1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (213+ words) Public frustration hasn't stayed purely bureaucratic. A Facebook post sought to identify a suspect and seek a charge in a Flock-camera incident, according to Facebook. The incident underscored how contentious the cameras had become locally. Still, Waltham's retreat has unfolded…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (274+ words) Boylston isn't alone this month. Southbridge, Abington, and Ayer have each announced they will stop using Flock's license-plate-reading cameras, the station reported, as Massachusetts communities and states across the country reconsider their relationships with the technology. Some towns have found…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (352+ words) Today marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. WBUR's Andrea Shea reports that ceremonies honoring the 2,977 victims are planned today at the State House and beyond. A moment of silence will be held at 8:46 a.m., the time the first hijacked plane out…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (437+ words) Two affordable housing developments in Cambridge were among 29 projects awarded a share of $278 million in state and federal financing and tax credits announced by Gov. Maura T. Healey ’92 last week. The funding, announced Sept. 3, was awarded through the Executive Office of…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (96+ words) Jonathan Gulliver said MassDOT has been working with advocacy groups to meet everyone's needs throughout the design process, according to the same account. That collaborative framing echoes the years of community input that shaped the park restoration elements layered into…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (621+ words) Water Street in Cambridge flooded. CAMBRIDGE, Md. – The city of Cambridge is trying to figure out its next steps in a plan to protect itself from flooding, but not all city leaders are on the same page. Monday's work session aimed…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (562+ words) Cambridge’s annual participatory budgeting process is kicking off again, giving residents another chance to decide how the city spends public money, though this year they’ll have only half as much to work with. The city opened idea submissions for its…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (608+ words) Cambridge will ask 40 randomly selected residents to weigh the future of ShotSpotter and other surveillance technology this fall, launching the city’s first civic assembly and one of the first ever municipal efforts of its kind in New England. Beginning next…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (723+ words) Penny for your thoughts on ShotSpotter? How about $1,000? That’s the offer Cambridge is making to residents, in an effort to hear what they think about surveillance technology, including the controversial gunshot detection system. They hope it will help them decide…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (911+ words) An 80-year-old progressive who’s been in Congress for nearly five decades won a key Senate primary by demanding “Medicare for All” and embracing transgender rights. A pair of septuagenarian House Democrats turned back younger, more liberal challengers by highlighting the…...