Objections to the shutdown of ShotSpotter gunfire-listening technology faded on the part of two Cambridge city councillors.
There won’t be a legal fight over the rejection of ShotSpotter in Cambridge
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Celebrating Kittie Knox, the Black cyclist who rode her way through the barriers of the 1800s
Katherine T. “Kittie” Knox was a pioneering cyclist who challenged racial and gender barriers. MassBike celebrated her Friday with the fifth annual Kittie Knox ride.
A second vote against ShotSpotter leaves no room for pushback, and over a member’s complaint
Councillors voted May 18 to turn off the system and remove its microphones within 90 days, and now again to ensure zero wiggle room for noncompliance.
Police union says it is ‘deeply disappointed’ in council quitting ShotSpotter tech, reiterates points from losing vote
The organization spoke to fears that ShotSpotter audio could be used by federal agencies for surveillance but not a cited false-positive rate of 82 percent.
Cambridge vote calls for ShotSpotter gunfire detection to be turned off and dismantled within 90 days
Supporters made emotional pleas and tried a variety of ploys, but five councillors said they saw no evidence that the system keeps anyone safe.
Guess who was left out of the speeches in 1905 celebrating Cambridge’s 275th anniversary
“We cannot help but look forward with some anxiety to the future,” the president of Harvard said. “The Puritans no longer control Cambridge.”
Debate over Fugitive Slave Act raises questions of ‘lawful authority’
The federal mandate for Northern states to enforce the proslavery agenda of Southern states fueled the fires of division before the Civil War.
The Renty daguerreotypes find a home, but Harvard’s legal fight lingers
Harvard chose to explore its legacy as an enslaver of 70 or more people at the same time it fought claims by a descendant of slavery.
Belief in the success of the Black Lives Matter movement fell by 31% at a formal debate
As Black History Month came to a close, a civic organization reflected on one of the most defining and divisive movements of the digital era.
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.