Olick joins board of Mystic River Watershed; association receives a $12,500 Exelon grant
Cambridge’s Rick Olick has joined the Mystic River Watershed Association board of directors, and xelon Generation has announced a grant of $12,500 to support the association’s environmental education programs for youth.
Pressley pops in to honor chief of staff Groh during Lesley awards ceremony for alums
Alumni of Lesley University, including members of the Class of 1969 on campus for a 50th reunion, got a surprise during the weekend’s awards ceremony: U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley made a surprise visit and speech in honor of her chief of staff, alum Sarah Groh.
Deines, a builder of Detroit arts center, appointed dean of Lesley Art and Design
Lesley University has chosen Amy Green Deines to be dean of its College of Art and Design, Provost Margaret Everett announced Thursday. Deines will start work in July, succeeding Richard Zauft, who is retiring at the end of the academic year.
Young Deborah Mason dancers meet Warren
Members of Deborah Mason’s Cambridge Youth Dance Program Sophie Carey, Elizabeth Morse and Al Pirani had a surprise Saturday night during intermission at Boston Ballet’s “Full on Forsythe”: They ran into U.S. senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.
Driver of pickup in fatal hit-and-run arrested after truck spotted by Tufts officer, police said
A Norwood man has been charged in the hit-and-run that killed Allison Donovan, 40, a Somerville resident who was born in Cambridge and attended Lesley University.
Cambridge Community Center fund launches with $50,000 contribution from Capital One
The Cambridge Community Center, a private nonprofit organization, launched its 90th Anniversary Fund on Tuesday with a $50,000 contribution from the bank Capital One.
Paul Wilson: Big guy with an even bigger heart whose memory will outlast headlines’ violence
Last week a brutal crime took from our city one of its kindest, gentlest souls. Paul Wilson, 60, was a stand-up human: generous, respectful, friendly and imbued with a deep sense of humor.
Bond is Distinguished University Professor for UMass Lowell, 11th to receive the honor
Cambridge’s Meg Bond, of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, has been named the 2018 Distinguished University Professor for her research on workplace sexual harassment and efforts to transform organizations into more welcoming, equitable environments.
Victim of Putnam truck accident was Jie Zhao, 27, MIT grad and newly ‘adulting’ homeowner
Jie Zhao celebrated her 27th birthday Sept. 14. Four weeks later she was killed by a dump truck a little more than a block from her home on Chestnut Street.
Gyorog begins at Transition House this week, succeeding Mednick as its executive director
Transition House, a 42-year-old Cambridge-based agency addressing domestic violence intervention and prevention, is getting a new leader in Sarah Gyorog.
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