Council challengers join for events; McGovern has Ward 3 endorsement
With a series of formal campaign kickoffs, candidate forums and endorsements, election season is racing to Nov. 8 voting.
vanBeuzekom campaign kicks off in Central
City Council candidate Minka vanBeuzekom prepares campaign signs. She held a fundraising kickoff Tuesday at a Central Square nightclub. A scheduling conflict prevented Cambridge Day from sending a reporter to cover the kickoff of Minka vanBeuzekom’s ru …
Art and soul share Club Passim stage Friday with Engel, Fox performances
Theatrical soul singer Brian King and What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? perform Friday at Club Passim in Harvard Square. (Photo: Kate Wheeler) The ethereal, androgynous, Montreal-based singer-songwriter Clara Engel, who has cast her spell over audiences from P …
Taxi Driver of the Year played his cards right
The Cambridge Taxi Driver of the Year award was presented to Evans Auguste recently, accompanied by a tale of his rescue of a passenger on a rain-soaked day.
Climate Week nears, encouraging cut in carbon diet
As part of Cambridge’s GoGreen Month, climate change activists are hosting a week-plus of educational and festive happenings throughout the city running Friday through May 21.
Field trips touted as adding to college success rate
Community Charter School of Cambridge officials point to annual “Out To College” field trips as part of its success placing graduates in college. Since 2009, every graduate has gained admission to college, officials said.
Jury finds guilt in Harvard drug shooting
A New York man was found guilty today on murder charges in connection with the May 2009 shooting death of Cambridge’s Justin Cosby, 21, on the Harvard campus — a drug robbery gone wrong.
Charter students impress internship partners
Every Thursday, from the beginning of February until the end of May, each member of the senior class at Community Charter School of Cambridge goes not to school, but to work, as part of the CCSC Senior Internship Program.
Thursday hearing set for suspect in 2009 shooting at Harvard
A Superior Court hearing is scheduled for Thursday in the case against Jason Aquino, a suspect in the 2009 shooting death of Justin Cosby at Harvard.
State sending Cambridge $9.5M, jobs via housing grants
Gov. Deval Patrick has pledged $71 million in housing development awards for 21 communities across the commonwealth, with more than $9.5 million going to affordable housing in Cambridge.