Basement apartment proposal returning for hearing

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Published: March 29, 2011 at 03:56 PM

A proposal for basement housing returns to the Planning Board tonight for a public hearing, likely much changed from what the board heard — and rolled their eyes at — in January.

Roundtable: Election-night reporting likely, not poll changes

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Published: March 29, 2011 at 01:08 PM

With the city’s growth to 105,162 people, talk of changes to voting wards, districts and precincts arose at a City Council roundtable, as well as the problem of falsely “inactive” voters and better reporting of election night data.

Here’s my call: Fix phone voice quality first

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Published: March 28, 2011 at 07:00 AM

America is abandoning its landlines in favor of mobile phones that are actually getting worse, and now we might lose even more if T-Mobile is sold to AT&T.

Mayor seeks involvement in Innovation Agenda plans

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Published: March 25, 2011 at 09:51 AM

For these new, “upper-school” campuses for sixth- to eighth-graders to be successful, we must engage a broad, representative cross section of our community.

New York man pleads guilty to role in Harvard shooting

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Published: March 24, 2011 at 10:43 PM

A New York man pleaded guilty today in connection with the 2009 shooting death of a Cambridge man in a Harvard dorm.

Charter students impress internship partners

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Published: March 24, 2011 at 09:49 PM

Every Thursday, from the beginning of February until the end of May, each member of the senior class at Community Charter School of Cambridge goes not to school, but to work, as part of the CCSC Senior Internship Program.

Thursday hearing set for suspect in 2009 shooting at Harvard

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Published: March 23, 2011 at 10:49 AM

A Superior Court hearing is scheduled for Thursday in the case against Jason Aquino, a suspect in the 2009 shooting death of Justin Cosby at Harvard.

NorthPoint, Lechmere plans unite councillors and their critics

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Published: March 23, 2011 at 09:18 AM

The future of NorthPoint and Lechmere united residents and city councillors Monday, with city managers staying noncommittal in answers about the area, a widened Route 28 and plans for a “Lechmere Square” public market and plaza.

Developer, bank reach agreement

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Published: March 22, 2011 at 10:21 AM

The developer of 63 apartments in North Cambridge seems to have made peace with Webster Bank, with the sides filing an agreement for him to pay more than $9 million or stop fighting a May 25 foreclosure sale.

Elevator, snow are minuses; kiosk may yet be subtracted

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Published: March 21, 2011 at 05:01 PM

Just as a new round of snowstorms arrived to complicate driving in the area — on the first day of spring — elevator improvements have arrived at the Porter Square T stop on the red line to complicate mass transit.

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