Struggling families face an extreme benefit “cliff”: Federal waivers enabling schools to serve meals to all students dissolve at the end of the 2021-2022 school year.

As Americans, we should focus on creating this nation as a solid rock that rests on a multicultural and democratic foundation. This way, we’d recognize marginalized groups, especially our Native American brothers’ and sisters’ ongoing struggle every day, particularly on Thanksgiving.

If Cambridge hosts the next Kyle Rittenhouse, police and the city should be inviting the “help” of passersby in law enforcement matters only with open eyes and a clear policy.

The newly elected committee can examine this policy thoroughly by the usual and appropriate process of subcommittee meetings, parental input and due process without immediate concerns about reelection.

More than five months after a vote by the City Council, we are still waiting for the important project known as the Holistic Emergency Alternative Response Team to move forward.

This election matters. The people of this district deserve a state senator who is experienced, will do the work and has the record of getting things done.

I am running for state Senate because I want to help ensure that the district that has given so much to me and my family can continue to do so for generations of families to come.

The high rate of vehicle-on-bicycle crashes is extremely concerning, and it seems inevitable that more serious injury or deaths will occur if this pattern continues.

Cambridge Health Alliance works continuously to improve its mental health and addiction services, which have seen surging demand spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The License Commission recently granted the CambridgeSide developers a noise variance for two straight weekends. There is no evidence that the commission adequately considered the adverse impacts on the health, safety and welfare of affected people as it is required to.