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Ahead of City Council Election, Seven Incumbents Team Up
Twenty-three candidates are running for nine available Cambridge City Council positions in the city’s biennial elections, with seven of the nine incumbents joining together for a shared campaign platform.
Science Festival Features Collaborations with Area Schools
The annual Cambridge Science Festival, which features events such as the Science Carnival, Robot Zoo, and an exhibit on Black Holes, began last Friday and will run through this Sunday.
Ferguson Protest Part 2
Cambridge Ringe and Latin students took to the streets on Monday afternoon in solidarity with Ferguson protesters nationwide. Camera and editor: Sarah P. Reid. Producer: Madeline Lear.
Protesters Blockade Mass. Ave. in Response to Ferguson Decision
The mass of protesters blockaded the streets, halting traffic, ultimately coming to a stop by the T stop in the center of the Square.
Art Museums Celebrate Official Opening to the Public
“It’s like visiting old friends,” said longtime Cambridge resident Ellen Kramer as she viewed the museum’s old collections rearranged in remodeled galleries during a community reception Saturday
With Harvard Disrupted by Bomb Report, Life Outside the Gates Continued Largely Uninterrupted
While at least one local school took extra safety precautions following an early-morning bomb threat to four Harvard buildings, owners and managers of Square businesses said that they did not alter their operations and that sales numbers were largely unaffected by Monday’s events.
Cambridge City Council Investigates 'Cooking' of Elementary School Students
Students and parents of King Open School, a public elementary school in Cambridge, filled Monday’s Cambridge City Council meeting to raise awareness about the extreme temperatures in some of their classrooms.
Cambridge Mayor Bows Out of City Council Race
Cambridge mayor Henrietta J. Davis announced Monday that she will not seek reelection to the City Council in November, a decision that likely brings to an end her 26-year career as a Cambridge elected official.
University Closes With Marathon Bombing Suspect Still At-Large
Harvard University will be closed Friday due to public safety concerns prompted by an at-large gunman suspected of playing a role in Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings.
City Council Approves MIT Petition for Rezoning
The Cambridge City Council voted 7-1-1 Monday night in favor of approving the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s rezoning petition, paving the way for the university’s plans for development of lab, office, housing, and research space in Kendall Square.
City Council Discusses Cambridge's Extracurricular Activity Offerings
Pointing out that the days of playing pick-up baseball after school are long gone, officials from the Cambridge City Council and the Cambridge Schools Committee discussed ways to enrich Cantabrigian students’ extracurricular lives at the Council’s weekly meeting Monday night.
Harvard Students To Mentor High School Seniors
The Harvard College Writing Program launched a new collaborative mentorship program with East Boston High School this fall, designed to give college-bound public high school students a taste of college life and spark their interest in higher education.
Warren at the Polls
After casting her ballot at the Graham and Parks School polls this morning Elizabeth Warren greets Alexandra Morris, 6, who was waiting in line to vote with her parents. Morris introduced Warren to her My Little Pony action figure, Sophia.
Warren at the Polls
Elizabeth Warren looks over her ballot one last time before casting her vote at the Graham and Parks School polls on Tuesday morning in Cambridge, Mass.
New Program Allows Class of 2016 To Donate College Prep Books
As the Class of 2016 packs their bags to move to campus, some are packing one more item to the usual list of clothes, futons, and carpets.
Coming Full Circle For Cambridge's Children
Full Circle—if it comes to fruiton—will be a culmination of several youth-oriented projects that Cambridge has undertaken in past years. But financing and potential partnerships are still up in the air.
For Cambridge Students, A Harvard Summer
Students headed to summer school most likely imagine long days in stuffy classrooms filled with their least favorite academic subjects instead of their favorite summertime activities.
Home Works
It is no secret that despite more and more rigorous admissions policies, there are certain high schools that send a disproportionate number of students to Harvard.
City Council Fails To Elect Mayor
During a relatively brief Cambridge City Council meeting, the councillors failed for a seventh time to elect a mayor.
Harlem Globetrotters Shoot at the MAC
The Harlem Globetrotters, a family-friendly exhibitionist basketball team, came to the Malkin Athletic Center on Monday to educate schoolchildren on character. If you happened to have been at the gym between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., you may have seen a handful of members from the team gracing the basketball courts.