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Anne M. Coburn
Cambridge Schools

CPS Took Away Her School. Now, Anne Coburn Wants a Seat on the School Committee.

After her daughter’s school was closed, Anne M. Coburn became a constant presence at Cambridge School Committee meetings. Now, she wants a seat at the table.

The Week
Cambridge

Cambridge Day Taps Former Nieman Fellow Michael Fitzgerald as Editor-in-Chief

The Cambridge Day announced it is hiring former Nieman Fellow Michael F. Fitzgerald as the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, the first leadership shake-up since the paper was acquired by a nonprofit last year.

Cambridge City Council Elections Forum
City Politics

In Lead-Up to Endorsements, A Better Cambridge Gathers City Council Candidates for Housing Forum

A Better Cambridge, a pro-development housing advocacy group, brought candidates together to make their pitch for proposals to tackle the local housing affordability problem.

CPSD School Committee Forum 9/10
City Politics

School Committee Incumbents Challenged Over Superintendent Search, K-Lo at CEA Forum

Cambridge School Committee incumbents were forced to defend their records at the first School Committee forum of the election season, revealing widespread discontent after a consequential term full of contentious decisions.

Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern Speaks at City Council Meeting
City Politics

McGovern, Running for 7th Council Term, Casts Himself as Longtime Force for Progressive Change

Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern is now running for another reelection to the Cambridge City Council, pitching himself as a dedicated public servant who’s played a decisive role in the council’s landmark policies over the last decade.

Caroline Hunter Speaks at School Committee Event
Cambridge Schools

Election Commission Upholds Caroline Hunter’s School Committee Candidacy, Rejecting Residency Challenge

The City of Cambridge Election Commission voted unanimously to reject a residency challenge against School Committee incumbent Caroline M. L. Hunter, allowing her to remain on the ballot this November.

Cambridge Community Land Trust Exterior
Cambridge City Council

City Council Candidates Are Embracing the Cambridge Community Land Trust. It’s a Work in Progress.

Challengers seeking seats on the Cambridge City Council are lining up behind a new proposal to address the city’s intractable affordable housing crisis: supporting a nonprofit that plans to buy up land and use it to protect and create low-cost housing.

Cambridge City Hall September Cloudy
Cambridge

ICE Contacted Cambridge Police Six Times in 2025, Commissioner Says

Federal immigration enforcement has contacted the Cambridge Police Department at least six times in 2025, an increase from previous years and the sharpest indication yet that the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has arrived on Harvard’s doorstep.

Cambridge Elections 2023
City Politics

In Historic School Committee Election, Cambridge Parents Want In

Cambridge is gearing up for November’s School Committee elections, which will close out a two-year term marked by significant — and often contentious — decisions. Now, parents want a seat at the table.

Zoning Laws City Hall
City Politics

‘Addicted to Spending’: CCC Endorsed Candidates Talk Fiscal Responsibility at Forum

Eleven Cambridge City Council and School Committee candidates appeared at a Cambridge Citizens Coalition forum on Sunday night, unilaterally criticizing what they deemed as ineffective spending.

Toner at Cambridge District Court Arraignment
City Politics

He Represented Paul Toner. Now, He’s the Fundraising Frontrunner in Cambridge’s Municipal Elections.

Timothy R. Flaherty, the attorney currently representing embattled Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner, has quickly become the most well funded candidate in the race for his client’s former Council seat.

Tufts Project Harriet Jacobs
City Politics

Cambridge Historical Commission Allows Harriet Jacobs House Remodel to Continue

The Cambridge Historical Commission hesitantly voted to allow the redevelopment of the Harriet Jacobs House on Thursday, on the condition that developers continue to meet with the CHC to address “clear concerns” from neighbors over the proposed height and size.

Tobin Montessori and Darby Vassall School Opening Day
Cambridge Schools

Four Years and $321 Million Later, CPS Opens Tobin Montessori and Darby Vassall Upper School Complex

Cambridge Public Schools opened their new Tobin Montessori and Darby Vassall Upper Schools and Community Complex on Tuesday, following almost four years of construction and a $321 million investment from the City.

School Committee Candidate Jia-Jing Lee
Cambridge Schools

Parents Slam Superintendent Search Process at School Committee Meeting

Nine caregivers, members of the public, and teachers urged district leaders to halt the Cambridge superintendent search during Tuesday’s School Committee meeting, following months of controversy around the process.

Beyond Full Opening
Harvard Square

Harvard Square Eats Up the Opening of Beyond Full

Cambridge residents inaugurated a new Mass. Ave. restaurant with a hipster look into the local dining scene at Beyond Full’s grand opening on Tuesday.

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