Harvard faculty voted overwhelmingly to permit 13 student protesters involved in the Palestine solidarity encampment to graduate on Thursday, May 23, rebuking administrative sanctions.
Category: Cambridge
Cambridge mayor calls for careful consideration in bike lane expansion plan
Mayor E. Denise Simmons addresses the need for a balanced approach to expanding Cambridge’s bike lane network, citing concerns for small businesses and senior citizens.
Harvard grad student crowned Miss America Â
Madison Marsh, 22, a student at the Harvard Kennedy School, became the first active-duty Air Force officer to win the Miss America pageant on Sunday.
Cambridge woman, 27, identified as Central Square murder victim
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine Elow released the name of the 27-year-old woman fatally shot on Magazine Street in Central Square last week. The name of the other surviving victim has not been released. Police are still investigating the incident.
Pro-Palestine Rally in Cambridge Met by Pro-Israel Counter Protest
A pro-Palestine demonstration outside Cambridge’s City Hall saw hundreds, countered by pro-Israel supporters subsequently. The two sides debated over recent Hamas actions and Palestinian statehood. Parallel events occurred globally, amidst intensifying conflict in the Middle East. The situation, fuelled by recent Israeli offensive in Gaza and U.S. support for Israel, has resulted in significant casualties and displacements.
Man wanted for grisly 2017 murder in Indiana arrested in Cambridge
Last year, John Hallett, of Chester Street, was identified by investigators in Michigan City, Indiana, as the man who murdered his roommate in 2017, disemboweled his body, and dumped the remains in public trash cans.