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Cambridge meetings, May 4-11: Budget season hearings begin and officials talk AI in schools

by Marc Levy May 3, 2026

Take part in meetings on an Ellery Street multifamily plan, artificial intelligence in school, redesigned bus routes and Cambridge‘s next annual budget.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, May 4-11: Building a school and moving council meetings to Tuesdays (in 2028)

by Marc Levy May 3, 2026

Take part in meetings on building a replacement school, filling crossing guard shortages, changes to meeting schedules and much more.

NEWS

ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology takes fire as surveillance that may not make Cambridge safer

by Melanie Gilbert May 2, 2026

The gunfire-detection technology used by Cambridge police is surveillance that has a high false alarm rate, residents and experts say.

EDUCATION

No immediate change in leadership is signaled at Graham & Parks, now the site of a discrimination lawsuit

by Marc Levy April 30, 2026

A principal has seen two investigations into workplace toxicity and two discrimination lawsuits between two public school districts.

NEWS

Cambridge’s Garden Street will stay one-way for car traffic

by Marc Levy April 28, 2026

Several blocks of Garden Street will stay one-way for car traffic toward Harvard Square, city councillors in Cambridge decided Monday in a 5-4 vote.

NEWS

It’s DeRATification Week in Somerville, because rodents are springing back into action

by Marc Levy April 27, 2026

A week of rat fighting began Monday in Somerville with a display of the city’s latest weapon: BurrowRx, which pumps carbon monoxide into burrows.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, April 27-May 4: Healthpeak shows its giant project in the Highlands

by Marc Levy April 26, 2026

Take part in meetings on Healthpeak's plan for a new neighborhood in the Alewife Quadrangle, new homes on Ellery Street and big city projects.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, April 27-May 4: Developers vie for 90 Washington St. project

by Marc Levy April 26, 2026

Take part in meetings on remaking 90 Washington St., surveillance technology, a teen center at Cummings School and Davis Square issues.

NEWS

Somerville Housing’s special officers are under the authority of city’s police chief in new home rule petition

by Marc Levy April 25, 2026

Special police officers also won’t be excluded from union activities or civil service rules, city councilors were assured.

NEWS

Gilligan-Corsetti organizes a run for Somerville state rep; Azeem breaks for his wedding and a party

by Marc Levy April 25, 2026

“I understand the struggles of working class people,” said Olivia Gilligan-Corsetti, eyeing a 27th Middlesex seat. Also: A “big South Asian dance party” calls.