Tea party rep: GOP senator too “moderate” to stay

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Published: November 30, 2010 at 03:08 PM

A New York Times story has a mind-blowing explanation of why Indiana Republican U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar is likely to draw a re-election challenge in two years.

Magazine lauds Mount Auburn Hospital

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Published: November 30, 2010 at 10:30 AM

Mount Auburn Hospital gets props as a top community hospital in the December issue of Boston magazine, its annual “top doctors” issue.

Deadline near for Science Festival proposals

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Published: November 29, 2010 at 08:51 PM

The deadline for proposals for the Cambridge Science Festival — for lectures, performances, exhibits, tours, debates, workshops or the totally original and unimagined — is Thursday.

’Tis the season for decorating (if you include Halloween)

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Published: November 29, 2010 at 07:00 AM

A few years back, I noticed something peculiar about Cambridge — or at least Porter Square and the rest of North Cambridge: There are no garish, over-the-top Christmas displays, no one-upping the neighbors with lights and inflatable objects or endless recorded Christmas carols.

Developer’s donations to councillors creates unease

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Published: November 24, 2010 at 12:34 AM

Developers with a history of donations to City Council candidates are looking for a zoning change to allow small “workforce housing” basement units, and city politics watchers are concerned.

Cambridge takes Black Friday in stride

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Published: November 23, 2010 at 01:56 PM

I don’t do Black Friday. I get to relax while others build and rally their mall teams and sleep during their assault.

Celebrate CRLS catches community up on work, invites volunteers

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Published: November 19, 2010 at 10:56 AM

The Celebrate CRLS welcomes volunteers to its advisory and operational committees. Information is available on its website, as well as specific needs that the committee has, such as help in public relations and event planning.

Agassiz Thanksgiving potluck set for Tuesday

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Published: November 19, 2010 at 01:13 AM

The 39th annual Agassiz Baldwin Thanksgiving Potluck Feast, a community gathering at which the nonprofit provides the turkeys, is set for Tuesday.

Landmark process could be further delay for Norris Street plan

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Published: November 16, 2010 at 01:00 AM

Confident that construction is stopped for now at the city’s former Ellis School and North Cambridge Catholic High School, the Historical Commission decided Nov. 4 to delay talks about landmark status until December.

Classes coexist in recession-era Cambridge

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Published: November 15, 2010 at 07:00 AM

Starting today, Cambridge Day is taking part in a project called Voices of MainStreet — a weekly, nationwide Q&A in which editors at the money and lifestyle site MainStreet.com ask questions and bloggers answer them. Here’s the first entry, in which I answer how the Great Recession has affected me and Cambridge as a whole. A summary of my answer: Hard to tell.

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