Take part in meetings about the McGrath Boulevard project, school improvement plans and funding for school and playing field projects.
Somerville meetings, Feb. 23-March 2: Kennedy yard improvements and new school ideas
Cambridge meetings, Feb. 22-March 1: CambridgeSide project sees delays, Healthpeak advances
Take part in meetings on school district budgeting, bike lanes on part of Broadway and developments in East Cambridge and the Alewife Quad.
What you need to know about the Sunday snowstorm in Cambridge and Somerville
A blizzard may dump between 1 and 2 feet of snow between 4 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, with gusts of up to 60 mph and whiteout conditions.
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Biribá Union mixes Bach with beatboxing and bass at a Club Passim tour launch
Biribá Union’s nimble parade of genre mashery delivered more rap to Passim’s folkhead patrons than they have probably listened to in the past year.
Survey notes rise in anti-Zionism among Jews in the area, now home to a non-Zionist synagogue
There’s been an 8 percent increase in area Jewish households since 2015 – and among them, 38 percent of their inhabitants identify as anti-Zionist.
Stunning ‘The Moderate’ unleashes the Internet’s good, bad and ugliest in Central Square
“The Moderate” is not for everyone. Kudos to Central Square Theater for its excellent job of warning that the play contains mature themes, including images, video and audio depictions of violence, nudity and racism. Its content transparency statement goes even further: “Central Square Theater cares about the...
A new tone at Somerville City Hall
The first few meetings Somerville City Council of 2026 have been called “chummy,” but budget season seems likely to strain the cordiality.
When Donald Trump shut down Snap benefits, it ended talks for a new Central Square grocery store
Opening a city-run grocery store was part of Ayah Al-Zubi’s successful run last year for Cambridge City Council. While she campaigned, a group that included Cambridge government officials, agency staff, civic groups and nonprofit experts explored opening a store much like what Al-Zubi imagined, but ended the...
Jesse Jackson, a defender for LGBTQ+ rights
Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday, advocated for the LGBTQ+ community – especially Black LGBTQ+ people – at a time we had no one.
Immigration attorney Diann Slavit Baylis wants Governor’s Council seat to appoint better judges
While most immigration proceedings are federal, a path to citizenship for unaccompanied minors is determined at the state level, the candidate notes.