Halloween decorations have started popping up all over Cambridge this week. All: A relatively short newsletter this week with a few important updates. The last few mornings have been a welcome sign that fall is here. I love this time of year with cool mornings and warm afternoons. Hope you get outside and enjoy all

Enjoying city water at Danehy Park Fun Day after urging the City not to serve single-use plastic water bottles All: Happy New Year for those celebrating – L’Shana Tova. Our family celebrates and I use this time of the Jewish New Year for reflection. This month has lots of great community events… too many of

Had a ball at the local,and legendary, Passim celebrating my anniversary with friends while listening to some awesome local artists. All: Happy September. Summer is winding down, students are back in school throughout Cambridge, and the City Council will resume regular meetings on Monday night. The end of summer is always bittersweet. Usually I find

Enjoying “Moth Ball” at the Fresh Pond Reservation All: Happy August. A day of hard rain finally broke the heat from earlier this week. Although we got a good helping of rain yesterday, as August rolls on, remember that there are still thousands of local trees that need adopting – become a Forest Friend and adopt

A perfect night for the Cambridge Dance Party All: Even though there are no regular Council meetings in July, nothing seems to slow down. I have been working on a range of issues this summer, including monitoring and fighting back on the impacts of the federal government on our City and our educational institutions. The

I had a blast marching in the mermaid parade leading to RiverFest last weekend. All: The news in the world continues to rock Cambridge. Harvard is under attack, as is all of higher education. Our city has been and will continue to be affected by the assault on academic freedom by the federal government. I

Congratulations to the CRLS Class of 2025! All: Happy June – I had the pleasure of attending the CRLS graduation ceremony on Thursday, which was held indoors due to the extreme heat. Congratulations to all the new graduates on their next step. Then, all day Friday and Saturday and part of Sunday, I spent at

Reopening of the Historic Harvard Square Kiosk on Friday morning (Photo credit: Kyle Klein) All: Highlights this time of year in Cambridge are always the Harvard and MIT commencements. With so much chaos from the federal government and their attacks on higher education, it is especially important this year to celebrate the students who worked

Honored to represent Cambridge as one of the first municipalities to be named a Climate Leader Community All: Happy May. Warm weather is here and flowers around the city are blooming. Warm weather in the city also means roadway construction returns – I was lucky enough to run into some great TPT employees putting down

Enjoying the Patriot’s Day Festivities with State Representative Steve Owens All: Happy April – Earth Month and month of Easter and Passover. I celebrated Passover with my family. I love that we are able to blend my Catholic upbringing with my husband’s Jewish heritage for a personalized seder. As we noted during the meal, especially