Cambridge
Cambridge Residents Vote on $500,000 Participatory Budget
For the city's first participatory budget, Cambridge residents 12 and up will be able to vote on projects proposed by residents for city improvements.
Nearby Lesley University Faculty File To Unionize
Lesley professor Jason Pramas said a key issue among core faculty was the lack of control over curriculum and academic programs, an issue he does not see at Harvard.
Kazuo Ishiguro
Acclaimed novelist Kazuo Ishiguro speaks at a Harvard Book Store signing event for his latest novel “The Buried Giant” in Memorial Church.
In Conversation
Jabari Asim moderates a conversation with Ferguson activists and bloggers Johnetta Elzie and DeRay McKesson at a Cambridge Forum event. Elzie and McKesson both received the 2015 Howard Zinn Freedom to Write award for their work during the protests in Ferguson, Mo.
DeRay McKesson
DeRay McKesson speaks at Cambridge Forum's "A People's History of Ferguson" about his experiences as a protester and activist in Ferguson, Missouri. McKesson was honored Thursday as a recipient of the 2015 Howard Zinn Freedom to Write Award.
A Literary Giant
Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro speaks to journalist Robert Birnbaum at the Harvard Book Store's signing event for Ishiguro's latest novel “The Buried Giant” in Memorial Church.
Officials Determine No Health Threat from Sewage Leak into Drinking Water Source
Due to the size of the Hobbs Brook Reservoir and the fact that the water goes through several stages of treatment, officials said, the raw sewage leak is of little concern for public safety.
Boston City Councilors File Resolution in Support of Late-Night T
A one-year pilot phase of late-night T service, which keeps the T open Friday and Saturday nights up until 3 a.m., is set to expire in June unless the Massachusetts Department of Transportation decides to continue the service.
MBTA To Offer Free Fare Day Next Month
In response to multiple shutdowns of services this winter, the MBTA will offer a free fare day on April 24 and a 15 percent discount on monthly passes in May.
HUDS Food Donations
Harvard University Dining Services staff member Mayra C. Urquiza labels food donation bags on Monday evening in Quincy House. HUDS packages food donations and freezes them so that they can be delivered to various local community organizations each week.
New HUDS Initiative Donates Leftover Food to Local Organizations
HUDS initiated the program with Food For Free, an organization started in 1981 dedicated to collecting food that would otherwise be left to waste and distributing it to shelters and pantries.
HUDS Food Donations
Harvard University Dining Services staff member Mayra C. Urquiza bags butternut squash on Monday evening in Quincy House. The food donation program is part of the Food for Free program that provides leftover food to local shelters and pantries.
HUDS Food Donations
Harvard University Dining Services staff member Mayra C. Urquiza labels food donation bags on Monday evening in Quincy House.
City Council Votes To Cut Ties with TransCanada, Explore Sustainability
A unanimous Cambridge City Council vote requesting not to renew the city’s energy contract with the TransCanada Corporation might make Cambridge one of just a handful of American cities to pursue total independence from non-renewable energy sources.
