Community Archives - Page 10 of 23 - Cambridge

For a summer staycation, Cantabrigians flocked to Mount Auburn Cemetery

by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge August 17, 2026

Most Cantabrigians couldn't afford summer travel – except to their beautiful cemetery, where the public did not always agree on appropriate etiquette.

OPINION

Does mayor Wu actually feel sorry about her dead co-worker

by Nicholas Marchuk August 16, 2026

If the mayor truly felt guilty about the death of Louisa Gag and wanted bicyclist road deaths to end, she would restart the projects she has thwarted.

OPINION

Time for a change in Cambridge’s 25th Middlesex

by Cambridge Somerville Independent August 12, 2026

Voters have a choice Sept. 1 between a candidate well-prepared to take on the political establishment and one who is a part of it.

COMMUNITY

This year’s free Oldtime Baseball Game has three Red Sox players taking the field for charity

by Marc Levy August 12, 2026

Cambridge’s Oldtime Baseball Game, played every summer at St. Peter’s Field, features college, high school and celebrity players decked out in colorful retro uniforms.

OPINION

Democratic civil war has working-class casualties

by Matt McLaughlin August 11, 2026

The working class is politically homeless, refugees from factional wars they don’t identify with. This is true even in solid blue Massachusetts.

DID YOU KNOW

Cambridge once had 66 candy makers, and tours in August show how an industry formed and melted away

by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge August 10, 2026

History Cambridge gives guided tours Wednesday and Sunday that highlight the rich and complex history of candy making in Cambridge.

OPINION

AI invented part of my campaign platform

by Chris Oates August 9, 2026

Meta AI recently told me about my own campaign, and used a Mississippi state senate voter guide as a source. The problem is that I'm running in Massachusetts.

OPINION