Harvard grad students end strike
After 40 days of demonstrations, graduate student workers at Harvard University don’t have a contract but felt negotiations had shifted palpably, allowing them to end their strike.
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State invests $25 million in future MIT “quantum toolbox”
The aim of the project is to make a Boston-area hub for emerging computing technology and fill the gap in research funding.
MIT grad students rally on commencement day, Harvard students picket
MIT graduate student workers rallied before the university’s commencement Thursday, while those at Harvard picketed outside Harvard Yard during graduation ceremonies.
Lesley faculty ratify contract; Harvard, MIT unions feel stalled
As one local university resolved labor strife with its faculty members, two others face mounting pressure from graduate student employees.
Lesley University faculty launch two-day strike
The move came after a marathon bargaining session between unionized faculty and administrators failed to produce an agreement.
Somerville City Council will give citation to resident who fought eviction
Councilor Kristen Strezo has sponsored a commendation for Gary Rogers and the groups that supported him in “fighting for housing justice.”
Strike vote at Lesley "was just inevitable"
While no date was set, faculty could act before the end of term. Members of the Lesley community feel bittersweet.
Rogers served notice, says "I'm a fighter"
A Somerville man who last week avoided eviction by winning a lawsuit against his landlord was served a new notice to quit.
Report: Rise Up Cambridge program a short-term help
Cambridge City Council’s Human Services and Veterans Committee met Wednesday to discuss the final research report for Rise Up Cambridge, a citywide program that provided cash assistance for low-income residents.
Somerville tenant avoids eviction and keeps lower rent
Gary Rogers, who faced eviction after refusing to pay a 90% rent increase imposed by his landlord in 2024, can stay in his apartment and continue to pay his previous rent, a jury decided Thursday.
Defense rests in Somerville eviction case
Defense attorneys representing a Somerville man facing eviction for non-payment of rent concluded their case Wednesday.
Gary Rogers, the defendant, spent over two hours testifying on his rights as a tenant as he understands them.
Gary Rogers, the defendant, spent over two hours testifying on his rights as a tenant as he understands them.
Rogers testifies in Somerville eviction case
Gary Rogers took the stand in his own defense Tuesday, testifying he didn’t pay the full rental amount expected by his landlord because he never received notice of the higher rent. He also said the landlord never addressed issues with the apartment, including a lack of heat.
Somerville eviction case opens
The jury trial of Gary Rogers, a Somerville man facing eviction for non-payment of rent, began Monday with opening statements and testimony of the plaintiff, real estate investor Ryan Pinto.
Somerville resident’s eviction battle heads to a jury trial
The case reflects growing tensions over rising rents, tenant protections and landlord practices in Somerville's competitive housing market.
Cambridge Public Health Department mum on Neal’s departure
The sudden departure this week of chief public health officer Derrick Neal has again caused questions about Cambridge’s unusual public health structure.
The rental market in Cambridge is easing, but will it make a difference?
While the Cambridge rental market seemed to cool late last year, the city’s affordable housing advocates continue to say more needs to be done to make housing less expensive.
On tap for Black History Month: concerts, cooking & a history cafe
Cambridge residents have many ways to participate in Black History Month this year, as some local organizations invite the public to join them in recognizing the contributions and experiences of Black Americans in Cambridge and across the country.
The Cambridge rental market is cooling — for now
Apartment hunters in Cambridge are seeing slight relief from the expensive housing market this winter.
City approves BioMed lab project with alterations to how nonprofits will be apportioned its benefits
City councillors voted 8-1 on Monday to approve an East Cambridge lab project and, with it, funding for nonprofits citywide.
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East Cambridge team agrees to $5M compromise in BioMed construction community benefits deal
The East Cambridge Planning Team, which has led negotiations with life sciences developer BioMed Realty for seven months, has agreed to amend an unprecedented upzoning payout proposal that would’ve given $20 million in mitigation funds to East End House.
Advocates push legislation to permanently stop electric shock on disabled people
The Judge Rotenberg Center is the only U.S. school that uses the aversive therapy to change people's behavior. A reproposed bill this legislative session could change that.
'All of us as individuals have power’: how one Massachusetts school is educating its students on genocide
Several years after the state's Genocide Education Act was signed into law, one local teacher hopes her lessons on genocides and conflicts will empower her students.
DOT’s inspector general lost 11 percent of its workforce to ‘Fork’ offers
The DOT’s inspector general’s office has shed 42 employees since DOT began asking people to consider
participating in its “deferred resignation” program — about 11 percent of the IG’s workforce.
participating in its “deferred resignation” program — about 11 percent of the IG’s workforce.
Farmers eye ‘forever chemical’ legislation
Some local farmers hope bills to mitigate PFAS contamination in Massachusetts could safeguard their work and protect their lives.
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