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Ex-cop kills self after shooting three, station says
By Marc Levy
Published: December 9, 2011
Police are searching for John “Jack” Brosnahan, 67, a former Bedford police officer, as a suspect in the fatal shootings of three family members fatally shot “as a result of a domestic altercation,” police said.
DA arraigns Swartz on hacking charges
By Marc Levy
Published: November 30, 2011
Programmer, writer and open-information activist Aaron Swartz was arraigned today in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn for what authorities are calling computer intrusion, fraud and data theft — trying to provide unpaid access to the contents of Jstor, a not-for-profit archive of scientific journals and academic work. He was released by Middlesex Superior Court Clerk [...]
Man killed in domestic incident, police say
By Marc Levy
Published: November 20, 2011
Authorities are investigating a suspicious death in Cambridge this afternoon that appears to have resulted from a domestic incident.
Occupy Harvard divides students, even without locked gates
By Marc Levy
Published: November 10, 2011
Before Harvard police relented late Wednesday and unlocked the gates to Harvard Yard, the day’s Occupy Harvard protest proved one thing you don’t need a Harvard diploma to know: 1 percent and 99 percent are each endlessly indivisible.
Occupy Harvard protest locked out, moves to street
By Marc Levy
Published: November 9, 2011
The hundreds-strong Occupy Harvard protest is getting crazy, according to reports on the a twitterfeed and from James Williamson, who just ended a run for City Council and said he was on the scene Wednesday night.
Council can’t control city manager on police issues
By Bob Sprague and Marc Levy
Published: November 5, 2011
The city manager repeatedly and consistently goes his own way on matters of public safety regardless of public outcry or council wishes, a review by Cambridge Day shows.
New bike rules on the way, a victory for Kelley, Williamson
By Marc Levy
Published: October 25, 2011
Bicyclists aiming to roam Cambridge may soon have to register and be educated on city rules, as well as pay excise taxes on their gear, officials said Monday.
Election forum about more than city manager — but not by much
By Bob Sprague
Published: October 24, 2011
Matters of parking tickets and snow removal got a hearing alongside talk of the city manager, lawsuit settlements and contract negotiations at a candidates forum. The next forum is Tuesday in Central Square.
Central Square library’s scary alcove needs solution
By admin
Published: October 20, 2011
The drop/return slot located at the Pearl Street entrance of the library gets lots of use, and so does the alcove hosting it — not always of the savory kind.
City settles civil rights violation by police, Banner reports
By Marc Levy
Published: October 12, 2011
The city has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a Harvard professor against the Cambridge Police Department alleging a 2006 civil rights violation, the Bay State Banner says.