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Cambridge Preschool Program is at full capacity—for providers
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (749+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar The Cambridge Preschool Program has helped many families afford early education, with parents praising the city's publicly funded system for expanding access to preschool. But city officials say the program is unlikely to add new partner…...
Cambridge's Sophia Vital will play in NCAA Tournament
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1085+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Sophia Vital mesmerized Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School basketball fans for two years with her point guard prowess, maneuvering through any defense that came her way with an unmatched flair. A half decade later, she'll…...
A baklava journey in Cambridge and Somerville
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (309+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar In my opinionated Greek-American family, we had heated debates about almost everything. Except baklava. My parents were restaurant owners in neighboring New York, and at family gatherings, baklava was in endless supply, and always made the…...
Earlier time for parking ban seemed ineffective and affected church services
3+ week, 1+ day ago (639+ words) by Jane Petersen | Feb 23, 2026 | News | 0 comments Joseph Poirier A snow plow drives through Garden Street, Cambridge, on Feb. 23, 2026. Emergency parking compliance continues to be poor as for the second time this year, the City of Cambridge has had to tow…...
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Mardi Gras, the Harvard Pops, Langston Hughes
3+ week, 6+ day ago (837+ words) by Debbie Batteiger | Feb 19, 2026 | Events ahead | 0 comments Courtesy of Club Passim A Sub Rosa Songwriting retreat performance at Club Passim in Cambridge's Harvard Square in 2024. Editor's note: For a more comprehensive list, check out our searchable events calendar. 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb....
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Tunefoolery, the MAC Gala, Drink + Doodle
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (917+ words) by Debbie Batteiger | Feb 5, 2026 | Events ahead | 0 comments Jaypix Last year's inaugural Multicultural Arts Center's gala, GloBall Gala celebrated how the arts connects people. Editor's note: For a more comprehensive list, check out our searchable events calendar. 7 p.m. Feb. 5 The Burren,247 Elm…...
Cambridge school receives Blue Ribbon nomination
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (370+ words) by Julia Carpi | Feb 4, 2026 | Education, News | 0 comments Community Charter School of Cambridge (CCSC) was nominated as a 2025 National Blue Ribbon School by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The nomination, which is designated on a yearly basis,…...
Cambridge survey says: residents think it’s a pretty good place to live
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (907+ words) by Jane Petersen | Feb 4, 2026 | News | 0 comments Marc Levy Cambridge City Hall, seen wreathed in nighttime lights in 2020. Residents of Cambridge like their government, but their feelings about the city as a whole are slipping. Or so says the most recent…...
Cambridge’s battle of the brains
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (715+ words) by Alex Degterev | Jan 30, 2026 | Education | 0 comments Cambridge's quiz show powerhouse Buckingham Browne & Nichols (BB&N) faced off last Friday with upstart challengers from Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (CRLS) in a battle for brainy bragging rights as the opening match in GBH's…...
West Cambridge’s Lewisville Neighborhood Highlights Challenges, Resilience of Black Community
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (986+ words) Following the Revolution, members of the Black Vassall family moved to the area that would come to be known as Lewisville, establishing what would become a community of mutual support and assistance for those who were increasingly marginalized by Cambridge…...