News Archives - Page 2 of 33 - Cambridge

A meeting eats and dances down Mass. Ave., giving a peek at the future of food from Central Square’s little castle (updated)

by Marc Levy October 22, 2026

More than 100 residents, city officials, business owners and nonprofit leaders toured Central Square with music, food and anticipation along the way.

NEWS

Police arrest teen in connection with Oct. 6 shooting near Alewife Station

by Marc Levy October 21, 2026

The arrest and arraignment of a Cambridge teen took place Tuesday in relation to a shooting in North Cambridge on Oct. 6, police said.

NEWS

Driver is arraigned on multiple changes after fatal crash in The Port

by Marc Levy October 21, 2026

Charges were made public after an arraignment Tuesday. A dangerousness hearing for the suspect in the crash is scheduled for Tuesday.

EDUCATION

With a vote it becomes official: The Amigos School is moving to East Cambridge

by Felix Shackelford October 20, 2026

The Amigos School will move to 158 Spring St., the former site of the Kennedy-Longfellow Elementary School, for the 2028-2029 school year.

NEWS

Free rides on the No. 1 bus are back on the wish list for Cambridge, home to a growing network of no-cost shuttles

by Marc Levy October 20, 2026

Cambridge needs to look for a third time at making the No. 1 bus free to ride, city councillors said, even as effort go on to grow existing free shuttles.

NEWS

After six hours of public comment, Cambridge divestment orders are delayed to a special meeting

by Marc Levy October 20, 2026

A City Council decision on divesting Cambridge from businesses seen as intertwined with Israel was delayed Tuesday to be taken up in a special meeting before Nov. 2.

NEWS

Cambridge announces a new Public Health leader, former biotech worker Kathryn Hall

by Marc Levy October 19, 2026

A new chief public health officer for Cambridge began work Monday with a public announcement by the Cambridge Health Alliance, which runs the municipal department.

NEWS

Expert activist and Inner Belt historian Steve Kaiser dies at 83; a celebration of his life is planned for Nov. 1

by Marc Levy October 19, 2026

The MIT-educated engineer was “a fierce defender of transparency, municipal accountability and open-door public participation” until his death by pneumonia.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, Oct. 19-26: Divestment, an Amigos School move and driverless cars

by Marc Levy October 18, 2026

Take part in meetings on divestment and multifamily zoning, moving Amigos to East Cambridge, a water tank under Sherman Street and future with driverless cars.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, Oct. 19-26: Vacant property enforcement, teen center staffing and AI exposure

by Marc Levy October 18, 2026

Take part in meetings on student discipline and records, questions at the Rosebud diner, teen center staffing and AI, empty storefronts and doubled utility poles.