Category: Cambridge Day
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Takeda cuts another 250 jobs in Cambridge
City’s largest biotech employer has cut more than 1,000 jobs in the last two years and is consolidating offices around the city. Takeda Pharmaceuticals is laying off nearly 250 employees at its U.S. headquarters in Cambridge. The layoffs will begin…
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Can Cambridge keep startups? MIT may have an answer
MIT’s delta v program capitalizes on Cambridge’s resources as a start-up hub. Getting founders to stay is another issue. Packed with world-class institutions, Cambridge produces some of the world’s most sought-after talent, particularly startup founders. The challenge is getting those…
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CRLS girls’ flag football enters first year as a varsity sport
Girls’ flag football is starting its first season as a varsity sport at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. The team started as a club sport three years ago, founded by head coach Kenneth Cooper, who was looking to translate his…
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CRLS baseball captains look to go out on top, and then keep playing
This season carries extra weight this year for three senior captains of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin boys’ baseball team. The three teammates – Oliver Henke, Jasen Thomas and Stefan Alexandrov – are looking ahead to college while aiming for…
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Demand high for CPL’s first web development workshop
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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“I want to lease that space more than anybody else in the world”
An effort to reduce vacant storefronts in Cambridge is showing some success, dropping 12 percent between November 2024 and October 2025, according to Pardis Saffari, the city’s director of economic opportunity and development. The city’s Vacant Storefront Initiative aims to lessen the…
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Summer jobs program for teens in Somerville now accepting applications
Applications are open for Somerville’s annual summer job program for teenagers. The application for the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program is available until April 30. Students must be 14 years or older by May 4 and live in the city or…