Cambridge News Weekly

Cambridge Works Program Graduation Ceremony

 

Cambridge Works celebrated the accomplishments of its fourth class of participants during a recent ceremony at Cambridge City Hall today. Cambridge Works is a transitional jobs program designed to serve younger residents (age 18-35) who have not been able to get or keep jobs.  Coordinated through the Department of Human Service Program’s Office of Workforce Development, Cambridge Works provides participants a temporary job with the city, while also offering intensive case management, soft skills development and job search assistance to help participants secure an unsubsidized job upon program completion.

 

Police: Cash drawer thief couldn't open door

By George P. Hassett

A Cambridge man who tried to steal a cash drawer filled with $340 from a Walgreen's on Broadway June 21 was slowed down when he tried to leave the store through the entrance and could not open the door, according to police.

Kenneth Allen smiled at a Walgreen's cashier and stepped behind the counter before pulling a cash drawer out and trying to run out of the store, police said.  

Cambridge based bolt company celebrating another birthday

   

By William Tauro

Fran-Dan Bolt & Screw Corp located at 188 Charles Street in Cambridge is getting ready to celebrate it's 71st anniversary of being in business in the City of Cambridge with a brand new sign reflecting the year that they opened their doors to the public.

Fran-Dan ships nut and bolts nation wide and internationally. A family owned business that has been a landmark in East Cambridge for the past 71 years.

Trees down in Cambridge

 

By William Tauro

High winds caused this tree at the intersection of Charles and Fifth Street in East Cambridge to fall  during Thursday night's thunder storm.

Cambridge Police and DPW crews secured the area then later removed the tree.

MIT students and staff express condolences in Cambridge

 

By William Tauro

Students and staff at MIT "express their heartfelt condolences to the dedicated staff of MIT who have been laid off over the past year and a half", is what a flyer reads that is being handed out in front of MIT.

A group of  students, staff and Cambridge elected officials were leaf- letting in front of the university as part of a almost two year protest against the layoffs.

Cambridge Farmers' Markets 2010

 

Shop for delicious, locally grown fruits and vegetables at Cambridge farmers' markets this summer and fall. For more information, visit the Federation of Mass Farmers' Markets website.

All Cambridge farmers' markets accept WIC/senior coupons.

Cambridge Designated “Green Community”

The City of Cambridge was one of 35 cities and towns to be officially designated as a “Green Community” under the first round of a state grant program. To be designated, the City adopted 5 required criteria, including adoption of the Stretch Energy Code, and development of an Energy Reduction Plan for reducing energy consumption by 20% below an FY08 baseline by FY13.

Don't speed through Cambridge

 

By William Tauro

Cambridge Police officer while on detail on Cambridge Street pulled over a vehicle that was speeding through the intersection of Cambridge and Fulkerson Streets.

With summer arriving today, Cambridge Police have stepped up  patrols and are cracking down on drivers that disobey the traffic laws in the city.

Taste of Cambridge

 

The members of the Cambridge Licensee Advisory Board (www.clab.org) invite you to join us for the eighth annual Taste of Cambridge, the city’s premier food festival, featuring over fifty of Cambridge’s finest restaurants.

Prescription Drug Collection Day to be Part of Hazardous Waste Disposal Day in Cambridge on Saturday, June 19

 
In partnership with the Cambridge Public Health Department and the Cambridge Prevention Coalition, the Cambridge Police Department asks residents to participate in Prescription Drug Collection Day as part of the city's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday, June 19, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Mass. National Guard Armory, 450 Concord Ave., Cambridge. 

Center For Family Connections and Adoption Resource Center presents the 25TH Annual ARC Summer Intensives July 11-14

  

The ARC Summer Intensives are four days of  trainings around issues of adoption, foster care, kinship, guardianship and other complex blended families. Center For Family Connections (CFFC) and Adoption Resource Center (in concert with Evan B. Donaldson Institute), will be holding this year’s conference at the Provincetown Inn, in Provincetown Cape Cod from July 11th - 14th. The Intensives are based on Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao’s- Normative Crises framework, over thirty years of clinical experience, and consulting and training expertise. The training utilizes family systems theory, expressive therapies, trauma and developmental theory, which are the basis of the models of Dr. Pavao, who is

Founder and CEO of CFFC.

Ceremony to Celebrate Renovations to Clement G. Morgan Park and Anthony Paolillo Tot Lot

Ceremony to Celebrate Renovations to Clement G. Morgan Park and Anthony Paolillo Tot Lot Wednesday, June 16, 5-6:30 p.m.

Please join us on Wednesday, June 16 at 4:30 p.m. to celebrate the renovation of Clement G. Morgan Park and Anthony Paolillo Tot Lot.

Construction activity at Clement G. Morgan Park and Anthony Paolillo Tot Lot is substantially complete and both parks are open for use. Workers may be present from time to time to make adjustments or to complete other minor work items.

Crews from Cambridge & Somerville's Portuguese communities hit the Charles

 

One of the most outstanding events of the Festival is back with keen crews and at least as much enthusiasm as in previous years. Crew members from Cambridge's & Somerville's Portuguese communities will be in attendence at the event as they hit the Charles this weekend!

'Beer summit' cop helps arrest pellet gun shooter in Somerville

By George P. Hassett The Cambridge police officer at the center of last summer's controversy over the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. helped Somerville cops nab a man who was shooting traffic signs with a pellet gun near McGrath Highway on June 2, police said.

Cambridge Man Guilty Of Cambridge Homicide

A Cambridge man was found guilty for the murder of Steven Raftery, 42, of Cambridge, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public today.  

James Foley, 41, was found guilty of second degree murder for the fatal stabbing of Steven Raftery in Cambridge on June 26, 2008.  

Tree down in East Cambridge

 

By William Tauro

A tree at the intersection of Gore and Sixth St. in East Cambridge tears through a parked car during Sunday afternoon's thunder storms.

Police, fire and DPW crews closed of the area and rerouted traffic while cleanup crews removed the tree.

No injuries were reported.

 
 

City of Cambridge Dance Party Friday, June 25

Grab your dancing shoes and join hundreds of people -- young and old -- who will move to the groove at the The portion of street in front of Cambridge City Hall, between Inman and Bigelow Streets, will be closed to traffic, but open for dancing!!

City of Cambridge Dance Party
Friday, June 25, 7 – 11 p.m.
795 Massachusetts Ave. (in front of Cambridge City Hall)
Note: Mass. Ave. will be closed between Inman & Bigelow streets

Cambridge and Somerville Lions honor new Chinatown president

~Photo by William Tauro By William Tauro Congratulations to Hung Goon of the Chinatown Lions Club who was just sworn in as the club's new president Friday evening in Chinatown. The Chinatown Lions Club members are continuous supporters of the Somerville Lions Club and assisted side by side in the organization of the newly formed Cambridge Lions Club that will be chartered later this month. Chinatown Lions Club is a sister city club to both Cambridge and Somerville Lions clubs who occasionally participate in joint fund-raisers to support local charities together.

Cambridge taxi driver in Somerville dispute

~Photo by William Tauro By William Tauro Somerville Police cruisers were dispatched to the intersection of McGrath Highway and Linwood Street in Somerville today for an irate Cambridge taxi driver. Jean Joseph, of Malden who drives for Keep it Cool Taxi Cab of Cambridge got a bit hot headed after his taxi cab collided with Kenneth and Aura Edward, of Cambridge, after Joseph drove around to the rear of Edward's vehicle while Edwards was backing up. Somerville Police arrived, swapped papers for the two parties and advised to pair on their rights if they wanted to pursue the matter regarding the attempted assault in court.

Cambridge man sentenced to one year in prison in connection with accepting over $7,000 in commercial bribery scheme

A former Partners Healthcare employee has been sentenced after being convicted in connection with setting up payments, or “kickbacks,” from a vendor in exchange for securing computer software and service contracts for Partners Healthcare (Partners).  On May 26, 2010, a Suffolk Superior Court jury found John Cleary, age 38, of Cambridge, guilty on the charges of Commercial Bribery (2 counts).  Superior Court Judge Patrick Brady sentenced Cleary yesterday to serve one year in State Prison, followed by one year of probation.

Kennedy Community School 1st annual Spring Fling

The Kennedy Community School 1st annual Spring Fling Festival will take  place on Saturday June 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain date is June 6).
This is a FREE family and child-focused event featuring music by the popular children's musician Jeannie Mac, as well as arts and crafts, face painting, a moon bounce, double-dutch jump rope, snow cones and popcorn.  Members of the Kennedy Longfellow School staff will be on hand, as well as 7th Graders
who will be presenting their new native woodland garden, part of the school's "Green in the Middle" grant.  Events and activities are FREE!
This event is sponsored by East Cambridge Savings Bank and brought to you by Cambridge Community Schools, a Division of the Department of Human Services

Cambridge Street Clean Up brings East Cambridge into “Bloom”

 

 

Shoppers and business owners alike will notice something new in East Cambridge this summer. Thanks to the joint efforts of the East Cambridge Business Association (ECBA) and the Department of Public Works, 24 hanging flower pots have been installed along Cambridge Street in East Cambridge.

 

Friends of Fresh Pond Programs June 4-12

Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Monitoring Friday, June 4, 1-3 p.m. Water Purification Facility front door, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway You can participate in Fresh Pond’s Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Project by helping collect plant data from the wetland where we have released Galerucella beetles for the fourth year. No experience is necessary: we will explain the project and give you a training session.