From his first moments as a bawling baby in 1948 to his days rifling through the news and visiting his grandchildren as a silver-haired man, Lyn Hardy lived what many would consider to be the quintessential American life.
Threshold is the rare program teaching neurodiverse young adults the skills needed to enter the workforce, have social lives and operate independently. Now, upon celebrating its 40th anniversary, Lesley is rolling out Threshold Lifelong Support.
A third vote by faculty members of no confidence in Lesley University president Janet Steinmayer accompanied by tuition hikes is bringing protests back to the Cambridge school, with students, alumni and community members saying they will rally Saturday.
Levels of a worrisome group of chemicals that have been linked to health problems have risen in Cambridge drinking water despite new filters in the city’s water treatment plant installed to lower the concentration.
Public meetings this week look at changes coming to Memorial Drive, school and police budgets, how to fight climate change floodwaters and envisioning the Massachusetts Avenue of 2040. There’s a community iftar celebration, too.
Public meetings this week look at resolving conflicts in Ball and Magoun squares and South Medford where parcels split at city lines and zoning districts; the future of the Armory arts building; a Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination backlog; and more.
After deferring an evaluation that could have decided the fate of Victoria Greer, the school district superintendent, the Cambridge School Committee has set itself up for a dramatic turn from March to April.
School officials promised context for bad survey results and delivered for those who listened closely: It all depends whether you compare the Cambridge Public Schools district with all others in a dataset, or only a subset identified as “urban.”
An end to parking minimums has been embraced by most Somerville city councilors and staff for Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and heads on to more public process
A standardized test debated for more than a quarter-century gets an online-only forum Thursday that will try to pack a lot into a mere hour and a half.