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Rapper Flavor Flav donates sports equipment to Cambridge youth center
2+ week, 6+ day ago (203+ words) Rapper Flavor Flav donated a bundle of sports equipment to a local youth center earlier this week in partnership with Harvard College and Franklin Sports. Flavor Flav, 67, gave a variety of athletic equipment to the Frisoli Youth Center in Cambridge…...
Everett moves to rein in data centers as pushback grows across Massachusetts
3+ week, 1+ day ago (930+ words) As backlash against data center development grows in Massachusetts, Everett is moving to get ahead of it. The Planning Board voted unanimously April 6 to endorse an ordinance that would restrict data centers in Everett's Docklands Innovation District (EDID), a 100-acre…...
Cambridge pediatric doctor running fifth Boston Marathon to support Mass General patients
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (210+ words) Name: Jennifer Leah Goetz Age: 39 City: Cambridge I started running to help with crippling depression, and running has become such an important part of my life in ways too numerous to count. I trained in pediatrics, general and child psychiatry,…...
Cambridge Day founder Mark Levy is back with a new Cambridge and Somerville news hub
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (678+ words) A new local newsroom has launched in Somerville and Cambridge, aiming to fill a coverage gap as other area papers shutter or scale back." The publication, Cambridge Somerville Independent, debuted online on Feb. 12, featuring stories on local government, developments, music,…...
50 ways to make the most of spring in Massachusetts
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) Welcome back to Scenic Six. I traveled to Portsmouth, N. H. over the weekend for the 2026 New England Newspaper Convention, where Scenic Six won second place for Outstanding Newsletter. I am honored and thrilled that folks are finding this little newsletter interesting…...
'We just do it': Massachusetts plow drivers recount 24-hour shift during blizzard
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (779+ words) Days after the Feb 23 Massachusetts blizzard, some residential streets are still not fully cleared " even as plow drivers report working nonstop since early Monday morning. The storm dropped 17 inches in Boston and up to 3 feet south of the city, stretching…...
Massachusetts is 1 of 4 states that lost private-sector jobs over the last five years
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (631+ words) Massachusetts" job market is flashing warning signs, with the clearest one coming from the private employment sector. Federal data analyzed by the Pioneer Institute shows Massachusetts is one of only four states, plus the District of Columbia, that have fewer…...
Cambridge brewery workers plan to unionize, file for election
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (253+ words) Workers at two Lamplighter Brewing Co. locations in Cambridge filed for a union election Wednesday, the union announced. The employees filed with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 (UFCW), which represents Massachusetts workers in industries including retail, grocery, and food…...
Massachusetts keeps losing residents to other states, Census finds
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (479+ words) New Census Bureau data shows Massachusetts lost more people to other states than it gained last year, resulting in a net outflow of more than 30, 000 residents " a shift that has left immigration as the state's only source of population growth....
Cambridge becomes first Mass. city to endorse Plant Based Treaty " but what does that mean?
3+ mon, 37+ min ago (823+ words) Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a policy order endorsing the Plant Based Treaty at Monday's meeting, making Cambridge the first city in Massachusetts to formally call for the global initiative." The vote makes Cambridge the 66th city worldwide and the sixth…...