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T checkpoints deter threats, officials say nearing four years without arrests
By Marc Levy
Published: August 31, 2010
No arrests or investigations have resulted from more than 1,420 security checkpoints MBTA police have run at T stations since Oct. 10, 2006.
High school in top 20 of Boston magazine
By Marc Levy
Published: August 31, 2010
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School has again been named one of the top 20 public high schools in Massachusetts by Boston magazine. The rankings appear in the September issue
Father, son stabbed on Pearl Street, police report
By Marc Levy
Published: August 26, 2010
A 53-year-old man and his young son were stabbed early Thursday in their home by an unknown assailant who fled after the attack, police said.
Rain eases off after four days with no damage
By Marc Levy
Published: August 25, 2010
Four days of rain ending midday Wednesday didn’t give Cambridge flood problems like those experienced as recently as July 10. And now the bad weather has passed for a while.
Charter school says it’s bracing for 30% rise in enrollment
By Marc Levy
Published: August 23, 2010
A surge in enrollment has Community Charter School of Cambridge searching for extra classroom space. Faculty and staff at the tuition-free college prep school say it is a good problem to have
Hours added, rates doubling in Central Square parking lots
By Marc Levy
Published: August 20, 2010
Parking rates are doubling and pay hours extended by four hours in two city-owned lots in Central Square.
Police charge three with violent January robbery
By Marc Levy
Published: August 19, 2010
Cambridge Police Detectives arrested three men Monday on suspicion of committing a violent robbery Jan. 20 on Western Avenue.
Condo developer chooses jury trial
By Marc Levy
Published: August 16, 2010
The case of a North Cambridge developer inched forward last week, as Joseph Perroncello, serving as his own lawyer, agreed to a jury trial and to return to court Oct. 21.
Invite to ‘last Backyard BBQ’ sparks concern for CCTV
By Marc Levy
Published: August 12, 2010
Mailed invitations to Cambridge Community Television’s annual Backyard BBQ has alarmed people around the city — an unintended but not wholly undesirable result, said Shawn Clarke, associate director of the cable channels.
Investigation of officer after Gates arrest was minimal, documents show
By Marc Levy
Published: August 9, 2010
“Intensive” investigations cleared the sergeant who arrested Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. of wrongdoing, police have said, but documents received by Cambridge Day through a Freedom of Information request show the investigating was anything but thorough or vigorous.