Residents surprised to find they’re leasing illegally

By Marc Levy
Published: March 10, 2010

Residents at 45-47 Yerxa Road didn’t know they weren’t allowed to live there, and on Wednesday they remained ignorant that a case was headed to court that could uproot them from their homes.

School volunteers, officials face hard truth: Budget can’t spare all

By Marc Levy
Published: March 10, 2010
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School Committee member Richard Harding asks Cambridge school officials about the proposed budget at a Tuesday hearing. (Photo: Liv Rachelle Gold)

School Committee member Richard Harding asks Cambridge school officials about the proposed budget at a Tuesday hearing. (Photo: Liv Rachelle Gold)  | read this item

At a Tuesday school budget hearing, officials and a volunteers organization came up hard against a budgetary wall and the realization not every program can be kept as it is.

Buses go too fast, library policy-making too slow, councillors find

By Marc Levy
Published: March 9, 2010
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Buses speed along Massachusetts Avenue near Central Square. There have been complaints drivers have ignored red lights — and videos posted by wbztv.com showing them doing it. (Photo: Marc Levy)

Buses speed along Massachusetts Avenue near Central Square. There have been complaints drivers have ignored red lights — and videos posted by wbztv.com showing them doing it. (Photo: Marc Levy)  | read this item

Buses running red lights and a raft of problems surrounding the Cambridge Main Library — unused meeting and cafe spaces, shortened hours, parking snarls and a failure to incorporate students from the neighboring high school — have caught city councillors’ attention.

Signs of hope in renewed debate over Central Square

By Marc Levy
Published: March 8, 2010
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There were hints of a resolution Monday to the long-empty 450 Massachusetts Ave. storefront owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Photo: Marc Levy)

There were hints of a resolution Monday to the long-empty 450 Massachusetts Ave. storefront owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Photo: Marc Levy)  | read this item

The decline of Central Square drew debate from city councillors at their Monday meeting, but also signs of hope for two prominently empty storefronts on Massachusetts Avenue.

Interview: City can move beyond Gates incident without investigating, committee member says

By Marc Levy
Published: March 7, 2010
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Interview: City can move beyond Gates incident without investigating, committee member says

Marian Darlington-Hope  | read this item

Cambridge Day had the chance to speak last week with Marian Darlington-Hope, a member of what’s known informally as the “Gates committee,” about the thought processes and motivations of the committee members. There were some surprising answers.

Climate Congress ends with votes for city positions, pleas for citizen involvement

By Marc Levy
Published: March 6, 2010
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Last year’s rezoning in Kendall Square, which adds density by building upward and freeing open space, was cited Saturday by Cambridge Mayor David Maher as an approach the city is taking toward being more environmentally conscious. (Photo: Kingdafy)

Last year’s rezoning in Kendall Square, which adds density by building upward and freeing open space, was cited Saturday by Cambridge Mayor David Maher as an approach the city is taking toward being more environmentally conscious. (Photo: Kingdafy)  | read this item

The city’s third and final climate congress was held Saturday, wrapping up its four-month span with votes to ask city government to organize and lead the fight to decrease greenhouse gas emissions in Cambridge, but leave room for citizen involvement.

Police arrest suspect in Feb. 10 shooting

By Marc Levy
Published: March 5, 2010

A 19-year-old Cambridge man was arrested without violence early today on suspicion of shooting a man at 6:23 p.m. Feb. 10 on Columbia Street, police said.

Gates panel will meet with councillors to explain its work

By Marc Levy
Published: March 5, 2010
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Marian Darlington-Hope  | read this item

The Cambridge Review Committee has agreed to meet with city councillors to explain its work identifying lessons to be drawn from the July 16 arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Preschool invites families from all over to open house

By Marc Levy
Published: March 4, 2010

The Sacramento Street Preschool is opening its doors Saturday to prospective member families for the 2010-11 school year.

Schools budget cuts $4.7 million, adds teacher ‘coaches,’ anti-bullying

By Marc Levy
Published: March 3, 2010
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Cambridge Superintendent Jeffrey Young presents his budget Tuesday at City Hall. (Photo: Marc Levy)

Cambridge Superintendent Jeffrey Young presents his budget Tuesday at City Hall. (Photo: Marc Levy)  | read this item

A $137.5 million proposed schools budget was unveiled Tuesday to the School Committee and a room full of watchful parents and educators.

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