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Famed sports journalist and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member Peter Gammons spoke yesterday at the First Congregational Church as a part of the Home Run in Harvard Square series hosted by at an event Hosted by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. Gammons, a long time writer for the Boston Globe as well as Sports Illustrated, spoke on The Boston Red Sox's off season moves, the steroid era, the baseball free agency period or "Hot Stove", and other baseball related issues.
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A large crowd assembles on Massachusetts Avenue to watch the Woman of the Year parade.
Birds in a Cambridge Yard Stir Neighborhood Trouble
When Cambridge resident Adam W. Fastman and his housemates on 218-220 Putnam Ave. first conceived the idea of raising chickens and ducks in their backyard, they did not foresee that their newfound “pets” would raise so much controversy among their neighbors.
Square Businesses Support Haiti
On Sunday night, nearly 150 patrons crowded into the ground floor of OM Restaurant and Lounge—but unlike any other night, jazz emanated from the lounge, as costumers gathered to support earthquake victims in Haiti.
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Harvard Square businesses like Om Restaurant and Lounge have started raising funds for relief in Haiti through donated proceeds from food sales and cover charges.
Machete Attacker Eludes Police
The machete-wielding attacker who struck a man on Jan. 21 in “The Pit” remains at large, according to the Cambridge Police Department.
Eat Your Face Off!
If you're one of those Harvard students who's been missing the local cuisine throughout J-term, you may be in luck. The opportunity has come to indulge in as much greasy fast food as you can, with the added benefit of a prize incentive—and eternal glory for yourself and Harvard. This month, Qdoba is launching its Sixth Annual Rice and Bean Pot, a burrito eating contest and benefit for Kevin Youkilis Hits for Kids.
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Harvard students and Cambridge residents gather in Harvard Square on Saturday afternoon to enjoy free hot chocolate samples provided by Square establishments.
Coakley Supporters Stand Guard
Volunteers carry signs in Harvard Square to help Mass. Attorney General Martha M. Coakley’s campaign for the Senate seat.