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Shawn A. Boehmer
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Residents to Consider Minor Changes to Cambridge Charter in Ballot Measure
This November, Cambridge voters will ratify or reject a draft of the City’s charter that makes minor changes without altering the core of its 85-year-old council-manager form of government.
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Wants to Make Cambridge a Model City in Next Term For City Council
Running for his third term on the Cambridge City Council, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler says he wants to make Cambridge a model for progressive policy and fighting threats from the Trump administration, as it has attacked the universities and many immigrants his city is home to.
Flyby Tries: Performative Male Contest
Labubus, totebags, matcha, oh my! One Flyby writer dashes to the Signet to participate in their performative male contest. He recounts his transformative experience to live up to his performative potential.
CPS School Committee Was Aware of Superintendent Candidate’s Losses in Crypto Scam Since Summer
The Cambridge School Committee knew the details of Lourenço Garcia’s financial mismanagement earlier this summer, according to a district official familiar with the matter. But members declined to publicly take action on the information — or disclose it to Cambridge residents.
Zusy Seeks First Full Term for Cambridge City Council
Councilor Catherine “Cathie” Zusy has established herself as a moderating voice in an ambitious, pro-development Cambridge City Council — despite only serving for a year. Now, she’s running for reelection to increase affordable housing while preserving neighborhood character.
Council Greenlights Lower Bow Street Pedestrianization
The City of Cambridge is planning to pedestrianize a section of Lower Bow St. in Harvard Square, prohibiting vehicle access from the stretch between Plympton St. and Dewolfe St.
Burhan Azeem Aims to Make Cambridge More Affordable in a Third Council Term
In a term marked by landmark housing policies, Burhan Azeem’s central focus has stayed the same: making living in Cambridge more affordable. It’s a topic that consistently ranks as the number one issue on voter’s minds.
Something in the Water: How Raw Sewage Floods Homes on the Banks of Alewife Brook
Alewife Brook has flooded regularly for decades after heavy rains, sometimes combining with sewage water from the combined sewer system below the brook, leaving residents to wade through the sewage that runs over the sidewalks for days after a storm.
‘Hard To Categorize’: Patty M. Nolan ’80 Defies Labels in Fourth Bid for City Council
Patricia M. “Patty” Nolan ’80 started her career in Cambridge politics in 2005. More than twenty years later, she says she’s still hard to pin down.
Amid Mass. ICE Crackdown, Cambridge City Council Announces More Immigrant Resources
The Cambridge City Council directed City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 on Monday night to design and implement resources to address emergency immigration incidents in Cambridge, as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement cracks down on the Boston Metro area.
A Better Cambridge Announces Endorsements in City Council Race, Giving Boost to Incumbents
The last super PAC in Cambridge to announce its endorsements released its slate of supported candidates for the Cambridge City Council election Saturday afternoon, giving a major boost to eight candidates who were overwhelmingly incumbents.
The Top Issues Defining Cambridge’s City Council Elections
Affordable housing, transportation, and standing up to the Trump administration have risen to the top of voters’ minds in the run-up to the Cambridge municipal elections.
McGovern, Running for 7th Council Term, Casts Himself as Longtime Force for Progressive Change
Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern is now running for another reelection to the Cambridge City Council, pitching himself as a dedicated public servant who’s played a decisive role in the council’s landmark policies over the last decade.
‘Addicted to Spending’: CCC Endorsed Candidates Talk Fiscal Responsibility at Forum
Eleven Cambridge City Council and School Committee candidates appeared at a Cambridge Citizens Coalition forum on Sunday night, unilaterally criticizing what they deemed as ineffective spending.
He Represented Paul Toner. Now, He’s the Fundraising Frontrunner in Cambridge’s Municipal Elections.
Timothy R. Flaherty, the attorney currently representing embattled Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner, has quickly become the most well funded candidate in the race for his client’s former Council seat.
