3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1605+ words) For a searchable calendar of events with your choice of list or map view, or to submit an event of your own, go to the main calendar. 5 to 7:30 p.m.Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., Central Hill. Civic DayFree. This family-friendly event…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (562+ words) Cambridge’s annual participatory budgeting process is kicking off again, giving residents another chance to decide how the city spends public money, though this year they’ll have only half as much to work with. The city opened idea submissions for its…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (608+ words) Cambridge will ask 40 randomly selected residents to weigh the future of ShotSpotter and other surveillance technology this fall, launching the city’s first civic assembly and one of the first ever municipal efforts of its kind in New England. Beginning next…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (403+ words) A man was fatally shot by Cambridge police Friday night at a little after 8 p.m. behind a business on Temple Street in Central Square. The Middlesex District Attorney’s office and Cambridge Police Department said in a statement early Saturday morning that…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (392+ words) Btw, ShotSpotter was fully reinstalled as of Monday. This week also saw Somerville School Committee vote to combine the Winter Hill and Brown schools in a single building. We hosted Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. for a discussion of local legislative…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (318+ words) Cambridge police issued a statement Monday evening that ShotSpotter has been reactivated. Police spokesperson Jennie Lopez said it was turned on for the Emergency Communications Center on Friday afternoon, and for the Cambridge Police Department on Monday morning. The statement…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (707+ words) More than a week after Cambridge City Council voted to reinstate ShotSpotter for 90 days and form an assembly of residents to assess it, it remains unclear when either will happen. However, that 90-day clock started ticking as soon as the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (683+ words) During an often heated city council meeting, housing actually provided some harmony, as Cambridge officials presented a long-anticipated report on how to streamline the city’s permitting process. While big policy changes like the multifamily housing ordinance relaxed many site requirements…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (883+ words) When the city of Cambridge’s licensing commission loosened –then proposed tightening– its alcohol service policies earlier this summer, it faced criticism over the mixed messages it was sending to the public. Was Cambridge a fun and thriving place to go…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (682+ words) While McGovern said he still doesn’t think that ShotSpotter is effective at preventing violence, he said a community meeting held shortly after Bautista’s death prompted him to consider a different path. “We heard from a lot of people we haven’t…...