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June 10, 2026

Cambridge Will Defend Chabad House in Court Over Planned Five-Story Expansion

Cambridge finalized a settlement June 9 committing to defend Lubavitch of Cambridge against any neighbor-led legal challenges to its planned five-story expansion on Banks Street.

Cambridge Day

Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women Meets Tonight at 6:30 PM

The Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women holds its monthly public meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. to discuss 50th-anniversary planning and summer programming.

City of Cambridge

Four Charged After Cambridge Drug and Gun Raid on Lancaster Street

Cambridge Police and the Middlesex DA announced charges June 9 against four people following a Lancaster Street raid that seized suspected cocaine and a loaded firearm.

Cambridge Police Department

Cambridge K-8 Schools on Early Release Today

Cambridge Public Schools K-8 students have shortened hours today as part of the district's regular Early Release Wednesday schedule.

Cambridge Public Schools

Red Line Braintree Branch Running Single-Track at North Quincy and Wollaston Until 2 PM

MBTA maintenance is limiting Red Line Braintree Branch trains to one track at North Quincy and Wollaston stations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today; expect longer waits.

MBTA

Free AI Marketing Webinar for Harvard Square Businesses Today at 3 PM

The Harvard Square Business Association hosts a free 60-minute webinar today at 3:00 p.m. covering SEO, AI search, and content marketing for local businesses.

Harvard Square Business Association

Free Blues & Roots Music at The Sea Hag Tonight

The Barrett Anderson Band plays tonight from 6:30–9:00 p.m. at The Sea Hag Restaurant & Bar, 49 Mt. Auburn St., as part of the free weekly Blues & Roots Wednesdays series.

Harvard Square Business Association

INJI Performs Tonight at The Sinclair

Electropop artist INJI takes the stage tonight at 8:00 p.m. at The Sinclair on Church Street in Harvard Square.

Event Tickets Center

Tillie Walden Discusses New Graphic Novel at Harvard Book Store Tonight

Cartoonist Tillie Walden joins Harvard professor Michael Bronski tonight from 7:00–8:00 p.m. at Harvard Book Store to discuss her new graphic novel "Charity and Sylvia."

Harvard Square Business Association

Celtic Art Exhibition Open Today at Harvard Art Museums

"Celtic Art Across the Ages," tracing Celtic art from 800 BCE to the present, is open today starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Harvard Art Museums.

Harvard College Calendar

Boudreau Branch Book Group Discusses 'Honor' Today at Noon

The Boudreau Branch Library hosts an in-person and virtual book group today from noon to 1:00 p.m. to discuss Thrity Umrigar's novel "Honor."

City of Cambridge

Historic Harvard Square Walking Tour This Afternoon at 4 PM

A guided walking tour of Harvard Square's historic sites departs today at 4:00 p.m.

ODR 2026 Forum

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