May 2026
Parents push Murphy for answers on 158 Spring Street, Ahern field
At a town hall-style meeting Thursday, parents pressed Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Dave Murphy for specifics about what might go into the empty school building in East Cambridge. Read more Cambridge responds to shooting with resources, community events Around 50 community members, parents and caregivers, and district administrators attended the meeting with Murphy on the […]
Cambridge responds to shooting with resources, community events
Cambridge public officials and city departments are organizing a series of community meetings and discussions in the wake of Monday’s shooting incident on Memorial Drive. Read more An AI walked into a bar in Cambridge and asked for a code drink. . . The first will be a community drop-in event from 4 p.m. to […]
An AI walked into a bar in Cambridge and asked for a code drink. . .
It all started with a portmanteau. A group of Harvard Business School classmates were at a table at the Harvard Square pub Shay’s in March, talking about how to get more social time together before their impending graduation. One of them suggested they call April “Shaypril” and come to the bar as much as possible […]
Court appointed special advocates help foster children
May is National Foster Care Month. For Boston CASA and the Cambridge community, it is also a call to action. Read more Events in Cambridge and Somerville: Campfire Festival, FDR’s final days, & ‘Black Swan’ Only about 20 percent of eligible youth in Suffolk and Middlesex Counties currently have a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), […]
Events in Cambridge and Somerville: Campfire Festival, FDR’s final days, & ‘Black Swan’
Thursday, May 14 6 and 9:15 p.m.The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Somerville. Boston Fringe Festival presents Uncle Yak and his Magic Comeback$15. Comedy magician Uncle Yak returns to the stage after years of PTA meetings and office coffee pods. His new PG-13 show is a celebration of chance, persistence, and the joy of the unexpected. Read more […]
Kurosawa, Kurt & Jodie, Chaplin, and doppelgangers
Even among the rich, eerie world of Japanese horror cinema, Kiyoshi Kurosawa stands alone. His films mix traditional Japanese forces and spirits with the more mundane horrors of the modern world (Kurosawa’s most recent feature, last year’s “Cloud,” is a morality tale about a crooked eBay reseller). In celebration of the release of Kurosawa’s new […]
CRLS seniors receive bevy of scholarships
Seniors at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) recently received more than $450,000 in scholarships at an event held April 29 in the school’s Fitzgerald Theater. Read more ShotSpotter vote evokes strong feelings at City Council Some 210 individual awards of 110 scholarships — totaling $464,700 — were awarded at the annual CRLS Scholarship Ceremony. […]
ShotSpotter vote evokes strong feelings at City Council
Hours after a shooting on Memorial Drive shook the Boston area, Cambridge City Council took up a previously scheduled vote on whether the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) should continue using ShotSpotter, a technology that identifies gunshots. Read more Protecting our engine of innovation Councillor Ayah Al-Zubi introduced a policy order to direct the city manager’s […]
Protecting our engine of innovation
Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this letter are those of the writer. Read more CRLS Sports: Baseball continues to roll, boys’ volleyball splits When the Trump administration moved to gut National Institutes of Health funding in February 2025, affecting scientific researchers in Cambridge, Boston, and around the country, I […]
CRLS Sports: Baseball continues to roll, boys’ volleyball splits
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin baseball team continued its stellar season, winning both its games last week to extend its winning streak to five and improve its record to 12-2. On Friday, the Falcons’ Jasen Thomas pitched a complete game shutout to defeat Westford Academy, 3-0. In seven innings of work he gave up six […]