Neal was appointed during the Covid pandemic after withdrawing from a job in California and spent a little over four years with the department.
Derrick Neal is out as head of Cambridge Public Health
Unhappy over a confusing process, Somerville officials embrace a future with a 925-seat school
A combined campus on Winter Hill means closing the Benjamin G. Brown School on Willow Avenue and less walkability in West Somerville.
Somerville meetings, March 16-23: Lessons from winter’s snowfall and affordable-housing zoning
Take part in meetings on building school campuses and maintaining current educational facilities and a postmortem on winter snow clearing.
Cambridge meetings, March 16-23: Cutting student screen time, and the future of the K-Lo campus
Take part in meetings on student screen time, busing and the K-Lo school campus, and city finances and micromobility.
Cambridge looks to MBTA and mall owner to take lead in updating the Alewife area
What wasn’t on the list of Cambridge housing and zoning priorities presented this week to city councillors: A few untouched parts of Alewife .
Bill stopping ICE’s courthouse seizures wins support in Somerville as a Cambridge family mourns
Somerville city councilors became the first in the state to vote in support of a bill on Beacon Hill that protects courtgoers from seizure by ICE.
Police budget in Cambridge draws attention to overlap with social services and unarmed response team
There were no “defund the police” calls, but overlaps in services were examined critically in a Finance Committee hearing.
Political climate change pushes Ig Nobel Prize ceremony to Europe after 35 years
The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony is moving to Europe, and its Sept. 3 awards – the 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony – take place in Zurich.
Cambridge will pay $400,000 over a gun discharge rather than risk paying more after a trial
Cambridge plans to settle a settle a lawsuit filed by retired police lieutenant, who said his weapon fired because of a manufacturing flaw.
There’s already debate, over the Legislature’s work ethic, as Miller challenges Connolly in the 26th
A seat encompassing East Cambridge and East Somerville is getting its first Democratic political primary – and race of any kind – since 2016.