Survey paints grim picture of Cambridge schools, but a Monday town hall promises some ‘context’
Perceptions of Cambridge Public Schools among faculty and administrators, families and students are stuck in the doldrums and in some cases quite bad, according to a survey that compares districts nationwide. A town hall will discuss it.
Reports from violent Elbit protest in Cambridge look at limits of city’s policies handling dissent
Cambridge police were outnumbered and almost overwhelmed Oct. 30 as they tried to prevent demonstrators from vandalizing the Central Square office building that houses a unit of Elbit Systems, according to documents the city has tried to keep secret.
Officers’ social media posts shaking public trust can be punished by police department, court says
A police sergeant’s lawsuit against the City of Cambridge and former police commissioner Branville G. Bard Jr. was dismissed in a U.S. District Court.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from March 14-21 on ‘school climate’ and a greener Kendall Square
Public meetings this week look at how the Cambridge Public Schools community feels about the district; what Massachusetts Avenue will look like in 2040; a way to add green space in a Kendall Square park; and a new unarmed crisis response team.
Attend meetings in Somerville from March 14-21 about Somernova benefits and historical homes
Public meetings this week look at potential community benefits from development at Somernova and a Historic Preservation judgment of three homes on Winter Hill and Spring Hill dating back to 1900 and 1920 and facing demolition.
Letter illustrates a sense of fear and conflict permeating Graham & Parks over principal
School council members who don’t want to be identified or contacted at personal email addresses. Parents who fear retaliation at an elementary school. An underway investigation into a principal and Open Meeting Law complaints. Welcome to Graham & Parks.
Invited speaker is cut off by Somerville councilors desperate for a solution to a rampant rat problem
A city councilor desperate to solve Somerville’s rat problem invited an environmental activist and expert to speak, then cut her off when her presentation didn’t seem to offer the desired answers – at least, not quickly.
Among all that’s going on in Mass. Ave. plan, staff acknowledge that pedestrians need a say
In envisioning how Massachusetts Avenue changes between now and 2040, the city’s Massachusetts Avenue Planning Study study is taking into account a less-heard-from group in Cambridge: pedestrians.
DCR work on improved Charles River parkland, Memorial Drive ‘road diet’ comes as soon as fall
Memorial Drive greenway work intended to improve recreation along the Charles River – including walking and bicycling paths – stretches from JFK street west to Hawthorn Street, ducking for now complications to the east.
Families housed in East Cambridge’s state shelter are finally getting daytime access, Connolly says
Limited overnight hours had caused problems for residents of the overflow shelter at the Registry building, particularly families with kids newly enrolled in Cambridge schools, whose children could not go to the shelter after school.
