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Megadebate convenes nine candidates for state offices
For three hours Saturday evening, candidates for three state offices made their pitches to voters in the auditorium at Somerville High School. Subjects spanned social services, finances, experience and more. Read more Azeem appeals for help for father-in-law The debates featured the candidates for the House’s 34th and 27th Middlesex Districts and the Senate’s 2nd […]
Hopcroft still pushing to bring ideas to Senate floor
After ending his campaign to replace state Sen. Patricia Jehlen in the 2nd Middlesex district, Tom Hopcroft said he thought it was the best way to continue to advance his ideas. Read more West Side Story, extraterrestrial epics, French new wave and more “Some people have asked, ‘Why get out now? Why not just run […]
Hopcroft withdraws from race to replace Jehlen
Tom Hopcroft has withdrawn his bid for state Senate in the 2nd Middlesex district race, saying in a statement on his website he had run into a playing field that “tilts more toward those with deep infrastructure and war chests” instead of ideas. Read more Somerville passes body camera policy after contentious vote Hopcroft, who […]
Somerville passes body camera policy after contentious vote
In the end, Somerville city councillors decided to take the money. After years of back and forth on having the city’s police wear body cameras, much of which was driven by the city’s repeated failures to create a civilian oversight commission and a robust policy, the city council accepted yet another promise to create that […]
Cambridge Magna Carta moment may open new UK connection
The Speaker of the British House of Commons visited Cambridge Thursday to see an English document, the Magna Carta. Read more A mishit and a backfire from two new movies “To come all this way to find a piece of history from … England and the fact that the [democratic] world has been built on […]
City Council delays ShotSpotter vote during special meeting
Despite four dozen public commenters and hours of debate, Thursday’s special meeting of Cambridge City Council meant to address public safety concerns ended with no action when Councillor Ayah Al-Zubi used her charter right to delay a vote on a policy order to reinstate ShotSpotter. Read more Planning Board, Ordinance Committee pan Brown petition Her […]
Union contract proposals will mean “18% increase” to district budget in first year, Murphy says
Superintendent Dave Murphy said Thursday in an update on contract negotiations between the district and the Cambridge Education Association that the union’s proposals would require an “estimated 18% increase to the CPS operating budget” within the first year of implementation. Read more Campaign 2026: With six weeks to go, a roundup of candidate fundraising Dollar […]
Cambridge, Somerville celebrate as Citizens de-ICEs
The De-ICE Citizens Bank standouts scheduled for Saturday in Cambridge turned into a celebration, after the Providence-based bank announced it was no longer provide credit facilities to private prison companies Core Civic and The Geo Group. Read more Somerville’s ArtBeat Festival turns 40 Rafael Moure-Eraso, a Cambridge resident and professor emeritus at the University of […]
Campaign 2026: Mbah, Oates and Ruseau vie to replace Barber
As state Representative Christine Barber competes in a five-way race for an open state Senate seat, three hopefuls seek to take her role representing the 34th Middlesex District. Read more Somerville mayor says Theatre needs to be part of Davis Square’s future The district covers parts of Somerville and Medford. Barber was elected to the […]
Bautista’s defendant arraigned, charged with murder
Rayguon Brown, a 29-year-old resident of Canton, was arraigned Monday morning at the Cambridge District Court and charged with the murder of Xavier Bautista in Cambridge on July 4. Brown was also charged with “carrying a firearm without a license, being an armed career criminal and conspiring to commit murder.” Read more Remembering Brit d’Arbeloff […]