Cambridge News Weekly

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.  

Snow Emergency Parking Ban in Effect Saturday, Dec. 19 at 10 p.m.

 

When a Snow emergency is declared, parking is prohibited on streets signed “No Parking during Snow Emergency." Check signs carefully.  For information on School Closings, call 617-349-6513.  For information on City program cancellation, contact the respective organization.

A list and map of prohibited streets can be viewed by clicking on the Snow Storm Procedures link of the Traffic Dept. Website at www.cambridgema.gov/traffic.  Some parking garages will provide free parking for a limited time during a declared snow emergency. Call 617-349-4700 or visit above website.

For more information, also visit the DPW Website www.cambridgema.gov/snow.
A new feature on this site will allow you to report unsafe sidewalks.

Galluccio receives sentence for hit-and-run crash

By William Tauro State Sen. Anthony Galluccio pleaded guilty today in Cambridge District Court for an Oct. 4 hit-and-run accident that injured a 13-year-old Cambridge boy. The 42-year-old former Cambridge mayor was sentenced to six months home confinement, with the stipulation that he can leave his home to attend church on Sundays to cast votes at the State House. Galluccio was also ordered to surrender his drivers license for five years, and will be subject to random alcohol and drug testing. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. Galluccio had been convicted of drunken driving charges twice before the October incident, in 1984 and 1997.