East Cambridge’s Toomey Park opens to public with fields, sledding hill, dog run and play areas
Though a dedication ceremony isn’t until Oct. 2, city staff said the 2-acre Timothy J. Toomey Jr. Park is open as of Monday on Rogers Street between Second and Third streets in East Cambridge.
Cambridge Camping receives a $25,000 boost from the Boston Foundation for kids’ activities
A $25,000 grant to the Cambridge Camping Association from The Boston Foundation will provide summer camp and out-of-school enrichment experiences to youth from urban, under-resourced communities through the Foundation’s Open Door Grants program.
Grant of $250,000 to Cambridge Camping means additional week of summer camp for special kids
The nonprofit Cambridge Camping Association has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation, making it one of 140 local nonprofits surviving a competitive review process that began with 590 applicants.
Senior communities rallied from Cambridge, supporting troops with care packages for 975
When Teresa Burns, executive director at The Cambridge Homes Independent and Assisted Living, got her son’s deployment date overseas, she acted to ensure his entire unit would have essential travel items.
Draper joins with firefighters in $17,444 toy drive
Draper, a Kendall Square engineering innovation company, teamed up with the Cambridge Fire Department for an annual Toys for Tots drive, continuing a 15-year tradition.
Cambridge Community Foundation: $944,378 given this spring to nonprofits, scholarships
The Cambridge Community Foundation and its donors have awarded $944,378 in grants this spring, with $692,878 going to 93 local nonprofits and to scholarships.
Carl and Ruth Barron Scholarships of $5,000 will go to two students who apply by April 30
The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce’s Carl and Ruth Barron Scholarship is back, offering $5,000 to each of two Cantabrigian students graduating from high school this spring and headed straight to college.
Vienna Boys Choir plays St. Paul’s Friday
With our local St. Paul’s Church Choir School turning 50, a model for its musical and academic tradition – The Vienna Boys Choir – comes to town Friday to celebrate.
Two from Michigan face charges as pimps for girls brought to two Cambridge hotels
A Michigan man and woman have been charged under the state’s new human trafficking law with bringing two underage girls to Cambridge as prostitutes, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Tuesday.
Riverside Community Care presents Decker with Recognition Award
State Rep. and city councillor Marjorie Decker was honored April 29 at Riverside Community Care’s 22nd Annual Appreciation evening for her work on issues of domestic violence.
