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Digital billboard trucks with October 7 reminders come to Cambridge
Four billboard trucks with messaging such as “Remember October 7th” drove through parts of Kendall Square on Wednesday, with three of them parking by MIT’s campus near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Albany Street. The trucks were parked on street parking visible to pedestrians, drivers, and bikers for at least 45 minutes. Read more […]
Cambridge selects 40-person panel for ShotSpotter civic assembly
The city of Cambridge hosted a lottery drawing to select the civic assembly panel to help determine the future of Shotspotter.
One injured in shooting near Russell Field in North Cambridge
One person was injured in a shooting near Russell Field in North Cambridge on Tuesday afternoon, according to Cambridge police. Read more Cambridge teen graduates from lemonade stands to startups Cambridge Emergency Communications received multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area at approximately 3:20 p.m. “Upon arrival responders located one victim suffering from related […]
Suspected Teele Square electrical fire displaces residents, businesses close
A five-alarm fire that tore through a mixed-use building in Somerville’s Teele Square on Wednesday displaced 43 residents and forced several businesses to close. Investigators suspect the blaze was electrical in origin, according to Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen. Read more Inquest finds Cambridge officers justified in fatal shooting The fire broke out shortly before […]
Inquest finds Cambridge officers justified in fatal shooting
Two Cambridge police officers were legally justified in fatally shooting a 64-year-old man during an August encounter in Central Square, a judge concluded in a judicial inquest report released Friday. Read more The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest District Court Judge Holly Broadbent found that Officers Donald Conrad and James Nestor acted reasonably when they […]
City council recap: Policy orders on bike lanes, sex work return next week; MFHO amendments take baby step
In addition to passing a tax rate increase and declining to intercede in school-related contract negotiations, Cambridge City Council on Monday also saw policy orders recommending the decriminalization of sex work and a pause on Huron Street bike lanes charter righted, delaying a vote for a week. City staff also got the go-ahead to begin […]
Belmont turnout saved Brownsberger
When the dust settled after the Democratic state primary for state Senator, just about half of voters ticked the box next to incumbent Sen. William Brownsberger’s name, and the other half chose challenger Daniel Lander. Read more Catching predators in the name of fame But how exactly did the district come to those numbers? Who […]
Healthpeak gets ok from Planning Board, moves to next hurdle
Healthpeak project clears planning board – but still has a long way to go.Holdups include MBTA study and leases that run until 2040. Read more Union Square Main Streets asks for SNAP support Last week, executives from real estate developer Healthpeak Properties received approval from Cambridge’s Planning Board for a sprawling mixed-use project in Alewife […]
Lamplighter plans to shift brewery ownership to employee ownership trust
Workers at Lamplighter Brewing Company say they feel cautiously optimistic about what the company’s planned ownership shift, announced earlier this week, will mean for them. On Monday, co-owners and co-founders Cayla Marvil and AC Jones said they were transitioning ownership of the company to an employee ownership trust, whose role would be to benefit employees. […]
Cambridge preschool choice lottery will open, vacant school building’s future undecided
Families with preschool students will begin to rank their preferences for next year’s school placements before a decision is made on what will move into the empty building at 158 Spring Street. Read more Cambridge braces for SNAP and MassHealth Cuts The preschool school choice lottery – Cambridge’s way of collecting family preference for school […]