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Somerville set to restore hours at Central Library next week with private security keeping watch, mayor says
“Having police present at all times in the libraries is not a direction we wanted to go in,” Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne said.
Marvin Gilmore fought in WWII, founded a bank, and owns dispensaries. At 100, he’s got more planned.
The World War II veteran, longtime entrepreneur, and music enthusiast celebrated his 100th birthday on Monday.
Harvard will pay for a brand-new public dock on the Charles River, while keeping its own boathouses private
After a long back-and-forth over access to the water, one key nonprofit is calling the agreement a “win-win.”
Somerville man held without bail in stabbing of 74-year-old bus rider, authorities say
It is the second time in 15 months that Maalik Abdur-Rasheed, 47, has been accused and charged with stabbing a stranger in Roxbury, prosecutors said.
Doesn’t matter if you’re rich, poor, or in between, if you live in Cambridge pre-k is now free
The city’s universal pre-kindergarten program comes with a substantial taxpayer pricetag: Funding in this fiscal year is set at $34 million.
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So long, plastic coyotes: AI keeps geese off Charles River docks
The Riverside Boat Club’s docks are free of sticky green poop, thanks to a high-tech fix.
Following pro-Palestinian protests, Israeli defense contractor branch moves from Cambridge office
The pro-Palestinian group behind the protests said that Elbit Systems' departure from Cambridge was “a testament to our collective power.”
A public library that keeps the public out: Somerville closing central library for hours each weekday after bad behavior
The move came after a year in which staff complained about rampant misbehavior among rowdy teenagers at the library, officials said.
