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...Councillor Marjorie C. Decker introduced a resolution to censure the Unicco Services Company, which provides janitorial services to more than a dozen Cambridge businesses, including Harvard...
...would assume that down the road you’re going to see more and more cities divest,” Chair of the Policemen and Firemen’s Pension Fund James Kottage said. Cambridge officials could not be reached for comment yesterday. But Cambridge Councillor Denise E. Simmons told The Crimson earlier this month that she could “see Cambridge following in support” of the divestment movement. In New Haven, trustees on the board of each fund met with Alderman Nicholas Shalek and City Controller Mark Pietrosimone to determine the viability of divestment...
...campaign for University divestment from the oil stock PetroChina, a company involved with the Sudanese government’s ongoing genocide in the western region of Darfur. Since then, other universities and even states have pulled their funds from companies tied to Sudan. Although Cambridge city councillors said there are currently no formal plans for the city to follow Providence’s lead and begin a national trend of city divestment, at least one councillor expressed interest in looking into the possibility. Cambridge holds stock through its pension fund, but city officials said they could not yet determine whether...
...city may have more say in the makeup of Harvard Square if councillors manage to orchestrate Cambridge’s purchase of a coveted piece of property from the MBTA. Last night, councillors discussed the possibility of buying the conductors’ building and surrounding land behind the Harvard Square Hotel on Mount Auburn Street and converting it into a Cambridge museum or a site for local small businesses. City Manager Robert W. Healy reported at last night’s council meeting that he would have to look further into the feasibility of a deal before making any recommendations...
...Monday’s City Council meeting, Cambridge City Councillor Marjorie C. Decker announced the breakthrough as a “huge win-win for Harvard and residents...