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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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Despite Funding Fears, Harvard To Expand Financial Aid Program

The Harvard Crimson (News) 3/17 7:34P

Harvard College will be free for students whose families make $100,000 or less a year and tuition-free for students whose families make $200,000 or less annually, the...

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...

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...

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...

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The Best $1 Oyster Deals Around Boston

Eater Boston 3/18 7:55A Erika Adams

Oysters at South End spot Ilona. | Ilona Knock ’em back at these restaurants Massachusetts may not allow happy hour drink deals — yet — but kicking back with a buck-a-shuck deal on a weekday afternoon...

Ed Sheeran Popped Into a Boston Irish Pub for a Surprise St. Paddy’s Day Show

Eater Boston 3/18 4:46A Erika Adams

Ed Sheeran at a Celtics game in 2024. | Winslow Townson/Getty Images The crowds at the Dubliner got extra lucky this year The crowds who picked downtown Boston Irish pub the Dubliner for their St....

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...

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Harvard Men’s Ice Hockey Eliminated from ECAC Tournament After 1-2 Series Loss to Clarkson

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 3/19 3:28A

A crushing 2-1 overtime loss to Clarkson in game three of a thrilling series the sent the Harvard men’s ice hockey team home in the ECAC tournament early for the second year...

Harvard Falls to No. 6 BYU Twice in Spring Break Competition

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 3/18 8:08P

Harvard men’s volleyball traveled nearly 2,500 miles to face No. 8 Brigham Young University (14-6, 2-2 MPSF), ultimately falling 2-0 in two tough battles.

Harvard Women’s Track and Field Completes Historic 11th Place Finish at Indoor Nationals, Men Finish...

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 3/18 5:19A

Harvard women’s track and field finished 11th at the NCAA indoor nationals, while the men's team finished 46th as the team prepares to shift back to the outdoors for the...

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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‘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...

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