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Severe thunderstorms strike Boston area

Forecasters issued severe thunderstorm warnings Monday for various areas of Massachusetts as powerful storms swept east across the state ...
Boston Globe

Toad in Porter Square celebrates 20 years

It was a big birthday week for Toad, the tiny club in Porter Square where Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder once jammed with former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein and Bill Janovitz, just for kicks ...
Your Town

Cambridge breaks ground on new elementary, upper schools

Cambridge city and school officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Dr ...
Cambridge Civic Journal Forum

MLK School Groundbreaking - June 17, 2013

June 17, 2013 - City and School Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Dr ...
Cambridge Civic Journal Forum

Almost Summer - June 17, 2013 Cambridge City Council Agenda Highlights

Almost Summer - June 17, 2013 Cambridge City Council Agenda Highlights Just a few brief, late comments this time around ...
Your Town

MBTA to make its 15 busiest bus routes faster, more reliable; work includes moving, eliminating stops

The MBTA says it will make its 15 busiest bus routes faster, more reliable, and more accessible through a series of changes this summer, which include relocating some stops and eliminating others.
Boston Globe

Ex-hit man John Martorano ties Whitey Bulger to murder as federal trial continues in Boston

Former hit man John Martorano today became the first witness in James "Whitey" Bulger's federal trial to tie the notorious gangster to a murder ...
Cambridge Day

Candidate Vasquez asks positive tone, united stance among campaigners

There's a lot of us in this field. As challenging as that can make things on our end, voters have a strong pool to choose from, which is a beautiful thing ...
Cambridge Day

Candidates for Nov. 5 election can pick up papers July 1 from Election Commission

It's official: Nomination papers for City Council and School Committee candidates become available July 1, according to the city's Election Commission.
Cambridge Civic Journal Forum

2013 Municipal Election: Nomination Papers

Nomination papers for City Council and School Committee will be available beginning Monday, July 1st at the Election Commission office, 51 Inman Street, Cambridge ...
Boston Globe

The Social Circuit: Abby Fichtner shares her can't-miss events this week

Each week, we ask a different area innovator to share the meet-ups, talks, and other must-see events happening in their world ...
Cambridge Day

Council's co-sponsor system breaks law, state says in answer to citizen Stohlman

The City Council violated state law in its vote to appoint Richard C ...
Cambridge Day

It's arousing versus amusing Monday with Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction

The latest in comedy imports arrives Monday in Davis Square: Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction.
Harvard Square.com

Harvard Square Welcomes Les Petits Chanterus de Charlesbourg Choir - July 6th at 1pm

This free, 80 minute recital, featuring fifteen performers ages 9 to 17, will take place on Brattle Plaza in front of Brattle Florist (31 Brattle Street) ...
Harvard Square.com

Sunday Parkland Games return! June 16 - September 29

The Sunday Parkland Games has been an initiative of the Charles River Conservancy to bring families to the parklands and offer fun and athletic activities.
Cambridge Community Television

This Week in NeighborMedia

This Week in NeighborMedia: a recap of the week's must-read Cambridge stories produced by NeighborMedia reporters and contributors at Cambridge Community Television ...
Boston Globe

Ken Thomson, 66; helped found Cornerstone Village Cohousing in North Cambridge

Ken Thomson, who directed the consulting firm Center for Strong Democracy in Cambridge and formerly was a researcher at Tufts University, wanted to practice what he had learned in academia in his day-to-day life.
Cambridge Day

Make voices heard before development destroys the Silver Maple Forest

Razing a beautiful and rare space such as the Silver Maple Forest and uprooting a rich wildlife corridor that runs through Cambridge, Belmont and Arlington is simply unacceptable.
Boston Globe

Obituary: Beverly A. Deangelo

DeAngelo, Beverly A. (Dunn) Of Cambridge, June 14, 2013 ...
Cambridge Civic Journal Forum

Silver Maple Forest - letter from Kristen von Hoffmann

On Friday, June 14th I attended the Silver Maple Forest Day of Action, a peaceful gathering organized by Green Cambridge, TROMP, and Friends of Alewife Reservation to protest cutting down the Silver Maple Forest in the Belmont Uplands adjoining the Alewife Reservation ...
Boston Globe

From Globe Archives: The John F. Kennedy Library

On June 12, 1977, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at Columbia Point for the John F ...
Your Town

Somerville hosts annual Craft BrewFest this weekend

By Samantha Laine, Town Correspondent The Sustainable Business Network of MassachusettsÂ’ 2nd Annual Hyper-Local Craft BrewFest is coming to Somerville this weekend ...
Your Town

Taste of Cambridge postponed to next week

The 11th Annual Taste of Cambridge event has been postponed until next Tuesday because of inclement weather in the forecast.
Photo Gallery

Kendall Square hosts latest food truck festival

Food Truck Festivals of New England held its most recent event Saturday in Kendall Square, Cambridge ...
Photo Gallery

Cambridge River Festival

The 34th Annual Cambridge River Festival took place on Saturday ...
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