Category: Waltham Times
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Dot tenants push ballot measure to cap rent boosts at five percent
By Nathan Metcalf Volunteers from Dorchester are gathering signatures at grocery stores, MBTA stops, and community centers in an effort to get a rent-control measure on the 2026 Massachusetts ballot that, if approved, would limit rent increases for most residential…
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Epiphany students help artist ProBlak ‘breathe life’ into new mural
By Nathan Metcalf Laughter, hip-hop, and the smells of soul food filled the air behind Epiphany School on Sunday as more than 200 people gathered to celebrate the unveiling of a mural celebrating Black joy and youth. The mural, “Breathe…
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Close to a quarter of Cambridge lab space sits vacant. What happens to it now?
By Martina Nacach Cowan Ros Four years ago, it was nearly impossible to find lab space for rent in Cambridge. Now nearly a quarter of it stands vacant. Only 0.3% of Cambridge lab space was vacant in the third quarter…
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‘Echoes of Home’ inspired Brandeis junior’s Waltham Family School mural
Brandeis University junior Alanis Gonzalez comes from a family of creatives. Not only is Gonzalez’s mother an artist, but her grandmother is as well. In Gonzalez’s youth, her grandmother collected discarded items from the streets of the Dominican Republic —…
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Here is what the most cited engineer in history has to say about biotech and research right now
By Martina Nacach Cowan Ros Robert Langer, the world’s most cited engineer, has seen ups and downs in the biotech industry over the past 40 years, so he isn’t overly worried about the current slowdown. What concerns him is the…
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Massachusetts backs AI-powered biotech startups with BioHub program
By Martina Nacach Cowan Ros Thirteen artificial-intelligence-focused life science startups graduated Tuesday from a 12-week Cambridge program that gave them access to lab space, business training and tech support. These companies are part of the first cohort to go through…
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Winchester’s new open space plan calls for cleaning up Wedge Pond
Winchester officials are turning their attention to one of the town’s most recognizable landmarks, Wedge Pond, as part of a new open space and recreation plan that outlines improvements to parks, trails and natural areas over the next six years.