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...third-fastest rate of housing price growth between 1980 and 2004—behind only Long Island, N.Y., and Boston-Quincy.City officials said that Cambridge is addressing the problem. “When it comes to affordable housing, I do believe we do more than any city in the commonwealth,” Councillor Anthony D. Galluccio said in an interview yesterday. But when the city offers affordable housing, it draws new residents from nearby localities—and the housing crunch persists. “We’re not joined by many other communities in making affordable housing...
...received a summons to serve on a Massachusetts jury this past summer, he found the proposition “a little ridiculous.”Since Massachusetts juries are chosen from a list of people who are 17 years or older and living in the commonwealth, even students whose permanent residence is in another state may be required to serve, according to the website for the Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner.Winston said he was asked to report at 8 a.m. to the courthouse in Ayer, Mass.—which is more than 30 miles from Harvard Yard...
When asked if the commission’s recommendations could result in changes to the alcohol policy, however, Drake wrote that the goal is to “find ways to make the tailgate the best it can be within the scope of the laws of the Commonwealth and the rules set forth by the Boston Police Department and the deans...
...race for Secretary of the Commonwealth, William F. Galvin easily defeated newcomer John C. Bonifaz, winning over 80 percent of the vote. The founding director of the National Voting Rights Institute, Bonifaz was among 11 Harvard Law students who sued the school in 1990, alleging race and sex discrimination in its faculty hiring...
Agganis Arena. 925 Commonwealth Avenue. Take the T to Park Street, transfer to the Westbound Green Line “B” train to the St. Paul Street stop. $35. www.agganisarena.com...