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 […]
Somerville City Council passes resolutions to recognize new union, strengthen sanctuary city protections
Nearly a week after layoffs roiled city hall, the Somerville City Council passed resolutions to recognize the new Somerville Workers United (SWU) union and strengthen sanctuary city protections, among other business. Read more Encouraged by climate change innovation funding The SWU vote was the first of three resolutions at the council’s May 28 meeting addressing […]
Encouraged by climate change innovation funding
Props to reporter Madison Lucchesi and The Day for bringing us in-depth reporting on the Somerville-Cambridge tech incubators that just won major state grants for climate change innovation. Read more Transparency on tap during feisty debate between Decker and MacKay It’s thrilling! This is how important science gets done. Decades ago the seeds of the biotech […]