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Cambridge names 2013 City Scholarship winners

The City of Cambridge has awarded 60 high school seniors a ,500 scholarship to pursue higher education.
Cambridge Day

Council OKs city, education budgets, with some decrying school funding hysteria

The city's $473 million budget was adopted Monday, along with its largest single component: A $151 million schools budget made controversial when four city councillors voted to keep it in committee for further questioning of district officials.
Your Town

Cambridge City Councilor; teachers, nurses unions endorse Dawson

Cambridge City Councilor Leland Cheung, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association endorsed Dawson in the special election’s Democrat primary set for May 28.
Your Town

Former state Rep. Marty Walz endorses Livingstone for her 8th Suffolk district seat

Former State Representatives Marta “Marty” Walz, who represented the district for seven years, and Paul Demakis endorsed Livingstone in the special election’s Democrat primary set for May 28.
Cambridge Community Television

Work In Progress Screening TONIGHT

Our Work In Progress screening is tonight! This month we will be featuring four music videos from Angel Aiguier, Erik Brown, Christian Herold, and Todd Rapisarda ...
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Wings premiers June 14

Wings a collaboration of Angie Conte and Chien Hwe Hong will premier Friday 14 June, 8:00pm at Green Streets Studios in Cambridge MA Tickets $20/door, $15 advance students, seniors or BDA Wings is a joint production between Angie Conte (Angie Moon Dance Theatre) and Chien Hwe (1ooo Virtues Dance) ...
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Poetry slam competition Louder Than a Bomb nears the finals

The event is called Louder Than a Bomb, and some schools around Massachusetts have been leery of letting students wear the T-shirts to class since the Boston Marathon attack.
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Gas main break snarls Kendall Square area; service disrupted on T

Buildings in busy Kendall Square are being evacuated due to a gas main break, authorities said ...
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Biogen Idec beats the odds

Biogen Idec, one of world's oldest biotech companies, has a history of resiliency in an industry where failures and mergers are common ...
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Driver who struck and fatally injured MIT visiting professor has been identified, officials say

The driver of the truck that struck and killed visting MIT scientist Kanako Miura as she rode her bicycle near Kenmore Square on Sunday has been identified, said two law enforcement officials ...
Cambridge Day

Councillors duel over frozen schools budget in runup to Monday meeting

The $151 million schools budget - frozen in the Finance Committee May 9 despite the expectation that the full City Council would adopt the city's full, $507 million proposed budget today - are sure to be a big part of the 5:30 p ...
Cambridge Day

For sexy spy songs with chanteuse Niki Luparelli, go-go to Oberon on Wednesday

Chanteuse Niki Luparelli and the Gold Diggers perform favorite James Bond and spy-themed songs live at 8 p ...
Cambridge Day

Lesley graduates 2,234; speakers include historian McCullough, singer-songwriter Graham Nash

Lesley University's commencement was Saturday, with 2,234 degrees and certificates handed out - 468 bachelor's degrees, 1,740 master's degrees and 23 doctorates.
Cambridge Civic Journal Forum

Merry Month of May - Cambridge City Council May 20, 2013 Agenda Highlights

Merry Month of May - Cambridge City Council May 20, 2013 Agenda Highlights Amidst the flowering trees and the birds and the bees, springtime also brings the annual City Budget to the peaceful garden of Cambridge ...
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MBTA Transit Police Officer Richard Donohue, wounded in the post-marathon shootout, speaks about his ordeal

Officer Richard "Dic" Donohue of the MBTA Transit Police sat smiling next to his wife, Kim, this morning in the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital gym overlooking the harbor ...
Boston Globe

Obituary: Robert Brogan

BROGAN, Robert Of Cambridge, May 17th, 2013. Beloved son of the late John and Grace Brogan ...
Boston Globe

Obituary: Sylvia Mcgillicuddy

McGILLICUDDY, Sylvia (Cox) 61, of Peabody, formerly of Cambridge, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 18, 2013 ...
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Lo Galluccio is Cambridge's Poet Populist

Lo Galluccio is the city of Cambridge's newest Poet Populist, chosen by residents to represent the art of poetry for the city ...
Your Town

Same-sex marriage supporters celebrate 9th anniversary in Boston Public Garden

About three dozen supporters of same-sex marriage gathered in the Boston Public Garden recently to mark the ninth anniversary of its legalization in Massachusetts ...
Your Town

Graham Nash performs at Lesley University commencement

He kept his remarks to Lesley University’s Class of 2013 brief, but then legendary musician Graham Nash took out a guitar and brought them to their feet.
Cambridge Civic Journal Forum

The Board of The Dance Complex Announces the Appointment of Peter DiMuro as Executive Director

CAMBRIDGE, MA: The Dance Complex Board of Directors is delighted to welcome and introduce career long arts administrator and artist Peter DiMuro as The Dance Complex's new Executive Director ...
Cambridge Civic Journal Forum

Communication from Councillors Cheung, Kelley, Reeves and Simmons to Mayor Davis (May 16, 2013)

May 16, 2013 Mayor Henrietta Davis 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Dear Mayor Davis: With only three of all nine Councillors voting in favor of the Cambridge School Department budget on Thursday, it is clear that there is a heightened level of frustration and angst amongst the Council - one that should not go [ ...
Colleen's Corner

Spring Update, or This Bud's for you

Here's a picture of the robin's nest in the Pusey Pit tree from above ...
Cambridge Civic Journal Forum
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Boston Dance Alliance Gala

The Boston Dance Alliance hosted its 2013 Gala fund-raiser Friday night at the Sanctuary Theatre in Cambridge ...
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Nominees for the Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards

The Immigrant Learning Center in Malden will be hosting its annual awards dinner to recognize the work of entrepreneurs from overseas ...
Photo Gallery

Regional police step up to the manhunt

Hundreds of officers from communities across the state, working 12- to 18-hour shifts at a time, descended to Watertown late last Thursday and early Friday as part of the manhunt for the second suspect of the Boston Marathon bombings, 19-year-old Dzhokhar A ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...
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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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