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Davis seeks comment tonight on food-scrap collection proposal
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Published: January 30, 2012
City councillor Henrietta Davis reminds residents that curbside collection of food scraps is on the menu, so to speak, for tonight’s City Council meeting.
3 city councillors urged to stop voting for themselves for mayor
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Published: January 30, 2012
A mayor deadlock could be ended if councillors voting for themselves (and getting no other votes) would move on.
Wyman Street curb cut opponent responds
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Published: January 30, 2012
An Avon Hill Street resident hopes to see more quotes from opponents in the peculiar war over a fourth curb cut in a cul-de-sac.
Grant, other aid helped families enjoy orchestra event
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Published: January 25, 2012
Sunday’s “The Little Engine That Could!” family concert included many who could not have afforded to attended without the help of the Cambridge Trust Co.
‘Shop local’ adds to a top holiday season for Harvard Book Store
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Published: January 19, 2012
Theories abound as to why sales were so good this year — everything from Occupy Harvard to an abusive Amazon.com. But staff was struck by the frequency of customer comments about supporting an independent bookstore and local business.
School Committee member urges faster mayoral election
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Published: January 10, 2012
The longer the delay in having permanent chairs for the City Council and School Committee, the greater the challenge to our important and vital work, said Marc McGovern, a committee member.
Many thanks from School Committee’s Nancy Tauber
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Published: November 22, 2011
In looking back, a School Committee member has gratitude for colleagues, educators and people in the community; in looking forward she hopes for trust, high expectations and support for the Innovation Agenda.
Legislators note MBTA steps to mitigate red line shutdowns
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Published: November 10, 2011
Replacement shuttle service will run more frequently than the normal red line schedule, MBTA officials say, and stations will remain open, allowing people to wait for the shuttle buses inside.
School Committee’s McGovern speaks after reelection
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Published: November 9, 2011
The School Committee’s Marc McGovern has thanks, congratulations, regrets and a message for the coming term.
Two problems, two fixes in controlled choice
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Published: November 4, 2011
The current controlled choice integration policy does a great disservice when it asks parents, in the name of integration, to send their child on a bus across town to attend a school that is not integrated.