Cambridge Arts unveiled a new fall exhibition by artist Rachel Rizzo, opening with a Sept. 5 reception downtown. The show, titled "WEB: Works by Rachel Rizzo," joins the city's fall cultural calendar as Cambridge Patch flagged Tuesday's high-profile U.S. Senate Democratic primary betwee…
Cambridge Youth Hockey, home to the Falcons, has opened placement registration for the 2026-2027 winter season, with practices and games at Simoni Skating Rink in East Cambridge. The league is also reminding families of a new statewide rule: as of August 1, Massachusetts youth hockey pl…
This week's obituary column carries notices for three Cambridge, Massachusetts residents: Meyers, Dolores, 96, who died August 24; Coughlin, Mary Agnes, 81, who died August 25; and O'Connell, Harold W., 91, who died August 28. All three notices were posted through Keefe Funeral Homes of…
MIT is disputing a student's dimethylmercury exposure claim that triggered a multiday hazmat shutdown, Newsmax reports. The claim stemmed from a visit to a Cambridge hospital emergency room and closed a campus chemistry building for several days before MIT began questioning its validity…
Cambridge recorded 10 property sales between July 31 and Aug. 4, with prices ranging from $510,000 to $2,200,100 and a median of $922,000, per South Middlesex Registry of Deeds records. The month's top sale was 9 Orchard St at $2,200,100, followed by 8 Cypress St at $2,000,000. Six of the ten
Cambridge's drought status eased this week as state officials downgraded the region from a Level 3 Critical Drought to a Level 2 Significant Drought, ending a designation in place since late May 2026. The change came via the city's News Flash service and marks the first easing of drough…
Cambridge enters the final major phase of the Broadway Safety Improvement Project this week, city officials say. Crews will bring more visible street changes to the Lee Street to Quincy Street corridor in the coming weeks. Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Yi-An Huang issued a join…
Cambridge is recruiting residents for open seats on the Planning Board and two other city panels as officials round out oversight bodies this fall. The Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship and the Commission for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board also have vacancies, the…
Cambridge's last day for early in-person voting ahead of the Sept. 1 State Primary is Friday, Aug. 28, at noon, according to the city's Election Commission. Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Yi-An Huang also issued a joint statement following the fatal officer-involved shooting of …
Cambridge's biotech sector is showing warning signs in a new industry snapshot published this week. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports the city's biopharma cluster, the anchor of the state's life-sciences economy, faces declines in seed funding, National Institutes of Heal…