City manager and a safety leader skip hearing, leaving mystery about lack of Heart contract
It’s been more than two years since city councillors first endorsed a grassroots alternative to police called Heart. Yet the organization still has no contract for city financial support, and the reason remains unclear.
Somerville is ‘taking a pause’ on Homans site, looking to study and Winter Hill school team
Gilman Square residents say development in the area has been in discussion since at least 2014 when a “Gilman Square Station Area Plan” was released.
The end of the road for Sycamore Street school, while Somerville educators address war as well
The Winter Hill Community and Innovation School at Sycamore Street will not be reoccupied, Somerville’s superintendent said. The district’s violence in Gaza was another major component of the recent School Committee meeting.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from holiday markets to urban bee storytelling
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s David Boobie Burlesque, holiday markets, a Pee-wee Herman tribute, heavy metal, cooking with the chef of France’s Le Mirazur, Urban Waggle bee stories, “Head Over Heels” at CRLS and “The Slutcracker.”
Harding will be seated on the School Committee; challenger King decides against seeking recount
There will be no recount for a School Committee seat in Cambridge, as candidate Andrew King opted to let a 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline pass without a challenge.
Vote on cease-fire in Israeli-Palestinian violence takes Cambridge councillors by surprise, and fails
After three and a half hours of impassioned public comment, a City Council order about a cease-fire for violence in the Middle East came to a shockingly fast defeat Monday in Cambridge.
Balanced on a knife’s edge: Harding keeps seat on committee 51% of time in recount analysis
This year’s School Committee election remains basically a coin flip between Andrew King and Richard Harding. If King requests a recount, a change in a single ballot could swing the election in his favor. Or maybe not.
Calls for a cease-fire heard during sit-in protest held at Elizabeth Warren’s home in Cambridge
A spate of protests calling for a cease-fire in Gaza arrived at the Cambridge home of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday – two days after a similar protest was held at the Malden office of U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark and a day ahead of a cease-fire policy order being heard by Cambridge’s City Council.
Count puts Harding back on School Committee, leaves challenger King within range for recount
The advantage held by Andrew King on Nov. 9 was razor-thin – only three ballots ahead of Richard Harding – but Harding ended a Friday count eight votes ahead.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Thanksgiving to a ‘Neo & Nubia’ reading
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, including ThanksLIVING, Cranksgiving, THANGsgiving, the Gobble, Gobble, Gobble run, Falcons vs. Highlanders football, Brickbottom’s open studios, “Something Strange” and David Boobie and the Onyeagoros and their “Neo & Nubia.”
