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...town was in Higginson's words, "long and thin, as becomes an overgrown youth, measuring 18 miles in length and only a mile in width. It is shaped like a pair of compasses, one leg extending through Arlington, Lexington, Bedford and Billerica," while the other, shorter leg bisected Brighton and Newton. The present Cambridge formed only the head of the compass...
Cambridge shrunk slowly through the century, as townsmen asked for the right to open their own churches, instead of making long trips each Sunday. Newton pulled away in 1662, and Lexington opened its own parish in 1696, but Brighton remained a part of Cambridge until 1779. But as it shrunk in size, Cambridge grew in stature, an increasingly wealthy city that also served as the intellectual capital of the 13 colonies...
Ovett, a onetime art student from the seaside resort of Brighton, trains obsessively, running as much as 160 miles a week, compared with Coe's 50 to 70. Before the Olympics, Ovett downplayed the 800-meter contest. Said he: "I'm in the 800 because I'm in Moscow and I do want to win it. But the race is over too quickly for me." Even so, the cocky, sometimes surly mile record holder gave himself a 50% chance of winning. What is worse, at least from Coe's standpoint, is that he has upped...
...probable cause hearing scheduled for Davis in Brighton District Court today will be suspended because the grand jury decision moves the case up to Suffolk Superior Court...
Once the grand jury issues the indictments, Davis will be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court. Davis has been held at the Charles St. Jail since his arraignment in Brighton District Court on April 19. Though the judge set bail at $50,000, he refused to let Davis out on his own recognizance after police testified that he had skipped bail in prior cases, police sources said last month...