The YWCA Cambridge board of directors announced Monday that Cassandra Ling has been appointed the organization’s executive director.

Patricia Ann Dumont, 80, of Cambridge, passed away March 14, 2022. Born Jan. 23, 1942, in Island Falls, Maine, to Wilbert Dumont and Goldie (Dumont) Davis. Pat spent the better part of her adult life living in Cambridge.

Friends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School is preparing to present scholarships totaling $75,250 in 2022. Hundreds of donors and sponsors – individuals, families, organizations and businesses – have contributed to the 52 scholarships the organization is distributing to the school’s seniors and alumni in support of their higher education.

The YWCA Cambridge is searching for a new executive director, the organization’s board of directors said this week. Cassandra Ling, who has served as board chair, will serve as interim executive director during the search. Her predecessor, Tania Del Rio, resigned last month to run for state Sen. Lydia Edwards’ former seat on the Boston City Council.

A late resolution Monday honored legal scholar, civil rights champion, Harvard educator and Cambridge resident Lani Guinier, who died Friday.

For the 13th year, Hope For the Holidays has given out financial support to 35 families based on referrals from Cambridge schools, the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House, Hildebrand Family Self Help and other organizations.

St. Augustine’s African-Orthodox Church celebrated its 100th birthday Sept. 25 with a gospel concert in the street.

The civil rights and education champion Bob Moses has died at 86. “He’s on the Mount Rushmore of civil rights activists,” one local leader said Sunday.

Elizabeth Pierre, a 23-year-old native of Cambridge who competed as Miss Cambridge, was named Miss Massachusetts 2021 on Saturday, beating 22 other candidates at the annual pageant held at Worcester’s Hanover Theatre. Pierre is the first Miss Massachusetts of Haitian descent.

Friends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding opportunities at the city’s public high school, is in the process of presenting $71,250 in college scholarships to Cambridge Rindge and Latin School graduates.