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Joe’s Pizza, an iconic New York City spot, opens in Harvard Square
Food News The restaurant serves guests until 3 a.m. A classic cheese pie from Joe’s Pizza. Handout Pizza fans have reason to celebrate — a famous New York City shop known for its street slices has debuted in Cambridge. Joe’s Pizza opened on Brattle Street in Harvard Square on September 15, serving up classic flavors […]
Harvard opens 150th season with a bang, defeats St. Thomas 45-13
College Sports The Crimson has won 17 of its last 19 games against nonconference opponents. Harvard is 12-0 in its last 12 season openers that have occurred at home. Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe By Associated Press September 16, 2023 | 5:36 PM BOSTON (AP) — Quarterback Charles Deprima ran for 113 yards and […]
As the neighborhood changes, Harvard Square’s ‘Dewey, Cheetham & Howe’ window lives on
The Boston Globe The sign survived a recent renovation, and will continue to overlook the square indefinitely — living on as one of the area’s most beloved landmarks. The famed “Dewey Cheetham & Howe” window sign in Harvard Square was preserved in a recent renovation of The Abbott building, where it once graced the office […]
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School
Crime Jeremy Pauley, 41, of Thompson, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property. Charles Krupa / AP, File By Associated Press updated on September 8, 2023 | 4:15 PM SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body […]
Bruins bolster center depth by signing former Harvard captain John Farinacci to entry-level contract
Bruins John Farinacci was considered one of the top collegiate players available after the Coyotes lost his draft rights. Farinacci, 22, was originally taken by the Arizona Coyotes in the third round (76th overall) of the 2019 Draft. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) With the Bruins in desperate need of help down the middle, Don Sweeney […]
Read: Pro-Palestinian Harvard student group responds to viral video
Local News Harvard’s Palestine Solidarity Committee denied that the viral footage of an on-campus clash last month shows protesters harassing a student due to his identity. Protesters encircle a man and hold up keffiyehs (scarves) before he slips into a nearby building during a pro-Palestinian protest at Harvard Business School on Oct. 18. Pat Greenhouse/Boston […]
Local obituary: Hillel Stavis, 78, founder of Harvard Square’s WordsWorth Books and Curious George store
Local Obituaries Hillel Stavis died suddenly Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Eaton, New Hampshire. The Cambridge story of Curious George, the resident scamp of Harvard Square Hillel Stavis, former proprietor of now legendary WordsWorth Books of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., died suddenly Friday, October 20, 2023, in Eaton, N.H. He was 78. For nearly […]
Brandeis Center calls out Harvard for professor’s alleged antisemetic bias
Local News The legal warning claims that a professor at Harvard University discriminated against three Jewish Israeli students who were in his class. Harvard University’s iron gate in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Shutterstock The Brandeis Center, a Jewish civil rights nonprofit, sent Harvard University a legal warning demanding “immediate action” of addressing and denouncing a professor who […]
Blake Stenstrom-to-Connor Hulstein connection late in fourth quarter lifts Princeton to 21-14 win over Harvard
College Sports Princeton has won six in a row in the series. By Associated Press October 21, 2023 | 6:28 PM PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Blake Stenstrom connected with Connor Hulstein on a 10-yard touchdown pass with 1:28 remaining and Princeton defeated previously undefeated Harvard 21-14 on Saturday. The Tigers won after seeing their 14-point […]
Harvard scours TikTok for mental health allies
Local News The T.H. Chan School of Public Health is building its own team of influencers. Kate Speer, a mental health advocate and TikTok creator, with her service dog, Waffle, in New York, Oct. 10, 2023. Sarah Blesener/The New York Times By Ellen Barry, New York Times Service updated on October 17, 2023 One day […]