All: This week has been packed with several important meetings. At Monday’s council meeting, the policy order expressing extreme disappointment at DCR’s decision regarding Riverbend Park passed 7-2. Environmental justice demands that we find a way to broaden the use of Memorial Drive as a park, not a car speedway all weekend long. Tuesday’s meeting …
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“The Embrace” in Boston’s Freedom Plaza All: Happy April! This week we didn’t have a regular full council meeting, due to the Patriot’s Day Holiday. I hope you got your taxes filed and are enjoying the emerging flowers around town. Even though I no longer have school aged children, it still feels like school vacation …
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Come see a great show this weekend! All: Happy Spring, everyone! Want something to do this weekend? Go see “The Cutlass Crew” at the Peabody School. Shows are Saturday (3:00 PM and 7:00 PM) and Sunday (1:00 PM and 5:00 PM). Why? Because the show is fun, sweet, charming, AND about women pirates! I was …
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Construction on a great new substation project in Kendall Square – read below to find out more! All: Happy St. Patrick’s Day! And it is almost spring, although with the almost non-winter we’ve had, it’s hard to tell… I am wearing green and will celebrate my patron saint’s day by going to a concert tonight …
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Senator Lydia Edwards roasts Senator Sal DiDomenico… I’m in the background sitting next to my colleague, Councillor McGovern All: Happy March! This past week I enjoyed a wonderful play at Central Square Theater – ALMA – I definitely recommended it! The small theater setting is optimal for being drawn into the play, and the two …
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All: I recently got back from a two week vacation in Guatemala which was wonderful! The trip was a time away – a time of reflection, recreation, and learning. One key appreciation was for our car emissions standards – the air anywhere near motor vehicles was noticeably more polluted. There were lots of mopeds since …
Join the zoom on Saturday night to meet with members of the Charter Review Committee and learn more about our charter review process! All: First of all, tonight and into this weekend we are expecting extreme cold weather. The city has many resources available in terms of warming centers, overnight shelters, and essential safety information …
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Come to the Cambridge Public Library Tuesday night to meet with members of the Charter Review Committee and learn more about our charter review process! All: The last two weeks in the city have seen continued reaction to the fatal shooting by police of Arif Sayed Faisal. There have been several protests, a community meeting …
Community gathering outside City Hall following a tragic death (Photo: Marc Levy, Cambridge Day) All: With a heavy heart, I wish all a happy new year. A very heavy heart since our first week of 2023 witnessed a tragedy in our community. As broadly reported, a young Cambridge resident, Sayed Faisal, was killed by a Cambridge …
A look at our family’s holiday season – a lit Menorah and a Christmas Tree filled with ornaments All: Happy New Year! In this week of year end for 2022, I reflect on the past year. I am grateful and appreciative as ever that we blend the Hanukkah tradition of my husband’s Jewish roots and …
