Fire damages former Marino’s restaurant

By Marc Levy

Published: July 25, 2011

A fire has destroyed the roof at the former Marino’s restaurant, now empty for some five years on Massachusetts Avenue in North Cambridge and being prepped for use possibly as a day care facility.

Fire strikes Fawcett Oil site facing development

By Marc Levy

Published: February 25, 2011

Fire briefly struck a Fawcett Oil Co. building in North Cambridge at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday — the same site for which the company has announced plans to raze the buildings and put up 104 apartments.

License Commission loses chairman, but can keep working

By Marc Levy

Published: October 22, 2010

Attorney Richard Scali, chairman of the city’s three-person License Commission, is on a personal leave of absence, according to city officials, but the work of the commission can go on.

Cambridge Health Alliance improvements recognized by CDC

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Published: May 7, 2010

Cambridge Health Alliance’s Cambridge Hospital campus was recognized recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Emory University School of Medicine for improving the care of patients with cardiac arrest.

Property taxes may rise less than feared

By Marc Levy

Published: May 3, 2010

Conscious that a morning budget meeting on Wednesday may draw few people, talk about the city’s $459.7 million operating budget began Monday at the City Council’s regular meeting. A key point: City Manager Robert W. Healy said a predicted 6.1 percent increase in property taxes brought about by economic difficulties could shrink in September, after the city’s budgeting staff has a chance to look at other revenue streams.

Rains ease off, relieving emergency workers and flooded residents

By Marc Levy

Published: March 23, 2010

Forecasters backed off on predictions of heavy rain throughout Tuesday, and city workers — watchful after last week’s intense rainfall and flooding — said they’ve noticed the better weather already.

Somerville woman dies after fire engine accident

By Marc Levy

Published: January 28, 2010

Cambridge police are seeking witnesses to a fatal accident Tuesday involving a loose hose on a Cambridge Fire Department engine.

Time to plan for firefighter exam

By Marc Levy

Published: January 28, 2010

Firefighter hopefuls have plenty of time to prepare for the next civil service exam, Democratic state Rep. Alice K. Wolf said.