Feb 3, 2025 · Somerville councilor at-large Willie Burnley Jr. announced his candidacy for mayor on Sunday, setting up a three-way primary in September. “Somerville is, to me, one of the most amazing places in the country,” Burnley told Cambridge Day. “We have a constituency that is so passionate, so ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Please enjoy the recording of the Jan 29 Conversation on Multifamily Housing. We heard loud and clear from readers that more coverage on the topic of multifamily zoning would be valuable. To that end, we found 3 speakers who are knowledgeable on the topic – one who has strong concerns with the zoning proposal, one […]

Jan 29, 2025 · The city won’t abandon its commitment to give sanctuary to immigrants and is working hard to protect itself and immigrants who live here from the Trump administration, officials are telling residents – assurances that come amid intensified broadsides from the White House.

Jan 22, 2025 · Central Square is sprouting businesses with grub, games and grooves toward community leaders’ goals of solidifying the area as Cambridge’s “downtown.”. With the openings – a dozen in total, five of which are eateries – the first-floor vacancy rate in the Central Square Business Improvement District falls under 2 percent, according to an assessment in a …

Jan 31, 2025 · Lunar New Year, which was Wednesday this year, is a time for people to connect with each other through feasts and to wish for a joyful and prosperous year. It also gave Cambridge a day of spectacular, passionate performance and other ways to celebrate the new year together. The Chinese American ...

Oct 11, 2024 · Overall property taxes in Cambridge will rise by 9.2 percent, the highest increase in recent years, after a weakening in the commercial base used to keep rates lower for residents.

Nov 27, 2024 · Somerville councilor at large Jake Wilson says he will run for mayor, a potential challenger for Katjana Ballantyne, a two-term mayor who has not announced if she will seek a third term for the election still more than 10 months away.

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Jan 5, 2025 · Last week I shared my favorite reads of 2024, so I thought this week it would be fitting to share a selection of 2025 releases I’m looking forward to.They span nonfiction and fiction, including essays, memoirs and novels, and range from first-time authors to veterans such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Ocean Vuong.

Jan 30, 2025 · Hike to Hall’s Pond from 10 to 11:30 a.m. meeting at the Mass Audubon Nature Center at Magazine Beach, 668 Memorial Drive, Cambridgeport.Free, but register and 14-plus. Walk to Hall’s Pond in Brookline and learn about Minna B. Hall and Harriet Lawrence Hemenway, Mass Audubon’s two founding mothers and bird conservation activists (they ended the 19th …