Daily brief · East Cambridge, MA
Nanopress Daily — East Cambridge, MA
June 9, 2026
Ghost Bike Placed at Mount Auburn & DeWolfe Streets on Second Anniversary of Kim Staley's Death
Boston Bike Party organizer Patrick Cheung and MassBike executive director Galen Mook installed a white ghost bike Monday at the Cambridge intersection where cyclist Kim Staley was killed by a box truck two years ago.
Cambridge Day
City Manager Delivers Report on Ahern Field Synthetic Turf Decision
City Manager Yi-An Huang presented a report Monday explaining how the $6.5 million synthetic turf plan for East Cambridge's Ahern Field was approved, after the City Council voted unanimously in April to pause the project over PFAS, microplastics, and heat concerns.
Cambridge Civic Journal
Clover Food Lab Reopens Cambridge Locations Today After Near-Closure
Clover Food Lab reopens for lunch service today after securing a last-minute investor that reversed its May 26 closure announcement; the chain has shut its East Cambridge commissary and moved all prep to individual locations.
Cambridge Day
Cambridge City Council Adopts New Meeting Time-Limit Rules
The City Council voted Monday to end meetings at midnight and resume at noon Tuesday if needed, and to cap each councillor at five minutes per agenda item — rules proposed by Councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler to improve efficiency.
Cambridge Day
City Council Committee Holds Startup Ecosystem Roundtable Today at 3 p.m.
The Economic Development and University Relations Committee meets today at 3 p.m. with Cambridge startup representatives to discuss current conditions and ways the city can better support local innovation businesses.
City of Cambridge
Harvard Life-Science Pitch Event at LabCentral Today, 4–6 p.m.
Harvard's Office of Technology Development and LabCentral host "Guppy Tank: Trillion Bio" today at LabCentral 700 in Kendall Square, where early-stage life-science innovators pitch to entrepreneurs and investors, followed by a reception.
LabCentral
Teen D&D Session at Valente Branch Library Today, 4–5 p.m.
The Valente Branch Library at 826 Cambridge St. hosts a Dungeons & Dragons session for ages 10–16 today from 4 to 5 p.m. as part of an eight-week Tuesday campaign; registration required.
Cambridge Public Library
"AI: Mind the Gap" Exhibition Open in Kendall Square Today, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
An interactive exhibition exploring AI's promise, risks, and misconceptions — featuring MIT-linked research — is open today in Kendall Square from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cambridge Office for Tourism
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