Policy for privacy rights at libraries is affirmed amid concern over ‘First Amendment auditors’
For nearly six months, librarians were unsure if a no-filming policy could change despite worries of campaigns by anti-LGBTQIA hate groups and white nationalists.
Everett man is arrested, linked to gunfire incident taking place by Riverside neighborhood housing
A suspect has been arrested on charges linked to an August gunfire incident in the Riverside neighborhood. Three of the past five gunshot-related incidents in Cambridge have resulted in arrests, police said.
After second illness related to West Nile virus, area’s risk level raised to high from moderate
Cambridge is now at high risk from West Nile virus after a second person became ill from it – though it was after an exposure in Suffolk County, authorities said Friday.
Eversource has 8 miles of power cable to install under city streets, but not all are in on the plans (Updated)
More than 8 miles of underground cables must be installed to connect an Eversource substation coming to Kendall Square with existing ones in surrounding cities.
MBTA green and orange line shutdowns begin, bringing advice on getting around without rail
With an MBTA green line train shutdown between Government Center and Union Square stations starting Monday and orange line trains shut down as of 9 p.m. Friday, Cambridge has pulled together a commuter-advice page and the Bluebikes bicycle-rental system is offering more capacity.
This year’s Honk! fest is back to a full weekend and striving to recapture some pre-Covid feel
The Honk! festival of activist street bands returns to a full weekend schedule this year after a 2020 virtual version and one last year shrunken to a single day by Covid concerns.
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.
Boston’s ghost bike tradition relies on lone man, who’s transformed one more to honor Clemmer
A ghost bike ceremony Saturday in Boston will honor Cambridge’s George Clemmer, who died July 13. By now the maker of the memorials, Peter Cheung, has it down to a science.
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.
Parents hesitate to get Covid shots for youngest, while infections of older residents edge upward
The city is making a concerted push to overcome parental reluctance and get children under 5 vaccinated against Covid-19. “What we feel like we’re dealing with at this point is [a] resistance to take their children to be vaccinated,” chief public health officer Derrick Neal told city councillors.
