Attend Cambridge meetings for April 25-May 2 about after-school and transportation policies
Public meetings this week look at city-funded housing vouchers; transportation planning policy; universal after-school options and the middle-school experience; and what’s next for a church weathervane made in 1721.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from zombies and Mummies to a Glowball party
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the vibe is strangely spooky with a Third Annual “Hafoween,” Crypt Night, Zombie Prom and Here Come the Mummies performing, but there’s also Arab American and Japanese festivals, a Glowball “anti-gala,” Taylor Swift trivia and comedian Emma Willmann.
Housing Authority plans 22 rooms in Baldwin, hits a snag in purchase from Lesley University
The Cambridge Housing Authority wants to buy a house now used as a Lesley dorm in a neighborhood with little low- and moderate-income housing.
Two Asian eateries can get sidewalk customers when university relocates them from food court
The on-again, off-again plan by Lesley University to relocate restaurants from an inside food court to prime street-front real estate is on again and official.
Lesley expands its Threshold support program, offering lifelong support for the neurodivergent
Threshold is the rare program teaching neurodiverse young adults the skills needed to enter the workforce, have social lives and operate independently. Now, upon celebrating its 40th anniversary, Lesley is rolling out Threshold Lifelong Support.
Protesters say they are returning to Lesley action after a third faculty no-confidence vote for leader (updated)
A third vote by faculty members of no confidence in Lesley University president Janet Steinmayer accompanied by tuition hikes is bringing protests back to the Cambridge school, with students, alumni and community members saying they will rally Saturday.
Cambridge dorm room growth still lags students in town-gown reports made to Planning Board
With every student in a dorm a student not competing for housing with other Cambridge residents, it was a key concern for Planning Board members hearing annual town-gown reports from Harvard, MIT and Lesley.
Latest round of Lesley layoffs and restructuring followed by continuing student, faculty protests (corrected)
With a new round of layoffs in Lesley University’s restructuring came a new protest Saturday during a Porter Square open house, with current students at the Cambridge school sounding alarms to prospective students.
Lesley University reveals programs it is cutting, saying 98% of student body will be unaffected
The four lower-enrolled programs being phased out by Lesley University were announced Friday, noting that the moved affects 51 students overall.
Protesters at Lesley question if its path forward was mapped out fairly or will be worth following
As Lesley University welcomed prospective students to an open house Sunday, current students and faculty were outside to greet them with a very different message about program shutdowns and teacher layoffs, the result of a restructuring announced Oct. 4.
