‘Spotlight’: Trip into darkest church scandal benefits from telling the truth, as we all did
“Spotlight” is a rare journey into cinematic journalism that gets at the heart of its investigators’ subject without grandstanding the personalities or personal lives of those doing the poking around.
Man committed lewd act on altar of church after discovering unlocked door, police say
Police are looking for a man who entered the St. Sava Serbian Church early Sept. 29, dressed up as a priest and then “de-clothed” and “committed a lewd act on the altar of the church.”
Bowman, running for School Committee, sees education as the moral issue of city
When Manikka Bowman, candidate for School Committee, thinks about Cambridge public schools, she thinks about potential – the potential brimming out of each student and the potential of the school system itself. And she thinks about how to turn into reality.
Free to good home – or anyone, really: Church’s 1930s-era Kilgen & Sons organ
For the band that wants a truly powerful, organ-driven sound – to be the next Doors or ? and the Mysterians, perhaps, and compose the next “Light My Fire” or “96 Tears” – there’s a free one available. There’s a catch, though.
Terrorism program feared to watch, ‘rate’ families draws Thursday press conference
City councillor Nadeem Mazen is scheduled to play a prominent role in a Thursday press conference against a controversial government antiterrorism effort called Countering Violent Extremism.
Muslims ‘overjoyed’ to share Ramadan moment with community Wednesday
A city Ramadan celebration arrives Wednesday, with city councillor Nadeem Mazen – co-hosting with Mayor David Maher – calling it “an opportunity for the large number of Cambridge Muslims to feel really included in a cultural and civic moment.”
‘Gift Cards for Guns’ buyback event June 13 offers up to $200 value in trade, plus safety
This public health and public safety event will provide residents with an opportunity to dispose of their unwanted firearms anonymously and safely and reduce the potential for an accidental discharge or wrongdoing in a home.
‘The Muse’ poetry event comes Saturday, bringing a stage full of inspired women
Led by poet, author and host K.D. Smith, there’s a half-dozen poets scheduled to take to the stage Saturday in Central Square.
Statement from the Cambridge Black Pastors Alliance: ‘Black Lives Matter’
We are grateful Cambridge has largely been spared the deep fractures between police and the people they serve. And yet, Cambridge is no stranger to social dysfunction at the intersection of class, race and law enforcement practices.
Residents swarm to hearing about bees, but board asks them to talk it out first
A Cambridgeport synagogue has until Jan. 8 to make peace with neighbors who suffered bee stings and swarms from four rooftop hives last summer, a chance the congregation has embraced.
