Mount Auburn Hospital loads up Salvation Army baskets

By Marc Levy
Published: November 20, 2011

This year’s collection of canned goods by Mount Auburn Hospital gathered 3,200 pounds of Thanksgiving food for the Salvation Army of Cambridge, but the charity will need more help through the holidays.

Legislators note MBTA steps to mitigate red line shutdowns

By admin
Published: November 10, 2011

Replacement shuttle service will run more frequently than the normal red line schedule, MBTA officials say, and stations will remain open, allowing people to wait for the shuttle buses inside.

MBTA says it’s increasing publicity for red line shutdowns

By Marc Levy
Published: October 26, 2011

If you feel taken by surprise by the news of five months of weekend shutdowns for the T stops at Porter, Davis and Alewife, you’re not alone.

Suspect in stabbing brings self to court, police say

By Marc Levy
Published: July 11, 2011

A 19-year-old stabbing suspect has surrendered himself at Cambridge District Court in Medford, Cambridge police say.

Mild suggestion to ‘buy local’ sparks surprising debate

By Marc Levy
Published: June 29, 2011

City councillors spent 25 minutes Monday debating and expressing moral outrage over a suggestion to remind City Hall employees — by putting up posters, for instance — to buy from local merchants “whenever possible.”

How the Fourth was won — by Cambridge

By Marc Levy
Published: June 27, 2011

Normally it would be unimaginable for a U.S. city of 105,162 people to let the Fourth of July pass without official recognition. But a trick of history and geography lets Cambridge get away with it.

Parents’ money lessons prove to be worth a lot

By Marc Levy
Published: May 2, 2011

The latest lesson about money I’ve learned from my mother: Maybe you’re not as retired as you think.

Day of dance described as ‘perfect Mother’s Day gift’

By Marc Levy
Published: April 20, 2011

Free, 20-minute dance classes are to be offered May 8 at an event being billed by The Dance Complex as “a perfect Mother’s Day gift.”

Even if you don’t buy Valentine’s Day, you buy for it

By Marc Levy
Published: February 7, 2011

Valentine’s Day, leads the holidays that make you feel bad for what you lack. We all share Christopher Columbus, for good or ill, but when it comes to Valentine’s Day, we can’t share partners. Can we? We’d better not.

Hundreds honor MLK with Day of Service

By admin
Published: January 18, 2011

Many Helping Hands Cambridge, with representatives from other city agencies, led more than 400 volunteers Monday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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