4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (445+ words) Protections for immigrants and undocumented students in Cambridge were strengthened Sept. 1 by the School Committee, underlining protections the city has put in place over the past couple of years. The deadline set by the state in late August to institute…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (226+ words) The campus coming to 115 Sycamore St. would open in 2031 if the plan is advanced by the state and if city voters agree to pay for roughly half the cost – the part not taken care of by the Massachusetts School Building…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (740+ words) A Millennium Falcon, cow-mobile, dog-mobile and one-person fire engine were all part of the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race last year, each person-powered mobile piece of art and weirdness struggling to survive a 6-mile route of cobblestones, mud and water and…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (156+ words) Sep. 10: The Magic Lab Lightning Round: Boston’s Open Mic Magic Show (The Foundry, Cambridge) Sep. 13: Side Quest’s Second Birthday Bash (Bow Market, Somerville) Bonus points: they are also running a 20% promotion for all purchases made in the store during the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (89+ words) The Independent’s locally themed crossword puzzle: Hit the Books Cambridge | Somerville Independent - The Independent’s sixth locally themed puzzle – they come every other Saturday courtesy of local creator Daniel Mangoubi – has something to teach you about our colleges and universities. Play…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (336+ words) Live public comment at Somerville School Committee meetings is on hold until there’s a way to mute or cut off speakers who might go too far legally, chair Emily Ackman said at the body’s Monday meeting. The issue is not…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (95+ words) Sept. 4: ASWB Presents: Author K.S. Shay (All She Wrote Books, Somerville) Sept. 5: Somerville Nepali Street Food Festival (Somerville City Hall, Somerville) Sept. 5: Les Vedettes: Las Exóticas (Crystal Ballroom, Somerville) Sept. 8: Smut Slam Boston: Learning Curves (Arts at the Armory, Somerville) Sept....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (198+ words) The United States took military and administrative control over Cuba beginning Jan. 1, 1899, which lasted nearly three and a half years until Cuba’s official independence in May 1902. Four ships landed at the Charlestown Navy Yard on July 4, 1900, and more than 1,200 teachers…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (220+ words) The MBTA plans to completely change the 96 bus route, which travels between Harvard Square in Cambridge and Medford Square. There is no justification for the change, which creates a difficult and dangerous situation, inflicting unnecessary hardship on a diverse group…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (205+ words) Now for the main event: the fall feelings. The crisp mornings, leaf peeping, autumnal harvest, apple picking, pumpkin carving, the endless parades of flannel. It’s the moment you try to pull in the AC window unit without dropping it on…...