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‘Overwhelming interest’ in redeveloping courthouse, state says
By Marc Levy
Published: January 12, 2012
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.
Food pantries do their best to feed hungry as funding dries up
By Nick Nehamas
Published: November 19, 2011
Demand at some Cambridge food aid programs have doubled, and pending federal legislation promises to make things worse — perhaps even destroying the charities on which city families depend.
Council challenger: Pascual applies personal lessons to politics
By Huaiyu Zhang
Published: October 1, 2011
There are City Council candidates who have inspiring stories to share, but challenger Jamake Pascual stands alon
City skirted law on school food service inspections
By Rachel Zarrell and Gal Tziperman Lotan
Published: May 25, 2011
Citing a misunderstanding, the city’s Inspectional Services Department has failed to comply with a state law requiring that all school cafeterias be inspected at least once every six months.
Nice shot: Safety first, cuddling afterward
By admin
Published: May 5, 2011
Graffiti at Inman and Harvard streets carries a good message for all — a PSA for those who might be committing a PDA and headed home to take the next step.
Mount Auburn gets cancer therapy that cuts time, side effects
By Marc Levy
Published: April 27, 2011
A cancer therapy introduced last month at Mount Auburn Hospital reduces treatment time to 10 minutes from three days and causes fewer side effects, hospital officials said.
City official named to Obama advisory panel
By Marc Levy
Published: April 21, 2011
Ellen Semonoff, the city’s assistant city manager for Human Services has been named to President Barack Obama’s Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health.
Surging food stamp recipients leave town to stretch spending
By Gal Tziperman Lotan
Published: April 1, 2011
Even affluent Cambridge has nearly doubled its food stamp recipients in the past four years. But getting food benefits in Cambridge doesn’t mean recipients can afford to spend them in Cambridge, and more than half those funds are spent over the border.
No solution for same-sex tax? No way, councillors say
By Marc Levy
Published: March 10, 2011
City councillors rejected an assertion by the city manager that Cambridge can’t help same-sex married couples suffering from inequities in the federal tax code, sending the problem back to him Monday for another go.
Smoke and mirrors? Image reflected is Republicans’
By Marc Levy
Published: January 9, 2011
Something to keep in mind as Republicans propose finance bills and talk about cutting deficits in the coming two years: Knowing that, as Stephen Colbert said, “Reality has a well-known liberal bias,” they do whatever they can to level the playing field.