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Cambridge Youth Hockey opens 2026-2027 placement registration and flags a new statewide neck guard rule for young players.

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…

Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026

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 Questions Student's Dimethylmercury Claim After Hazmat Shutdown

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 Sees Ten Deed Transfers From $510,000 to $2.2 Million in August

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 Drought Status Eases From Critical to Significant

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…