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Cambridge Planning Board Approves Recommendation to Raise Height Limits for Mass. Ave. Residential Buildings

The Cambridge Planning Board unanimously voted in a Tuesday meeting to recommend two petitions to increase height limitations for residential buildings along Massachusetts Avenue and Cambridge Street to the City Council.

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Cambridge City Council

At Final City Council Candidate Forum, YWCA Gives Disadvantaged Cambridge Residents a Platform

Eleven Cambridge panelists representing traditionally disadvantaged voices in the city shared their stories with City Council candidates, centering Canterbridgians as the “soul of the community” at a forum held by Cambridge’s Young Women’s Christian Association, Cambridge Community Foundation, and the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Commission.

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Politics

Moulton to Return Donations from Pro-Israel PAC As Senate Race Approaches

Representative Seth W. Moulton ‘01 (D-Mass.) pledged last week to return all donations he has received from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and refused to accept future campaign funding from the organization.

Lilly Havstad at 2019 School Committee
City Politics

Lilly Havstad Wants to ‘Flip the Script’ in Run for School Committee

In a crowded field of eighteen candidates for Cambridge’s School Committee, six are educators and ten currently have kids in the district. Lilly Havstad is both — and thinks that her perspective is exactly what the School Committee needs to rebuild parents’ and educators’ trust.

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History

Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Approves Plan to Preserve Central Square Cultural Institutions

The Cambridge Redevelopment Authority voted unanimously Wednesday to move ahead with drafting a plan to reshape Central Square into a cultural district, zeroing in on the historic Dance Complex as the first project.

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Harvard in the City

Tech Experts See Artificial Intelligence as a Key Resource Ahead of Local Elections

Schneier and Sanders, a Harvard Kennedy School lecturer, co-authored the book “Rewiring Democracy” that was released on Oct. 21. The two appeared at a Cambridge Public Library panel to share more about how citizens can use AI to get involved in politics on Wednesday evening.

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Allston

Allston-Brighton Community Services Report Shrinking Attendance As Immigrants Stay Home

Ever since ICE presence increased in Allston-Brighton this spring, service providers and farmers market vendors said they have seen fewer Spanish and Portuguese-speaking students and patrons.

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Cambridge Schools

CPS Looks for Solutions as Black Students Remain Behind White Counterparts on MCAS Performance

Massachusetts has recognized Cambridge Public Schools as the largest district in the state to reach pre-pandemic achievement levels on standardized testing. But for Black students in the district, test scores reflect a different reality.

Cambridge City Council Candidates at HUUSL Forum
City Politics

City Council Candidates Disagree on Current Housing Crisis in Cambridge

Cambridge City Council candidates gathered at the Science Center on Tuesday to pitch their policies on housing, transportation, and relations with the federal government in the final stretch before election day.

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Cambridge

City Council Suspends Police Use of Automated Cameras, Citing Concern Over Data Sharing with Federal Agencies

The Cambridge City Council voted Monday night to halt the city police department’s use of automated license plate readers because of concerns that the company hired to install the cameras shared data with federal law enforcement.

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Cambridge

More than a Hundred Residents Receive Free Vaccines at City Pop-Up Clinic

More than a hundred Cambridge residents received free flu and Covid-19 vaccines at the Cambridge Senior Center on Tuesday, kicking off the city’s annual series of free pop-up vaccine clinics.

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Harvard in the City

Head of the Charles Boats Bring Bank for Harvard Square Businesses

The Head of the Charles Regatta brings hundreds of thousands of spectators and more than 11,000 athletes to the banks of the Charles River. But they don’t stay there — many venture into Harvard Square for food, shopping, and entertainment, bringing an annual explosion of consumer activity to local businesses.

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Cambridge City Council

City Council Votes to Increase Property Taxes, Triggering Backlash from Business Owners

The Cambridge City Council unanimously voted to raise property taxes by eight percent for fiscal year 2026 — including a 22 percent increase on commercial property taxes — to the chagrin of many residents and business owners.

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Cambridge City Council

Small, Minority-Owned Businesses Pitch Services to City of Cambridge at Supplier Diversity Fair

45 minority, women, and veteran-owned small businesses gathered to pitch their services to representatives from the City of Cambridge at the city’s third Supplier Diversity Fair on Monday afternoon.

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Health

In a Council Comeback Bid, Peter Hsu Wants to Serve Cambridge’s ‘Most Vulnerable Populations’

As a doctor, Peter Hsu treated vulnerable patients in hospitals across the country. Now in his second bid for City Council, he wants to “raise the standards of public health” for Cambridge, too.

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