City Politics
Council Holds Roundtable to Examine Voting
Last night the Cambridge City Council took a break from its normal order of business to hold a roundtable with the Elections Commission to discuss councilors’ concerns with the voting process.
Council Discusses Funding for Community Action Programs
The Cambridge City Council weighed in last night on the federal budget, passing a resolution urging President Barack Obama to maintain funding for the Community Services Block Grant—the primary funding source for community action programs.
Parade Salutations
City officials greet the crowds present at the 2011 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Boston. Many other government representatives made an appearance at this year's parade, including ones from the Boston Fire Department and the United States Navy.
Allston Pizzeria Wins Beer and Wine License
After a protracted and controversial process, Stone Hearth Pizza Co. received approval yesterday to proceed to the next round in its application for a beer and wine license.
Cambridge City Council Examines Officers' Israel Trip
Twenty-three residents addressed the Council in support of Policy Order #20, which asked City Manager Robert W. Healy to investigate a recent trip by municipal law enforcement officials to Israel.
HUCTW Rallies Against Walker Ban
Mellow music played in the background as union supporters and their opponents chanted across a divided, police monitored Beacon Street in front of the Massachusetts State House yesterday.
Councillors Challenge City Manager
After receiving high praise last week for Cambridge’s AAA bond rating, City Manager Robert W. Healy Jr. came under fire at last night’s City Council meeting as councillors and a disgruntled resident questioned his performance.
City Council Advises Gender Neutral Bathrooms
In response to concerns raised by the city’s GLBT Commission and members of the transgender community, the Cambridge City Council has passed a resolution requesting that the City Manager draft an ordinance on gender-neutral bathrooms.
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Activists from the Students Immigrant Movement hold up signs that read “LET US LEARN, LET US SERVE” during a rally at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul yesterday afternoon. Students from all around Massachusetts gathered in Boston to partake in a nationally organized effort to support the DREAM Act.
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A student immigrant activist watches the rally at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul yesterday afternoon as a part of a nationally organized effort to support the DREAM Act.
Cambridge Considers Increasing Marijuana Possession Fines
The Cambridge Police Department is looking to crack down on recreational marijuana use through two new proposed city ordinances which ...
Two Boston Public Schools To Be Converted to Charter Schools
The Boston School Committee recently approved a proposal to convert Patrick F. Gavin Middle School and a Boston high school into charter schools in an effort to “accelerate students’ achievements,” according to Matthew Wilder, the committee’s director of media relations.
Support Builds for Secret Court Movement
Their Day in the Yard, a student-led initiative to right the wrongs of Harvard’s infamous Secret Court of 1920, has earned the support of various student groups and the attention of the City of Cambridge GLBT Commission.
