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Editorial: How to not elect a mayor
By admin
Published: February 27, 2010
Many times during the eight weeks it took to elect a mayor city councillors said some variation of “This is our system. The system works.” They weren’t saying that at the end of the process, and for good reason.
Temporary Venture Cafe is open for business, in more ways than one
By Marc Levy
Published: February 26, 2010
A temporary Venture Café, meant to be a meeting place in Kendall Square for the tech and venture capital crowd, has opened — but it’s not so much in the square as over it.
Tribe takes on reform of how justice system treats the poor
By Marc Levy
Published: February 26, 2010
Laurence H. Tribe, a Harvard law professor and frequent litigator before the Supreme Court, has been asked to lead an Obama administration effort to ensure quality legal help for the poor. He is to start Monday as senior counselor for the Access to Justice initiative, according to NPR.
Last gov’t barrier to TD Bank falls in Central Square
By Marc Levy
Published: February 25, 2010
TD Bank is coming to Central Square, with the last impediment ending Thursday with a unanimous vote by the Board of Zoning Appeal.
Gates incident dominates, frustrates police overseers and people of color
By Marc Levy
Published: February 25, 2010
Members of the Police Review and Advisory Board expressed frustration Wednesday over issues surrounding the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. — an incident that took place seven months ago but remains a fixation for the city.
Councillors speak up, act out on Gates committee, other police matters
By Marc Levy
Published: February 24, 2010
Complaining of a lack of information and results from the committee formed after the racially charged arrest of a Harvard professor, city councillors rejected — for now — the city manager’s request for $31,360 in committee expenses.
Second district plan, without middle school, asked of superintendent
By Marc Levy
Published: February 24, 2010
Figuring out how to create a middle school in Cambridge’s K-8 system would have been complicated enough, especially during budget season. Now the School Committee has asked — encountering several “elephants in the room” along the way — for a second plan for the district, to be presented at the same time, without a middle school.
Harvard Square welcomes year of the tiger, 55th year for Hong Kong restaurant
By admin
Published: February 23, 2010
Harvard Square plans its Chinese New Year Celebration for Sunday, including a parade through the square and cultural open house at the mainstay Hong Kong restaurant. Just look for the red and gold silk lanterns hanging from wrought iron lampposts — or the parade.
Middle school, after-school plans have skeptic in Reeves
By Marc Levy
Published: February 23, 2010
Denied the role of mayor and the accompanying leadership of the School Committee, city councillor Ken Reeves spoke bluntly Monday on the district’s failings on after school programs and a proposal to create a middle school.
Senior forum offers Q&A with state reps, secretary of elder affairs
By admin
Published: February 23, 2010
Seniors with questions about Massachusetts elder policy are in luck: A forum Friday offers speeches and a question-and-answer period with the city’s Democratic state representatives and the state’s top executive on elder affairs.