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Harvard will offer free tuition to more middle-class families with "significant expansion of...

CBS Boston (News) 3/17 6:55A Neal Riley

Harvard University announced a "significant expansion of financial aid" on Monday to make tuition free for more students, even as the Ivy League institution said recently it...

Gas-powered leaf blowers now banned in Cambridge

CBS Boston (News) 3/15 3:33A CBS Boston

The ban is intended to cut down on noise and pollution. Operators are now required to switch to electric of battery-powered leaf blowers.

Names of alleged clients in high-profile Massachusetts brothel bust read in court

CBS Boston (News) 3/14 6:07A Neal Riley

The names of some of the alleged clients in a high-end brothel bust in Massachusetts were read aloud in Cambridge District Court on Friday. There are 28 alleged johns connected to a sex ring that was...

Massachusetts Turnpike traffic backed up for miles after tractor trailer crash in Boston

CBS Boston (News) 3/7 2:18A Breana Pitts

Traffic heading into Boston on the Massachusetts Turnpike is backed up for miles because of a tractor trailer crash in Allston. The truck rolled over on the eastbound side of the Mass Pike at Exit...

Panel falls at Harvard MBTA station with past ceiling issues

CBS Boston (News) 3/6 10:28A Matt Schooley

A ceiling panel fell Thursday morning at the Harvard Square MBTA station, the same station where there were two incidents of items falling from the ceiling in 2023. The latest incident happened just...

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12 Men Accused of Buying Sex in Cambridge Brothel Ring Named, Charged in Hearing

The Harvard Crimson (News) 3/15 7:01A

A Cambridge magistrate criminally charged 12 of the 28 alleged customers of a high-end brothel network that operated in parts of Cambridge and Washington D.C. suburbs at a...

Nearly 200 Harvard Affiliates Rally on Widener Steps To Protest Arrest of Columbia Student

The Harvard Crimson (News) 3/14 6:47A

Nearly 200 faculty, staff, and students gathered on the steps of Widener Library on Thursday afternoon to protest the arrest of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil and...

Harvard’s 10-Year Plan for Allston Moves Forward with $53 Million Investment in Community Benefits

The Harvard Crimson (News) 3/14 6:47A

Harvard committed to spending nearly $53 million on community benefits for the Allston-Brighton neighborhood as a part of their Institutional Master Plan — increasing their...

Undergraduate Pakistan Trek Will Proceed As Planned Ahead of Expected Trump Travel Ban

The Harvard Crimson (News) 3/14 6:47A

Thirty Harvard students will travel to Pakistan on Friday for the Harvard College Pakistani Students Association’s second annual Pakistan Trek as the Trump administration...

Students Express Concern about Renovations to Eliot’s Bernstein Piano Room

The Harvard Crimson (News) 3/14 6:47A

As Eliot House prepares for extensive renovations, students expressed concern over the plans to remove a historic piano, donated to the house by Leonard Bernstein ’39, over...

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The Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in Boston, Spring 2025

Eater Boston 3/12 3:18A Erika Adams

The attention-grabbing cheeseburger at Nowon, a Korean American gastropub sliding into the Seaport this spring. | Nowon Eight can’t-miss openings of the season In the wake of a particularly...

An Acclaimed Italian Restaurant Makes a Comeback in the North End

Eater Boston 3/11 5:45A Erika Adams

(Little) Sage is back in action. | Lane Caroline/Little Sage Chef Tony Susi is reviving his former hot spot Sage in the neighborhood Chef Tony Susi’s highly regarded Italian restaurant Sage, a former...

Where to Eat New England Clam Chowder in Boston

Eater Boston 3/11 3:44A Erika Adams

Saltie Girl’s fancified clam chowder is a treat. | Saltie Girl Yes, you’ll probably hear it called “chowda,” but you don’t have to follow suit Clams, potatoes, and bacon bathed in cream. The...

Allston Landmark Twin Donuts Is Closing Down After 70 Years

Eater Boston 3/10 5:24A Erika Adams

A breakfast combo at Twin Donuts. | Erika Adams/Eater Boston The last day of service is Sunday, March 23 Twin Donuts, a legendary diner located at 501 Cambridge Street in Allston, is shutting down...

11 Great Restaurants Around Cambridge’s Porter Square

Eater Boston 3/7 6:37A Nathan Tavares

A selection of plates from Margeaux Supper Parlor in Cambridge. | Josh Jamison/Margeaux Supper Parlor The neighborhood has a high concentration of excellent dining options Though Porter Square is a...

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Harvard women's basketball makes NCAA Tournament for first time since 2007

CBS Boston (Sports) 3/17 6:50A Matt Geagan

The Harvard women's basketball team is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007 after claiming the school's first-ever Ivy League Tournament championship over the...

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Harvard Receives No. 10 Seed, Will Face Michigan State in NCAA Tournament

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 3/16 10:09P

Harvard women’s basketball team will tip off against the Michigan State Spartans in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament as the selection committee awarded the...

‘Everything’s going in for the Crimson’: Men’s Lax Bulldozes Past Yale 14-11

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 3/16 10:09P

No. 13 Harvard men's lacrosse took down its Ancient Eight rival Yale 14-11 to defend Jordan Field and move to 6-1 on the season. The win marked the Crimson's first against the...

Nine-time Pro Bowl Fullback Kyle Juszczyk ’13 Re-Signs with 49ers

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 3/15 4:40P

After being released just the San Francisco 49ers just last week, Kyle Juszczyk has re-signed with the 49ers on a two-year, $8 million dollar contract as he enters the latter...

Harvard Women’s Basketball Powers Past Princeton With Record 44 Points From Harmoni Turner

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 3/15 1:09A

With Harvard's women's basketball season hanging in the balance, senior guard Harmoni Turner delivered a record-breaking 44 point performance to send the team to the Ivy...

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