City contractor Newport Construction began roadway milling and paving work across Cambridge the week of July 20, city officials confirmed. The Department of Public Works also flagged its next Pop-Up Recycle Center event for Wednesday, July 29, the fifth of ten planned for 2026. Meanwhil…
Cambridge opened a new nonprofit grant round with an August 21 deadline, giving community groups roughly one month to apply for city funding. The Community Development Department is administering the current round, while the Community Benefits Advisory Committee separately previewed a f…
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a discrimination investigation into Harvard University's financial aid programs, national outlets reported this week. Bloomberg reports the probe includes a focus on financial ties to China, while Harvard has previously said it does not permit d…
Cambridge was elevated to Level 3 Critical Drought status, the Commonwealth announced, amid intensifying regional water restrictions. The city's License Commission separately approved seasonal alcohol-to-go sales, public consumption districts, and a one-hour extension of operating hours…
Cambridge police announced a murder charge in the July 4 killing of a city DPW worker as the MBTA prepares a 10-day Red Line shutdown. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Police Commissioner Pauline Wells said Rayquon Brown, 29, of Canton, was arraigned and held without bail in …
Cambridge approved alcohol-to-go sales and later bar hours this week as bigger disruptions loom for residents. The License Commission, acting on a City Manager's Office recommendation, authorized seasonal to-go alcohol sales and a one-hour extension for approved bars and restaurants. Me…
Cambridge water rules tighten as the region hits Critical Drought status, just as the MBTA readies a 10-day Red Line shutdown. The state elevated Cambridge from a Level 2 to a Level 3 "Critical Drought" designation this week, while the MBTA confirmed Red Line service between Alewife and…
MBTA plans to shut Red Line service at every Cambridge station for 10 days starting July 21. The agency will replace trains between Alewife and Park Street with free, accessible shuttle buses through July 30. Acting on a recommendation from the City Manager's Office, the License Commiss…
City officials mourn a Public Works employee killed in a July 4 shooting as a community meeting is set for Wednesday. Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Yi-An Huang called the death of the off-duty DPW worker, shot near Broadway and Norfolk Street, heartbreaking, while "Cambridge Po…
A Cambridge Department of Public Works employee was shot and killed July 4 near Broadway and Norfolk Street. City Manager Yi-An Huang and Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui issued a statement calling the loss heartbreaking and asking Cambridge to come together. The same weekend, the city issued a se…
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