City Politics
City Council Votes Against Televising Roundtable
The Cambridge City Council voted against a measure to televise an upcoming roundtable meeting—a proposal that some councillors said they hoped would increase transparency but others argued would limit discussion.
Joe Kennedy speech
Joseph P. Kennedy III, who is running for the congressional seat in Massachusetts' 4th congressional district, speaks at Winthrop House Junior Common Room on Thursday evening. He indicated in his speech the importance of sustained life-long learning, as well as energy independence, a fixed fiscal strategy, and health care policy.
Joe Kennedy speech
Joseph P. Kennedy III, who is running for the congressional seat in Massachusetts' 4th congressional district, speaks at Winthrop House Junior Common Room on Thursday evening. He indicated in his speech the importance of getting students involved in politics and elections and that we are not too young or too naive to demand changes, but rather "exactly the ones" to do so.
Tribute to Anthony Shadid
Philip F. Bennett '81, former editor of Anthony Shadid at The Washington Post, speaks of Shadid at the Harvard Book Store. Bennett currently works at Frontline.
Cambridge City Council Celebrates Salvadoran Sister City
Cambridge City Councillors along with Salvadoran officials commemorated the 25-year anniversary of the Cambridge-El Salvador Sister City Project on Wednesday.
City Councillor Marjorie C. Decker To Run for State Representative
After State Representative Alice K. Wolf’s formally declared on Thursday that she does not plan to run for reelection this fall, Cambridge City Councillor Marjorie C. Decker announced her own intentions to run for the seat.
City Holds Onto Manager
The Cambridge City Council passed a policy order at Monday’s meeting that would extend the city manager’s contract until June 30, 2013, to provide a transition period for the selection and preparation of a new city manager, a task the city has not taken on in over 30 years.
Friday afternoon Anna Lee Hirschi, Smith College '15 (left), and Joan L. Brunetta, Williams College '15, discuss their experiences in the Cambridge Public School District at "The Five Paragraph Education." The event was sponsored by the Graduate School of Education's Civic and Moral Engagement Intitiative.
IOP Hosts Premiere of HBO Film
On Thursday night, the Institute of Politics hosted the premiere screening of “Game Change,” an HBO film based on the best-selling book that chronicles the 2008 presidential race.
Harvard Plans Allston Buildings
Harvard will receive input from Allston residents to help them decide on a third-party developer for the Housing Commons and Barry’s Corner Retail at the Harvard-Allston Task Force meeting Wednesday.
Union Postpones Picketing
UNITE HERE! Local 26, the union that represents workers of the Harvard Club of Boston, postponed its picket originally scheduled for Tuesday in anticipation of renewed contract negotiations next week with Harvard Club management.
Affordable Housing Preserved in Harvard Square
Ann Allosso says she was really too old for this type of thing. Every Friday this past summer, the 73-year-old Allosso slipped flyers under doors in the Chapman Arms apartment buildings—a total of fifty units, four floors, and one rickety elevator. Every Monday, Allosso—who calls herself “the mother of the building”—led the meeting advertised on the flyer in the Chapman’s lobby.
College Junior Vies for State GOP Seat
He’s a junior. He’s a classics concentrator. Now he might be a political representative.
New Mayor of Cambridge Selected After Weeks of Voting
Cambridge City Councillor Henrietta J. Davis was elected and sworn in as mayor of Cambridge just a few minutes after 8 p.m. at Wednesday's Cambridge City Council meeting.
City Council Fails To Elect Mayor
During a relatively brief Cambridge City Council meeting, the councillors failed for a seventh time to elect a mayor.
Longtime City Clerk To Retire This Month
Cambridge City Clerk D. Margaret Drury plans to retire in February after serving in the position for 20 years.
City Council Still Unable To Elect Mayor
Though the Cambridge City Council was once again unable to select a new mayor—an issue which has remained unresolved since Jan. 2—the Council moved to aid a local dance center soon to be displaced.
Alumnus Runs For Hometown City Council
After an Allentown city councilman resigned mid-term, Harvard graduate Brad M. Paraszczak ’11 has applied for the vacant seat in his Pennsylvania hometown.
Cambridge City Council Fails To Elect Mayor
For the third consecutive week, the Cambridge City Council failed to determine which of its members would serve as the new mayor of Cambridge, leaving the city’s School Committee in the lurch without its final member.
BRIEF: City of Cambridge Divided Into Two Voting Districts
Last week, Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78, a Democrat signed a state-wide redistricting bill that will divide the city of Cambridge into two voting districts.
Occupy Harvard's Own Tent City
David House, a Boston University graduate, uses the "human mic" to declare the official start of the Occupy Harvard movement at its new tent city in Harvard Yard.
Occupy Harvard Begins
Groups of demonstrators moved in, out, and around Harvard Yard Wednesday night as the Occupy Harvard movement commenced . Harvard Yard's gates were completely sealed to both students and the public a few times throughout the night.
Occupy Harvard's General Assembly
GSAS student Marissa M. Egertsrom teaches the basics of "General Assemblies" while facilitating a conversation Wednesday night on the Law School campus.