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After learning to produce at BU, Omar Siddiqui is finally picking up the mic again
In the back of an organic chemistry classroom at Boston University, Omar Siddiqui was only half-focused on taking notes. As he was listening to the lecture, he was also busy producing a song. Three years after graduating from BU in 2023 with a degree in economics, Siddiqui, 25,…
Safe Energy Groups Oppose New England Governors’ Pro-Nuclear Summit in Lowell, MA, September 30
Source: Clamshell Alliance Safe energy and anti-nuclear activists are bringing the dangers of a nuclear... The post Safe Energy Groups Oppose New England Governors’ Pro-Nuclear Summit in Lowell, MA, September 30 first appeared on Amherst Indy .
Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 2.0 Community Liason
We're in search for community liaisons who want to advocate for Braintree's climate needs!
Methuen and YWCA Announce New Women's Empowerment Facility
The City of Methuen and YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts will open a new Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services office at 5 Wallace St., transforming a former alleged human trafficking site into a resource for survivors.
Today is Hunger Action Day: local organizations urging residents to donate and volunteer
Across the country, September is recognized as “Hunger Action Month,” where communities come together to raise awareness and take action to fight food insecurity. Local organizations and town programs are working to support an estimated 20 percent of Arlington households (roughly…
200-year-old chair honors Marblehead’s missing service members
Marblehead Veterans Agent Roseann Trionfi-Mazzuchelli and VFW Commander Ronald Knight unveiled a 200-year-old chair as the town’s first POW/MIA chair of honor. “I am coming before you to present the […] The post 200-year-old chair honors Marblehead’s missing service members first…
Cambridge Day
Published 20 hours ago9/25 is now Dolly Parton Day, featuring her greatest film
The week starts with a Dolly Parton tribute, then, surrealist nostalgia with "Amarcord," the first ever animated film, "The Adventures of Prince Achmed" and a dash of John Waters with "Pink Flamingos"
Commentary: NEAT, the modern spirit of Arlington
Editor’s Note: This piece was written by longtime Arlington resident Michael Armanious and his co-author Jared Padgett and submitted for publication. It is part of a research project exploring Arlington as a learning town, which is, Armanious says, “where lifelong learning…
Connie Melahoures awarded first Gregory Peace Prize
For decades, Constance Melahoures has worked to make sure Plymouth residents experiencing homelessness have somewhere warm and safe to sleep, food to eat and, ultimately, a path toward permanent housing. On Sept. 20, that work was recognized when Melahoures was named the…
Naming life's little joys
The play “Every Brilliant Thing” is about a man who keeps a list of the things that make life worth living, as a way of coping with the inherent ambiguity and uncertainty of life. Cog was inspired by the play, and asked readers to share the little things that bring them joy.
A timely tale opens up the 50th season of the Boston Lyric Opera
Boston's first staging of Rossini's epic since 1880 recasts the legendary archer's fight for freedom as a near-future clash between a faltering democracy and its authoritarian neighbor. Trimmed to two and a half hours and sung in French, the production opens Friday at the Emerson…
MFA appoints Layla Bermeo as Art of the Americas department chair
Layla Bermeo will be the first Latina chair in the MFA’s history. “It is deeply meaningful to me to represent a community that makes up about 20% of this country and yet has remained so underrepresented within the museum field,” Bormeo said in an interview.