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East Cambridge leaders go into meeting with firm position on Kendall garden
By Marc Levy
Published: March 14, 2012 at 03:28 PM
Plans to eliminate some of a Kendall Square rooftop garden, allowing an expansion of Google office space, gets a hearing tonight in East Cambridge. But neighborhood leaders have already staked out their position.
Petition passes, scaling back development around Linear Park
By Marc Levy
Published: March 5, 2012 at 10:42 PM
A North Cambridge neighborhood won the unanimous vote of the City Council on Monday on zoning that holds the line on development around the area’s Linear Park, keeping two projects to a total of 97 apartments and condominiums instead of as many as 133.
Outrage stalls developer’s plans for rooftop garden in Kendall
By Marc Levy
Published: February 28, 2012 at 10:55 PM
A Kendall Square developer retreated Monday in the face of resident and city councillor outrage from asking the city to let it build a 25,000-square-foot building atop a beloved rooftop garden.
Citizens’ attempt to lessen development gets hearing Wednesday
By Marc Levy
Published: February 7, 2012 at 04:27 PM
A citizen-written petition to keep buildings from getting too big and crowding a part of North Cambridge gets what may be its final hearing at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall.
Davis seeks comment tonight on food-scrap collection proposal
By admin
Published: January 30, 2012 at 12:31 PM
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.
‘Overwhelming interest’ in redeveloping courthouse, state says
By Marc Levy
Published: January 12, 2012 at 03:05 AM
There has been “overwhelming interest” from developers in redeveloping East Cambridge’s 22-story former courthouse, but no proposals yet, a state official told residents Wednesday.
Basement apartment district passes 7-2
By Marc Levy
Published: December 21, 2011 at 02:22 AM
A plan for basement apartments passed 7-2 at Monday’s meeting of the City Council, despite councillors having a week to think it over since passing it 6-2 and a new round of comments from residents who are opposed.
Basement units pass 6-2, pause a week for ‘reconsideration’
By Marc Levy
Published: December 13, 2011 at 08:07 PM
A test basement apartment program is almost, but not quite, in place for 13 buildings in Cambridge, having been stalled for a week in a parliamentary maneuver called “reconsideration.”
Basement apartment vote arrives with suspicion over campaign money
By Marc Levy
Published: December 9, 2011 at 08:36 PM
A vote on whether Cambridge gets basement apartments comes Monday, accompanied by suspicions over campaign contributions and a request for councillors to recuse themselves.
Cambridge recognized, and recognizes its own, for environment efforts
By Marc Levy
Published: November 21, 2011 at 12:30 AM
Cambridge has won the year’s MassRecycle Board of Director’s Outstanding Achievement Award, and honored its own Thursday at the Fresh Pond Stewardship Awards ceremony.