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…
Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti will star in a new Cambridge stage production of Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros," CBS Boston reports. The absurdist play, in which townspeople gradually transform into rhinoceroses, is set to open with a "star-studded cast," according to the network's report ca…
Cambridge's drought status eased to Level 2 Significant Drought this week, ending nearly three months in the region's worst category. The state's Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs downgraded Cambridge and the Northeast region from Level 3 Critical Drought, a designati…
Cambridge recorded 15 property deeds between July 24 and Aug. 22, with recorded prices among 10 of those sales ranging from $10,000 to $4,050,000 and a median of $1,112,500. The top sale was 10 Traill St. at $4,050,000, followed by 14 Holly Ave. at $3,152,000. Eleven of the 15 transfers were
Cambridge's Broadway Safety Improvement Project entered its final 2026 construction phase this week, bringing visible street changes between Lee and Quincy streets in the coming weeks. The city's Department of Public Works said installation work will continue over the coming weeks, whil…
Cambridge officials confirmed an active investigation into a fatal police-involved shooting that closed a Central Square street Friday night. City Hall said in a statement that the probe remains ongoing, and NBC Boston reported in "Cambridge police shooting in Central Square prompts inv…
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