Cambridge News Weekly

22-story East Cambridge Middlesex Courthouse for sale

  

By William Tauro

The Middlesex County Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse located at 40 Thorndike Street in East Cambridge is up for sale.

Built in 1971 the building is outdated and in desperate need of costly repairs hat involve a major undertaking of asbestos removal as well other well needed costly repairs and updates throughout the building.

Cambridge Police Sergeant Crowley to be grand marshal

 

By William Tauro

The organizers of the 27th Aquidneck Island National Police Parade of Rhode Island, which is taking place on Sunday, have invited Cambridge Police Sergeant  James Crowley to be it's grand marshal.

Sgt. Crowley who's arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates gained national attention  last July when Crowley responded to a burglary 911call in progress.

Call Today to join the newly formed Cambridge Lions Club

Serving your local community needs!

 

GET INVOLVED!

If you are interested in joining the new Cambridge Lions Club that has just recently been formed please contact  Bill Tauro at: Wmtauro@aol.com to get started!

 

The Cambridge Lion's Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month! Please call (617)293-2016 or email: Wmtauro@aol.com for their next meeting location for that week!

 

GET INVOLVED!

If you are interested in joining the new Cambridge Lions Club that has just recently been formed please contact  Bill Tauro at: Wmtauro@aol.com to get started!

 

The Cambridge Lion's Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month! Please call (617)293-2016 or email: Wmtauro@aol.com for their next meeting location for that week!

Dante Alighieri Society attracts Cambridge Lions

 

By William Tauro

The Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts Italian Cultural Center is located at 41 Hampshire Street at the  Corner of Hampshire Street and Cardinal Medeiros Avenue in Cambridge.

The Dante Alighieri Society has recently captured the attention of the newly formed Cambridge Lion's Club who already held one of it's first meetings at the center and plans to utilize the society's meeting space frequently again in the near future.

Play ball and tie the knot

 

By William Tauro

East Cambridge Little League Baseball back in swing with appearance from Oil Can Boyd.

Dozens of Little League ball players with their parents and friends lined the park grand stands cheered on their favorite teams as they entered the field during the opening ceremonies Saturday.

Former Boston Red Sox player Oil Can Boyd made a special guest appearance at the Cambridge ball field to help celebrate the league's opening day who also greeted the crowd and took photos with fans as well as signed autographs.

Cambridge Open Studios April 24-25

 

 

Meet Local Artists & Explore Cambridge's Diverse Collection of Public Art

Cambridge Open Studios - North/West: April 24 & 25
(Harvard Sq., Porter Sq. & Alewife)

The Cambridge Science Festival April 24-May 2

  

A kaleidoscope of eye-popping, mind-boggling scientific ideas - all in less than 2 hours!  Big ideas from some of Cambridge's brightest minds - Lisa Randall, Peter Galison, Angela Belcher, George Church, Pardis Sabeti, Marc Hauser, Rebecca Saxe, Ed Boyden, Nicholas Christakis and Max Tegmark.  Five minute talks, five minute Q&A plus a reception with the speakers - all FREE - April 23rd, 7:30 PM at The Laboratory at Harvard, 52 Oxford Street.

State Representative Timothy Toomey's Gaming Bill Statement

  

In voting to pass the bill to expand gaming in Massachusetts last week, the House took an important first step to secure new sources of revenue, provide both temporary and permanent jobs, and implement casino gaming in the commonwealth in a responsible manner. 

Patriots’ Day Holiday Schedule for Rubbish, Recycling, Street Cleaning, and the Cambridge Cemetery

 

 

In observance of the Patriots’ Day Holiday on Monday, April 19, there will be no rubbish/ recycling pickup or street cleaning in Cambridge.  Rubbish/ recycling daily pickup routes will be one day behind schedule for the remainder of that week.  Streets in odd-side F-district will be posted and cleaned on Thursday, April 29.

 

The Cambridge Cemetery at 76 Coolidge Avenue will have the gates open from 7 AM to 7 PM on Monday, April 19; however the Cemetery Administrative Office will be closed.

MIT's Third Annual Herb Pomeroy Memorial Concert to feature rarely performed Ellington work and world premiere by MIT Alumnus Jamshied Sharifi: May 8

 

Honoring the memory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s “Father of Jazz,” Herb Pomeroy (1930-2007), the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble will perform one of Ellington’s greatest works, A Tone Parallel Harlem at the Third Annual Herb Pomeroy Memorial Concert on Saturday, May 8, at 8pm atKresge Auditorium (48 Massachusetts Ave.). Admission is $5.

Garage fire in Cambridge

 

By William Tauro

Cambridge Firefighters responded to a call at the rear of the Cambridge Auto Center Garage located at 1280 Cambridge Street.  A fire broke out in the rear garage around 2pm  Thursday on the Prospect Street side of the building.
Police closed off Prospect Street from Cambridge to Hampshire Streets. Fire fighters got the blaze under control and shortly after reopened the streets to traffic.

One-Man Poetry Play Campaign Underscores Need for Mental Health Services

 
Photo credit fotobytimo

When Michael Mack was five, his mother chopped off her hair and walked him to the school bus believing she was the Virgin Mary. As she cried uncontrollably, Mack boarded the bus alone, and another boy asked, "Who was that man with you crying so hard?" Mack insisted he did not know.

Flaherty calls for recount as DiDomenico claims senate victory

By George P. Hassett Everett City Councilor Sal DiDomenico is telling supporters he won today's special Democratic primary election as the early second place finisher Tim Flaherty is calling for a recount. Flaherty alleged voting irregularities in Everett after an election day tally left him about 125 votes short, according to early returns.

DiDomenico to follow Galluccio in Somerville and Cambridge senate seat

By George P. Hassett

Sal DiDomenico is telling supporters he won today's special election by a slim margin over Tim Flaherty, of Cambridge, for the state senate vacated by jailed senator Anthony Galluccio. The seat's district includes two precincts in Somerville and portions of Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex counties. DiDomenico's margin of victory was under 300.

Today is election day

Special State Primary to fill Position of State Senator for Middlesex, Suffolk & Essex Senate District Apr. 13

The Special State Primary to fill the position of State Senator for Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex Senate District will be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.  Voters who live in the following precincts (followed by polling location) are eligible to vote in this election: 

3-2 - DPW Headquarters
6-1 - City Hall Annex  
6-2 - Vernon Hall Nursing Home  
6-3 - Youville Hospital
7-1 - Baldwin School    
7-2 – Baldwin School   
7-3 – Gund Hall
8-1 - Graham and Parks School
8-2 – Friends Center
9-1 – Lexington Ave. Firehouse
10-2 – Graham and Parks School

French-Kiss-A-Thon

 

Kissing Contest in Harvard Square Promotes Local Theater Group

The Boston Babydolls, Boston’s premier burlesque troupe, is hosting a kissing marathon to promote their upcoming show French Kiss.

“French Kiss is a very romantic show and we’re trying to expand that romance beyond the bounds of the theater,” said Boston Babydolls producer, Scratch.  “In these days of texting and instant messaging, we’re encouraging people to put down their cell phones and just kiss each other”.

Monuments of Cambridge Common

 

By William Tauro

A monument with a statue of Brig. General Charles Russell Lowell overlooking
high above the Cambridge Common sits  a tear above a statue of President
Abraham Lincoln with an inscription that reads:

The soldiers and sailors of Cambridge, whose names are here inscribed, died in
the service of their country, in the war for the maintenance of the union.
To perpetuate the memory of their valor and patriotism, this Monument is erected
by the City, A.D., 1869-70

Teen Empowerment Peace Conference held in Somerville

By William Tauro Over 800 students attended the fourth annual Teen Empowerment Peace 2010 Conference held at Somerville High School and hosted by the City of Somerville.

MIT accused of "No Free Speech Zone"

 

By William Tauro

"MIT Doesn't want us to talk about: Unfair Layoffs Slashed Medical Benefits Lost Student Services"

The above is what the a flyer reads that was being circulated in the crowded MIT meeting room  at 77 Massachusetts Avenue  on Friday that hosted the Student-Worker Solidarity Gathering.

MIT workers as well as students protested the college executives asking them to support it's workers. Protesters accused the college of treating university janitors, police, technicians, librarians, administrative assistants and other support staff  workers unfairly.

MIT "Hac" prank turns up-side-down

 

By William Tauro


Thursday  students of MIT did their annual prank tradition again for this year. This time it consisted of an up-side-down room complete with a pool table, wall portraits and furnishing mounted from the ceiling.

This year's "Hac" prank took place  at the Wiesner building located on Ames Street in Cambridge.

Cambridge Man Arraigned On Child Rape Charges

 
A Cambridge after-school program employee has been arrested and arraigned on child rape charges, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public today.

Christopher Bradshaw, 24, of Cambridge was arrested last night by Cambridge Police and arraigned today in Cambridge District Court on one count of child rape.  Cambridge District Court Judge Michelle Hogan ordered Bradshaw held on $5,000 cash bail with the conditions that he has no contact with the victim or the victim’s family, no contact with any witnesses, no unsupervised contact with children under 16, no employment or volunteer work with children and the defendant has to report to the probation office once a week.

Bradshaw’s next court date is May 7 for a probable cause hearing. 

State Senate supporters rally up

~Photo by William Tauro By William Tauro Last minute campaigning for the upcoming State Senate race. Supporters for Everett City Councilor Sal DiDomenico Michael Albano and Tom Flaherty rallied at the Cambridge-Somerville line hours before tonight's debate

Medford couple sentenced to jail for violent crime spree

A Medford man who robbed and assaulted as many as seven women on Cambridge and Somerville streets will spend the next two decades behind bars. Vincent Primo, 41, of Medford, pled guilty on the eve of trial to all charges which include armed robbery, unarmed robbery, armed assault with intent to rob, armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, and credit card fraud over $250. A judge sentenced Primo to 16 to 20 years at MCI Cedar Junction, with 5 years probation.

Windy City

 

By William Tauro

A four story tall wind sail mobile made of colorful steel sails that sit  in the center of Porter Square in Cambridge was exercising it's movements at a fate rate of speed Thursday afternoon during gusty winds.

Roadwork ties up traffic on Mass Ave

 

By William Tauro

Workers performing intense roadwork backing up traffic this week on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge next to Porter Square.

Celebrate Fresh Pond Day Saturday, May 8

 

The City of Cambridge invites you to the third annual Fresh Pond Day on Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge. Join us as we celebrate everything that makes one of the city’s largest open spaces so special!  This event is free and open to the public. Picnic baskets are encouraged.

City of Cambridge Endorses Burgerman After Radio Visits

 

Sam Novey, the Cambridge Resident and Harvard student who will be running the Boston Marathon for charity on April 19th, visited Cambridge City Hall Monday to speak before the Mayor and City Council. Cambridge City Councilor Tim Toomey had recently put forth a council resolution commending Novey on his efforts and encouraging Cantabridgians to get involved in the Burgerman movement.

Middlesex County Sheriff James V. DiPaola Honored by Department of Defense for Extraordinary Support of Employees who serve in the (State) National Guard and Reserve

 
 

The Massachusetts Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced today the Middlesex County Sheriff James V. DiPaola of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Sheriff’s Office was honored with a Patriot Award in recognition of extraordinary support of its employee S/SGT Michael Iannelli of Billerica, MA who served in the United States Air Force Reserve 439th Civil Engineer Squadron, Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts. S/SGT Iannelli served during Operation Iraqi Freedom during FY 2009.

Information for Disaster Relief Assistance from Recent Storms and Flooding

 

Disaster assistance is now available for Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester County residents who suffered losses related to severe storms and flooding beginning on March 12 and continuing. Disaster officials with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urge people with uninsured or underinsured losses to register for help as soon as possible.

District Attorney Leone Offers Strategies To Help Businesses Protect Themselves From Workplace Violence

 

 Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone commenced a program yesterday on workplace violence prevention, with plans to speak to businesses throughout Middlesex County on this issue. The initial program was held for Law Enforcement personnel, and security and business executives of companies interested in taking a proactive stance on the issue including Draper Laboratory, which hosted the event.