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cambridgeday. com > 04/09/2026 > spring-birdsong-in-air

Spring (birdsong) is in the air

1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (384+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Some of those birds Thoreau heard, such as male red-winged blackbirds, returned to our area in February after migrating to the southern United States for the winter. You may have seen them already, with their distinct…...

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cambridgeday. com > 04/09/2026 > film-calendar-hungarian-masterpieces

New independent movies; Hungarian masterpieces; Wicked Queer's second weekend

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (75+ words) Cambridge Day News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Please consider making a financial contribution to maintain, expand and improve Cambridge Day. Discussion was sometimes contentious and the vote wasn't unanimous, but spending plan moves on to City Council. Desire for digital skills…...

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cambridgeday. com > 04/08/2026 > divided-school-committee-budget

Divided School Committee adopts FY27 budget

12+ hour, 39+ min ago  (550+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar After a lengthy, sometimes contentious discussion, a divided Cambridge School Committee voted on Tuesday to adopt a $293 million school district budget for the 2027 fiscal year. Nearly half the committee voted no or abstained, reflecting concerns about…...

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cambridgeday. com > 04/08/2026 > web-development-workshop-packed

Demand high for CPL's first web development workshop

20+ hour, 25+ min ago  (710+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar A beginner coding workshop at the Cambridge Public Library has reached capacity ahead of its launch, with 39 people already on the waitlist for just 20 seats. The eight-week "Coding and Web Development 101" workshop series, starting April 8, will…...

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cambridgeday. com > 04/08/2026 > cambridge-resident-photography-award

Cambridge resident wins prestigious award for wildlife photography

21+ hour, 21+ min ago  (274+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar "At a time that the Trump administration is trying to roll back all these clean water protections, these images are just a reminder of the vitality of what restored rivers and wetlands can look like," Jackson…...

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cambridgeday. com > 04/08/2026 > cambridge-scholastic-art-awards

Cambridge high school students rake in Scholastic Art Awards

23+ hour, 55+ min ago  (807+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Dozens of Cambridge high school students received regional and national recognition in this year's Scholastic Art and Writing Awards cycle. In all, 45 students from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) were recognized at the state level,…...

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cambridgeday. com > 04/08/2026 > olivias-kitchen-review

A bit of Back Bay in Ball Square

1+ day, 53+ min ago  (291+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar The specials the night I went included a delectable-sounding branzino (seabass) done with a parsley and olive oil dressing. I started with a special app, gambero rosso di Mazara, a raw/ceviche-style red shrimp surrounded by…...

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cambridgeday. com > 04/08/2026 > new-school-affordable-housing

City eyes New School of Music for affordable housing

1+ day, 35+ min ago  (627+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Cambridge's affordable housing crunch may threaten the future of a longstanding arts organization, as the building that houses the New School of Music was one of the possible conversion sites presented to councillors during Monday's working…...

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cambridgeday. com > 04/08/2026 > crls-baseball-beats-brookline

CRLS Sports: Henke leads baseball team past Brookline

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (317+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Softball: The softball team (0-2) lost to Everett, 10-7, on Monday. Pitcher Marin Albrecht struck out 10 and went 3 for 4 at the plate with a triple, a stolen base, and two runs. Caroline Orr also went 3 for 4 with a…...

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cambridgeday. com > 04/07/2026 > old-burying-ground

Unburied brick in the Old Burying Ground

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (267+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Now that the snow has melted and spring is (tentatively) here, visitors can once again stroll the Old Burying Ground behind First Church, adjacent to Garden Street " on long-buried brick walkways that had been forgotten for…...