Amigos teacher is charged with sexual assault from before employment, district tells families
A teacher at the Amigos School has been charged with sexual assault and placed on administrative leave, Cambridge Public Schools told families.
Suspect in the driving death of ‘Kito’ Jackson indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges
Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, was indicted on two counts of second-degree murder and other charges in connection with fatally striking Jackson, a 36-year-old National Grid employee, and Waltham police officer Paul Tracey, 58.
All neighborhoods could get multifamily homes and see ‘down conversions’ discouraged in laws
A study of making it harder to do a “down conversion” – making fewer homes out of more homes – survived a Cambridge City Council vote easily despite staff suggesting it was less welcome than one looking to build multifamily housing citywide.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from March 21-28 about police budget, flooding and iftar open to all
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.
With some discomfort, parents criticize Greer after School Committee delays her evaluation
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.
District survey figures would have looked better with urban comparison not allowed by software
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.”
Groups will hold forum Thursday on MCAS, standardized test drawing debate for 25 years
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.
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.
Eight holidays created by geeks, nerds, wonks and the counterculture grown since the 1970s
Sure, our calendars are filled with increasingly commodified holidays, but they’re also filling up with new days of nationwide significance.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from March 7-14 about a CRLS farm, affordable homes, ice cream
Public meetings this week look at solar panels and a farm at CRLS; plans for affordable homes called Walden Square II; what Massachusetts Avenue will look like in 2040; and a Van Leeuwen ice cream for Harvard Square and expanded hours at La Saison Bakery near Alewife.
