Cambridge News Weekly

MMA Announces 2011 Motorcycle Safety Awareness Period & 10th Anniversary Milestone

 
Highway sign during the 2010 Motorcycle Safety Awareness Period

The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is pleased to announce the 2011 Motorcycle Safety Awareness Period which will run from Monday, March 28th through Saturday, April 30th.  Additionally, this year’s month-long observance celebrates the 10th successive year marking Motorcycle Awareness in the Commonwealth.

Lions Night at the Boston Pops

 

The Somerville Lions Club would like to invite you, your club or organization to join the Somerville Lions Club and District 33K for a "Lions Night at the Boston Pops"

Five Mile CityRun & Three Mile CityWalk Sunday, Apr. 3

The 25^th Annual City of Cambridge Five Mile CityRun and Three Mile CityWalk will be held Sunday, April 3.  This very popular rite of spring has attracted over 1,200 runners and walkers over the past few years and has been named one of the top 75 road races in New England by the prestigious New England Runner magazine.  With the added sponsorship these last few years of Marathon Sports, Saucony and Whole Foods, the event has raised approximately $20,000 in corporate donations and entry fees.  Proceeds after expenses benefit the Friends of Cambridge Athletics (FOCA), the Andrea Harvey Memorial Fund and the Cambridge Program: Helping Turn Disabilities into Capabilities.

CPD Offering FREE Police Exam Test Prep for Cambridge Residents

Interested in taking the Massachusetts Open Competitive Examination for Police Officers on April 30, 2011? Cambridge Police are offering a FREE Candidate Preparation Seminar on Saturday, April 9th at the Cambridge Police Department.

CPD Announces High School Senior Essay Challenge

The Cambridge Police Department invites high school seniors in Cambridge who are entering college to participate in our High School Senior Essay Challenge.
The winner and runner up of this competition will be awarded a brand new laptop computer, courtesy of Micro Center, to assist them in their academic journey. The purpose of this contest is for students to examine the community in which they live and analyze how it relates to public safety.

New Book from Cambridge Health Alliance clinicians offers innovative trauma treatment guide

 

Clinicians from the renowned Victims of Violence Program at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) and the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School have drawn on their collective experiences to publish a novel treatment guide for adult survivors of interpersonal violence and abuse.

Sheriff Koutoujian hosts Inmate GED class & Culinary Arts class graduation

 

Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian proudly hosted the 14th graduation of the Inmate Culinary Arts Program at the Billerica House of Correction on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 11:00 am. Also at the ceremony, nine inmates who recently earned their General Education Diploma were recognized for their dedication to their education.

Commissioner Haas attends first CPSA meeting of 2011

 

Members of the Cambridge Police Department joined representatives from other City agencies, local businesses, and universities at a meeting of the Cambridge Public Safety Association.
The meeting, the first of three CPSA meetings slated for 2011, was held at Genzyme world headquarters in Kendall Square on the morning of May 16th and focused on The Digital Workplace – New Media, Risks and Security.

Somerville poets go to Cambridge in new anthology

 

By Doug Holder 

“On the River”: The Cambridge Community Poem.” By the People of Cambridge. Edited by Peter Payack.

Well, I guess since Somerville doesn’t have a Poet Laureate, Somerville poets have to go elsewhere, and indeed a number of them have been included in the innovative new poetry anthology “On the River” edited by the first Poet Populist of Cambridge Peter Payack. Since Somerville and Cambridge adjoin each other,there are exchanges of vital poetry fluids between the two promiscuous citizen bodies. In his introduction to the collection Payack writes:

Saint Clements girls basketball team receives special recognition and honor

 

Saint Clement High School will be awarded the 2011 MIAA Division 4 Girls' Basketball Team Sportsmanship Award.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association has announced that Saint Clement High School will be awarded the 2011 MIAA Division 4 Girls’ Basketball Team Sportsmanship Award. The Lady Anchors were chosen from 61 Division IV schools across the state. “This achievement, not only the first of its kind in school history, but it is a true testament of what our sport programs are all about,” said Robert G. Chevrier, Principal, Saint Clement School. “I would like to congratulate Athletic Director and Girls Varsity Basketball coach Shawn Thornton for exemplifying the true meaning of sportsmanship not only in his coaching of the team but for all he does for the students of Saint Clement School,” said Bob.

Recipe for success

Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian is proud to host the 14th graduation of the Inmate Culinary Arts Program at the Billerica House of Correction on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 11:00 am. Also at the ceremony, nine inmates who have recently earned their General Education Diploma will be recognized for their dedication to their education.

Cambridge Police Department Celebrates Women’s History Month

In honor International Women’s Day on March 8th and Women’s History Month, the Cambridge Police Department would like to highlight the achievements of its first female police officer.
Edith J. Taylor was hired as an investigator in July of 1919 and become a full-time police officer in March of 1921. She spent 33 years as a Cambridge Police Officer.

International Mother Language Day Celebrated

Bangladesh Association of New England, a non-profit and Cultural Organization of the USA, organized a program on Feb 19 at the Kennedy Longfellow School Auditorium, Cambridge.

 

Cambridge Police Host Informational Open House

The Cambridge Police Department hosted an Informational Open House for those interested in sitting for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Open Competitive Examination for Police Officers scheduled for April 30, 2011.
Nearly 30 people were in attendance for the meeting at the Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility on Monday night, February 28th. Those in attendance were greeted by Commissioner Robert C. Haas of the Cambridge Police Department who said, “We are looking for people with the talent and integrity to serve this very diverse city and I am encouraged by the turnout here tonight. Ask questions, be prepared, and good luck to you all.”