Since the four-person crew of Artemis II splashed back down to Earth last month, all things space are front of mind for a lot of us. While the space centers in Texas and Florida may be busy poring through the data the astronauts brought back, right here in Cambridge, the quest to learn more about […]
Should City Council weigh in on foreign policy?
A policy order imploring the Trump Administration to stop blocking oil exports into Cuba turned into a debate on Cambridge City Council’s role in commenting on United States foreign policy decisions. Discussion came to an abrupt end when Councillor Patty Nolan used her charter right to place the issue on next meeting’s agenda, which frustrated […]
Baldwin School boosts enrollment, classroom shuffling to come
Parents at Baldwin School are urging administrators to protect the school’s beloved art room, a staple of the Cambridge elementary school for 16 years. The room is perhaps the most bitter casualty of the classroom reshuffling that is slated to occur in the next school year as the district seeks to accommodate increased enrollment numbers. […]
‘Beloved’ Elow missed; was under internal investigation
Weeks after the sudden retirement of former City of Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine Elow, even community members who knew her well still have more questions than answers. Read more Bell tolls for Bicycle Belle “She would always say that ‘I love my job.’ So, you can imagine the shock,” said Rev. Irene Monroe, a prominent […]
Bell tolls for Bicycle Belle
Bicycle Belle owner Carice Reddien said she’s closing her pioneering bicycle store after accomplishing many of her goals. Reddien’s store has been a fixture for 13 years at the junction of Beacon and Oxford streets on the Somerville/Cambridge city line near Porter Square. Read more Bell tolls for Bicycle Belle Interviewed at the store on […]
Bell tolls for Bicycle Belle
Bicycle Belle owner Carice Reddien said she’s closing her pioneering bicycle store after accomplishing many of her goals. Reddien’s store has been a fixture for 13 years at the junction of Beacon and Oxford streets on the Somerville/Cambridge city line near Porter Square. Read more Lesley University faculty launch two-day strike Interviewed at the store […]
Lesley University faculty launch two-day strike
Unionized core faculty members at Lesley University started a two-day strike Tuesday at 1 p.m., after nearly two years of unsuccessful negotiations. Read more City council sees one way forward for Garden Street A bargaining committee representing 82 core faculty members failed to reach an agreement with administrators on Monday. The committee spent 15 hours […]
City council sees one way forward for Garden Street
After contentious comment and discussion, Cambridge City Council on Monday voted 5-4 in favor of keeping Garden Street a one-way road with bike lanes on either side for the majority of its length. The vote reversed last year’s 5-4 vote to return two-way traffic to the West Cambridge street while making the bike lanes adjacent, […]
City of Cambridge proposes first billion-dollar budget
Cambridge is on track to be the second city in Massachusetts with a billion-dollar budget, after City Manager Yi-An Huang submitted his office’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027 at Monday’s City Council meeting. The next fiscal year begins July 1. Read more Harvard scientist working on technology to find life in space The proposed […]