Cambridge
Citizens Debate Climate Plans
Over 60 Cambridge residents met for the second session of the Climate Emergency Congress on Saturday to vote on a list of recommendations responding to the city’s climate challenges. Four hours and 52 minutes later, the delegates came to the consensus to reconvene for a third session.
Coakley Supporters Stand Guard
Volunteers carry signs in Harvard Square to help Mass. Attorney General Martha M. Coakley’s campaign for the Senate seat.
Flat Patties To Get Building of Its Own
It’s official! Flat Patties will be pulling out of The Garage and moving to its own place at 33 Brattle Street (by Crema Café).
Cambridge Gives the Lampoon an Icy Notice
While many lucky students are enjoying climates far from frozen Cambridge, the wintry weather is causing some trouble for the ...
And the Top Flicks in the 02138 Are...
Want to know what has your roommate glued to the DVD player on his laptop? If your roomie follows the taste of most 02138 residents, he's probably watching one of the following.
The Man Behind the Tylenol Cyanide Murders Might Be Living in Cambridge
Cambridge residents can be a sketchy crew, and James W. Lewis may be the sketchiest among them. In 1982, seven people died in the Chicago area because some Tylenol pills they took were laced with cyanide. (CYANIDE!) The case was never solved—and the $100,000 reward offered by Johnson & Johnson for finding the culprit was never claimed. At the time, Lewis became associated with the case because he wrote a letter demanding $1 million from Johnson & Johnson to stop the killings. He spent over a decade behind bars for this act of extortion, but he was never tried or convicted for the actual murders. That may soon change. Now, Lewis is back in the news with a book—and maybe, another round of court hearings that may settle the question of his innocence once and for all.
Senate Hopefuls Eye Galluccio's Vacant Seat
Following the resignation of recently imprisoned Massachusetts State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio on Tuesday, a slew of hopefuls are eyeing his now-vacant Senate seat.
Galluccio Resigns Senate Seat, Says He Will Appeal Jail Sentence
Massachusetts State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio resigned his Senate seat Tuesday night after being sentenced on Monday to a year in jail for violating his probation for an October hit-and-run accident.
BRIEF: Senator Galluccio Sentenced to Year in Prison
Massachusetts State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio, who has attributed failed breathalyzer tests to his toothpaste, was sentenced Monday to one year in jail for violating his probation in a hit-and-run accident.
Senator Galluccio Fails Breathalyzer Tests
Massachusetts State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio, sentenced recently to six months’ home confinement for an October 4 hit-and-run accident, failed a series of breathalyzer tests on Tuesday and attributed the results to his use of two brands of toothpastes.
Red Line Train Derails
A derailed Red Line train near the Alewife Station interrupted T service around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Where to Eat if You're Still Stranded in Cambridge
Are still stuck on campus (hooray for snow and cancelled flights) and sad that the dining halls closed today after ...
Snowed In at Harvard
It turns out a blizzard-like storm might keep you stuck in Cambridge. Find out if your travel plans were affected.
Eccentric People Create Eclectic Pit
A man holds a sign outside the Harvard Square T-stop offering a “Free Bible Quiz.” Bruce M. Benson says his objective is not to convert people, but to start conversations with the people he encounters in the Square. And the Pit, the sunken amphitheater that surrounds the T-stop entrance, seemed the perfect place for interesting encounters.
Carols in the Square
Carolers sing in front of the information kiosk by the Harvard Square T-stop and the Pit.
The Pit
The Pit, a sunken area in front the Harvard Square T stop, is uncharacteristically bare on December 12th, when temperatures dropped below freezing. Despite the cold, carolers gather to sing Christmas music and local youth gather at this popular meeting point over the course of a day.