Somerville Mutual Aid celebrates an anniversary as its communities contend with greater needs
Mamas began as a response to the Covid pandemic and now includes financial support, grocery cards, gardens and community “pods” to help keep neighbors connected. But the community faces challenges that could test it, such as a SNAP benefits reduction to pre-pandemic levels.
Tufts locks down briefly for bomb threat
A threat about race and university diversity programs leads to a brief Tufts campus lockdown and reactions that included plenty of eye rolls and exasperation.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Longy’s ‘Begin Here’ to stories from Poe
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s an anthology’s worth of poetry readings, as well as Halloween-season fun from Poe readings to pumpkin carving and cemetery tours, as well as screenings, dance, theater, shopping and music – including “Begin Here” at Longy, which combines visual and aural art.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Cambridge Science Festival to Honk! fest
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a weeklong Cambridge Science Festival, the Honk! Festival of Activist Street Bands, 43rd Annual Oktoberfest, Grolier Poetry Book Shop 95th Anniversary Festival and much more.
Alert for Covid and monkeypox? Add West Nile, as Cambridge is now in ‘moderate’ risk category
The risk of West Nile virus infection in Cambridge was raised to “moderate” from “low” on Thursday after positive-testing mosquitoes were detected in Somerville, Boston, Brookline and Waltham.
Porter Square Books provides a potential nirvana for some in community: writer-in-residence role
After a Covid gap, Porter Square Books will again select two writers to write articles for the store’s blog, participate in literary events and use store space to work on their own pieces.
Two suspects in incident near Somerville school elude arrest in Cambridge, others are in custody
A Somerville incident bled into two neighboring communities Tuesday, with a Medford school sheltering in place briefly as four suspects fled in a car into Cambridge, where two were arrested and two slipped away on foot.
Pini’s Pizzeria relocating from ‘Cock Block’ causes mourning and conflict in Somerville
The move of Pini’s Pizzeria from Somerville’s Magoun Square to Medford after a quarter-century may be mainly an inconvenience to diners, but its effects range from funny to scary.
Bringing back enclosed shelter at new Lechmere leads ideas for money being returned by MBTA
Money being returned by the MBTA should be directed right back at improving mass transit in Cambridge, especially where it makes up for the state agency’s deficiencies, residents and city councillors said Monday.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Holiday shopping fairs, A.R.T.’s Day of Giving
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are holiday shopping markets with art, food, ice skating and workshops; music of the jazz and “chocolate rock” varieties; American Repertory Theater Day of Giving events; and a menorah lighting in Harvard Yard.
