The City of Cambridge previewed a new competitive grant round for nonprofits through its Community Benefits Advisory Committee on Saturday. Full eligibility and funding details were not yet published, but the city described the move as advance notice ahead of a competitive application p…

MIT's Martin Trust Center helped launch Dear Dreamer, a free AI-powered platform for young entrepreneurs, in Cambridge Friday. Audrey McLoghlin, founder and CEO of apparel brand Frank & Eileen and president of the Frank & Eileen Foundation, backed the effort, which the foundation helped…

A federal judge in Boston on Thursday dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students from antisemitism. The judge ruled the incidents cited were "too isolated and episodic" to prove a persistent civil rights violation at the Cambridge cam…

The Cambridge Water Department issued a public statement addressing water quality at Fresh Pond reservoir after a discovery there. The notice, posted by the department at 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, comes as Fresh Pond serves as the city's primary drinking-water source, making the update a …

Cambridge outlined voting options for the September 1 state primary, with an August 22 registration deadline. The city's Election Commission said online voter registration and address updates close at 11:59 p.m. that day, and vote-by-mail applications are due by 5 p.m. Aug. 25. The stat…