Attend meetings in Cambridge from Dec. 15-22 about reforms for police and renaming a school
Public meetings this week look at evaluating the city manager, police reforms and municipally owned Internet, a review of Cambridge’s governing document, renaming a school and honoring a School Committee member and more.
Belt-tightening time has arrived for Cambridge, putting projects in competition with each other
A period of austerity that’s been warned about for years has arrived, and elected officials have to start setting priorities for what projects get a go-ahead for the next five to 10 years and what must be scaled back or halted.
Rat infestation complaints drop in Cambridge after combination of efforts, and more to come
Calls of rodent infestations peaked two years ago at 784 after they were added as an option to the SeeClickFix complaint system in 2020. This year, looking back over the past 365 days leading up to Nov. 23, the reports had dropped by half to 396.
ImprovBoston is shutting down as a nonprofit, ending four-decade run of comedy and classes
The closing of ImprovBoston ends more than 40 years of improvisational comedy in Cambridge that enlivened nightlife with clubs in Inman and then Central squares before being shuttered by the Covid pandemic.
Tell us Cambridge’s bests and worsts of 2023, shaping what makes our end-of-year listicles
We all love a list – and, in journalism terms, a listicle. We’re doing it too, preparing top-fives of The Best in Cambridge and Worst in Cambridge from 2023. You can help remind us of moments that stood out since Jan. 1 and maybe shape what’s published.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from Dec. 8-15 about Faisal inquest and city project priorities
Public meetings this week look at an inquest into a police shooting and changes in officer procedure, deciding on public investments, Cambridge Street bike lanes, the future of Jerry’s Pond, how to use municipal space in Central Square and more.
Crash kills Cantabrigian Roderick Jackson, officer in a trail of destruction and violence in Waltham
Cambridge resident Roderick Jackson was killed with a police officer in a Wednesday driving incident that led to a suspect being held without bail.
American Freedmen Commission for Cambridge is called historic action by descendants of slaves
Residents and activists from across the country called Cambridge’s new reparations department the first of its kind since the Reconstruction era.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from Dec. 1-8 about street cleaning test and charter review (corrected)
Public meetings this week look at the outcome of a street-cleaning test and proposed changes to Cambridge Street and Massachusetts Avenue, ways to get gas cars off city streets and a proposed rooftop garden for the high school.
American Repertory Theater’s Allston home OK’d, putting move from Cambridge in 2026
Work will begin next year on an Allston home for the A.R.T., now based in Harvard Square, for an opening in 2026. The scheduling was announced after unanimous approval of the plans by the Boston Planning and Development Agency.
