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Lesley University program brings student support to the Harvard Square Community Fridge
As food insecurity persists and prices continue to rise, Cambridge’s Fridge in the Square remains a critical resource for residents in need. While Cambridge residents usually assist in stocking the Fridge, one group in particular is now making a concerted effort to help more routinely. Students enrolled in Lesley University’s Threshold programs, which aim to […]
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January 31, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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This week in film: boss-turned-dependent, time warps, & assassins
A blood-splattered survival satire, an Oscar-nominated animated time-travel fable, and a surveillance-age Jason Statham thriller headline this week’s new releases.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Cambridge’s battle of the brains
CRLS and BB&N square off in new season of GBH’s academic team game show.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Tina Fey, Le Nozze de Figaro, Black Girl Magic
Free and low-cost events, including Tina Fey talking comedy, opera, book and poetry readings, and documentary screenings.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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This week in film: Mass. Ave. doc, early Kubrick, more of 2025’s best
Two best picture nominatons, plus the ones that didn't make the cut. New Mass Ave documentary captures "a certain point in time in Cambridge that will soon be passed" using drone technology and local interviews, according to director Federico Muchnik.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Digging out in Cambridge and Somerville
Cambridge sidewalks should be clear by the end of today. Snow hauling will continue through the weekend.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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Cambridge must do a full housing needs study 
Monday night, the City Council passed zoning changes for the Cambridge Street Corridor that had been developed over four years of public meetings, surveys, Planning board meetings, and Council hearings. It was time for the council to act based on this public process and furtherance of the city goal of updating zoning to incentivize adding […]
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January 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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CRLS Sports: Fourth-quarter comeback extends boys’ basketball win streak
Firmin leads turn-around. In track, Sophia Juanes Seto places second in the two-mile run at invitational meet.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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All you can eat crab at Summer Shack
Alewife's Summer Shack offers all-you-can-eat snow crab legs on Thursdays, a messy but rewarding winter deal that stacks up well against pricier, single-serving crab stops around Cambridge.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Have food halls timed out?
With Time Out Boston in trouble, attention turns to Camberville’s food halls and what they must do to survive.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Somerville shares heavily redacted Public Library investigation
An exemption in the Mass. public records law makes it almost impossible to get information on Somerville Public Library personnel issue.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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City prepares for ICE
City Manager Yi-An Huang presented on preparation for a Minneapolis-style immigrant crackdown. And councillors voted on Stickney House, plant-based solutions and remaking JFK Street traffic flow.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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City Council compromises on Cambridge Street heights
By a 6-3 vote, residential buildings will max out at six stories instead of eight. As one councillor said, "it was better to pass this than not to pass this."
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January 28, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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A.S. Hamrah: “I don’t go into any movie looking to put it down”
Film critic will introduce movies at the Brattle on Wednesday, and discuss his new book "Algorithm of the Night" on Thursday.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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Have open bike lanes, will pedal
After this weekend's snowstorm, cyclists say around-the-clock city maintenance and safer infrastructure keep them riding year-round.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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MLK still inspires acts of service
I attended the event recently at St Paul AME church to remember MLK and subsequently read the beautiful article by Jane Petersen in the Cambridge Day. I felt very moved by both the event and the article. The two experiences made me want to reach out more. I was reminded of the value of turning […]
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January 27, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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Schools remain closed as Cambridge, Somerville dig out
Schools should re-open Wednesday. City Hall, libraries open Tuesday, while snow removal continues.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Dark-eyed juncos
During Covid-19 lockdowns, urban landscapes changed. Humans no longer left behind food waste for the birds to devour, and the birds reverted to the habits of their forest-dwelling peers, eating mostly seeds. Urban pandemic offspring inherited beaks that were longer and slimmer—a shape similar to the beaks of juncos in forests and nonurban areas.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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West Cambridge’s Lewisville Neighborhood Highlights Challenges, Resilience of Black Community
Following the Revolution, members of the Black Vassall family moved to the area that would come to be known as Lewisville, establishing what would become a community of mutual support and assistance for those who were increasingly marginalized by Cambridge society.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Ice cold doesn’t deter Citizens Bank protestors
The De-ICE Citizens Bank Coalition calls for de-investment from private prison companies.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Parking causes problems for plows
Cars still on major streets slowing snow removal process.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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“The Rip” needs stitching, “H is for Hawk” soars, “Mercy” needs some
Our reviews of three new movies showing locally or streaming: one disappointment, one quiet pleasure, one dud.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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Reviewed: “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”
Faster, angrier and meaner—that’s how folks have come to like their zombies since director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland flipped the genre on its head in 2002’s “28 Days Later.” They introduced a “rage virus” that transformed infected humans into berserk, flesh-rending decathletes on crack. George Romero’s shamblers could barely hold the beer of […]
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January 25, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Shots fired in Riverside
Police investigation continues, though they say the community is not in danger.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Somerville declares snow emergency
Emergency will start at 7 a.m. Sunday; parking bans will be put in place. The libraries will remain open and can be used for shelter.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM