Cambridge Day • June 19th, 2026

Juneteenth at five: Cambridge’s Black community reflects on 'our 4th of July'

Five years after Juneteenth was made a federal holiday, Black community members in Cambridge are reflecting on where things stand now, balancing both the celebration of freedom with the setbacks in racial justice under the Trump administration.

Cambridge Day • June 1st, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • May 29th, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • May 29th, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • May 23rd, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • April 28th, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • April 23rd, 2026

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.”

Cambridge Day • April 18th, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • April 11th, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • April 10th, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • April 3rd, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • April 2nd, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • April 1st, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • March 31st, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • March 30th, 2026

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 Day • March 21st, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • February 11th, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • February 2nd, 2026

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.

Cambridge Day • January 9th, 2026

The Cambridge rental market is cooling — for now

Apartment hunters in Cambridge are seeing slight relief from the expensive housing market this winter.

Cambridge Day • August 5th, 2025

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.

Cambridge Day • August 4th, 2025

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.

Chinanu Okoli News • July 15th, 2025

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.

Chinanu Okoli News • June 18th, 2025

'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.

POLITICO • June 12th, 2025

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.