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- October 17, 2026 — Memorial Drive closes all weekend for regatta
- October 16, 2026 — Serious multi-vehicle crash closes Port streets
- October 15, 2026 — Superintendent backs Amigos move to 158 Spring
- October 14, 2026 — Cambridge records Sunday combined-sewer overflow
- October 13, 2026 — KiOSK plans 10-week seasonal artist residencies
- October 12, 2026 — This week: sewer spills, schools and hotel plans
- October 11, 2026 — School bus on-time rate climbs from 42% to 68%
- October 10, 2026 — North Cambridge session follows two shootings
- October 9, 2026 — MWRA plan could fence off Magazine Beach fields
- October 8, 2026 — Columbia Terrace shooting sends one to hospital
- October 7, 2026 — Huron Avenue bike lanes advance; parking options
- October 6, 2026 — 40 tentatively picked for surveillance assembly
- October 5, 2026 — City lottery to select 40 Civic Assembly members
- October 4, 2026 — Planet Fitness assault suspect pleads not guilty
- October 3, 2026 — DA: Officers Acted Reasonably in Fatal Shooting
- October 2, 2026 — City proposes lowering 20% affordable set-aside
- October 1, 2026 — Cambridge crews aid multialarm Somerville fire
- September 30, 2026 — 1740 Mass Ave. developers await injunction ruling
- September 29, 2026 — Council approves 6.9% tax hike; budget season looms
- September 28, 2026 — Council holds property-tax classification hearing
- September 27, 2026 — Nor'easter brings heavy rain, wind today
- September 26, 2026 — Parking permits to $75 in 2027
- September 25, 2026 — Julia Child's former home asks $6.475M
- September 24, 2026 — Cambridge drought downgraded to mild; reservoir low
- September 23, 2026 — Third man charged in July 4 DPW killing
- September 22, 2026 — Cambridge nears completion of outdoor AED rollout
- September 21, 2026 — Fundraiser launched for Simon's Coffee Shop staff
- September 20, 2026 — New height limits along Mass. Ave
- September 19, 2026 — Preschool lottery opens before Spring Street vote
- September 18, 2026 — Second man charged in Xavier Bautista murder
- September 17, 2026 — Zoning Proposal Increases Setbacks, Open Space
- September 16, 2026 — Cambridge OKs $600K for SNAP, MassHealth aid
- September 15, 2026 — Council Reviews $500K Food Aid Request
- September 14, 2026 — Drug Charges in North Cambridge After Probe
- September 13, 2026 — Cambridge Carnival fills University Park today
- September 12, 2026 — 101st Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian opens
- September 11, 2026 — Rum Jungle Surf-Punk at Sinclair Tonight
- September 10, 2026 — Inquest Begins into Central Square Police Shooting
- September 9, 2026 — State Senate recount for Cambridge set Thursday
- September 8, 2026 — Cafe Zing's new space hosts first craft night
- September 7, 2026 — Labor Day Campfire Festival Wraps at Passim
- September 6, 2026 — Developer sues city over affordable housing rule
- September 5, 2026 — State funds 162 affordable homes in Cambridge
- September 4, 2026 — MIT professor dies after Memorial Drive crash
- September 3, 2026 — Simon's Coffee Shop pours last cup after 23 years
- September 2, 2026 — Decker beats MacKay; Senate race too close
- September 1, 2026 — Inquest into police shooting set for Sept. 9
- August 31, 2026 — Satellite ballot boxes close tonight at 8 p.m.
- August 30, 2026 — MIT chemistry building closed after toxin spill
- August 29, 2026 — Ryan and Solet clash in Middlesex DA debate
- August 28, 2026 — School staff to start year without contracts
- August 27, 2026 — Groups demand answers in fatal police shooting
- August 26, 2026 — Keezer's moves as Mass Ave block faces teardown
- August 25, 2026 — Police identify man fatally shot on Temple St.
- August 24, 2026 — Candidates pitch housing, transparency at forum
- August 23, 2026 — Monarch butterfly release at Fresh Pond today
- August 22, 2026 — Police shoot man on Temple St.; probe underway
- August 21, 2026 — Harvard reaches $53M morgue theft settlement
- August 20, 2026 — Red Line to run more often from Sept. 6
- August 19, 2026 — Pentagon orders Harvard, MIT to cut foreign ties
- August 18, 2026 — ShotSpotter gunshot detection back online
- August 17, 2026 — Nursing home settlement eases 2-bed room limit
- August 16, 2026 — 'Good Trouble' civic action at St. James, 3 p.m.
- August 15, 2026 — West Nile virus found in Cambridge mosquitoes
- August 14, 2026 — Arlington pushes back on $340M Alewife plan
- August 13, 2026 — MIT opens Met Warehouse as design school hub
- August 12, 2026 — Body found in Fresh Pond, police investigating
- August 11, 2026 — Ballot drop boxes open ahead of Sept. 1 primary
- August 10, 2026 — Conservation Commission meets tonight at 7
- August 9, 2026 — Elm and Beech safety upgrades break ground
- August 8, 2026 — Reid Overpass redesign narrowed to two options
- August 7, 2026 — Free Swim Today as Heat Advisory Continues
- August 6, 2026 — Healey backs Barber in 2nd Middlesex race
- August 5, 2026 — Council reactivates ShotSpotter for 90 days
- August 4, 2026 — $2.6B, 7,400 homes in Q2 development log
- August 3, 2026 — Council votes tonight on ShotSpotter return
- August 2, 2026 — CRLS educator Larry Aaronson dies at 86
- August 1, 2026 — Council advances taller Mass Ave zoning plan
- July 31, 2026 — Sewage in Alewife Brook: 48-hour advisory
- July 30, 2026 — St. Augustine's minister ousted over abuse claims
- July 29, 2026 — Police seek e-scooter rider in child hit-and-run
- July 28, 2026 — Historical review requests jump fivefold
- July 27, 2026 — CPA Committee Takes FY27 Funding Comments Tonight
- July 26, 2026 — Boards oppose Brown housing height petition
- July 25, 2026 — Red Line shut Alewife-Park St through July 30