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Nanopress Daily — Harvard Square, MA
June 8, 2026
Cambridge City Council Meets Tonight with Full Policy Agenda
The Cambridge City Council convenes Monday at 5:30 PM in a hybrid meeting covering Commission appointments, a five-year Affordable Housing Overlay review, park infrastructure, and a plan to stabilize Harvard Square's historic Old Stone Wall.
Cambridge Civic Journal
Council to Consider Safety Plan After ShotSpotter Termination
Tonight's City Council meeting includes a policy order asking the City Manager and Police Department to develop a Neighborhood Safety Additions Plan following the city's termination of ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology.
City of Cambridge
City Hosts Virtual Affordable Homeownership Info Session Tonight
The Cambridge Housing Department holds a virtual information session tonight from 6:00–7:00 PM to walk residents through the city's affordable homeownership programs.
City of Cambridge
Pink Pages Benefit Tonight at A.R.T. Supports Hoffman Breast Center
The Pink Pages 2026 charity event, hosted by Alice Hoffman, runs tonight from 5:45–8:30 PM at the American Repertory Theater's Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., benefiting Mount Auburn Hospital's Hoffman Breast Center.
Mount Auburn Hospital
Anna Badkhen Discusses New Essay Collection at Harvard Book Store Tonight
Author Anna Badkhen discusses her new collection "To See Beyond" in conversation with Teju Cole at Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., tonight at 7:00 PM.
Harvard Book Store
Nicholas Epley and Daniel Gilbert Discuss Social Connection at Cambridge Public Library Tonight
Nicholas Epley discusses his new book "A Little More Social" with Harvard Professor Daniel Gilbert at the Cambridge Public Library Main Branch, 449 Broadway, tonight from 6:00–7:30 PM.
Harvard Book Store
617 Day Has Grown Into Cambridge's Small Business Holiday
A new Cambridge Day profile traces how Cambridge Local First's "617 Day" evolved from a small Harvard Square summit at The Comedy Studio into a citywide celebration of independent businesses.
Cambridge Day
West Cambridge NCD Commission Reviews Brown St. and Hilliard Place Changes Tonight
The Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission meets online tonight from 6:00–7:30 PM to review a window replacement at 18 Brown St. and fencing changes at 10 Hilliard Place.
City of Cambridge
CRLS Baseball Stuns Top-Seeded BC High, Reaches State Semifinals
Cambridge Rindge and Latin defeated top-seeded Boston College High 5–1 on Saturday for its 14th consecutive win, reaching the MIAA Division I semifinals for the first time in program history.
Cambridge Day
Prince Daddy & The Hyena Play The Sinclair Tonight
Emo-punk band Prince Daddy & The Hyena, with openers Remo Drive and Liquid Mike, perform at The Sinclair in Harvard Square tonight at 7:30 PM.
AXS
Fusion Dance Collective Wraps SZN 3 Workshop Series Tonight
Fusion Dance Collective closes out its SZN 3 Open Workshop Series tonight from 8:00–9:30 PM at José Mateo Ballet Theatre, 400 Harvard St.
Fusion Dance Collective
Cambridge Public Schools Last Day Is June 26 with Early Release
Cambridge Public Schools has set June 26 as the final day of the school year — a four-hour early-release day that incorporates four snow day makeups.
Cambridge Public Schools
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