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Much of the Portuguese-speaking community in Cambridge remains in the city because members purchased homes years ago when property values were lower, and homeowners now rent to newer immigrants well below the market rate, according to Pinto...
Meanwhile, some trends are likely to continue from earlier years. In particular, Professor of Sociology Peter V. Marsden said that both the average age of the U.S. population and the rate of immigration into the country may continue increasing...
According to the City of Cambridge Web site, the Census return rate for Cambridge as of yesterday was 56 percent, five percentage points lower than the current overall Mass. participation rate...
...That includes $338 million for ads in 28 languages, a Census-sponsored NASCAR entry, hiring Marie Osmond to do outreach on QVC, $2.5 million for a Super Bowl ad and spots on Spanish radio and soap operas and Dora the Explorer. The ads are meant to boost the response rate, since any household that doesn't mail back its form gets visited by a Census worker, another pricey line item. In all, it will work out to about $49 per person, which makes you wonder whether the government should have just sent an e-mail instead of a packet that...
...seems like every year at Harvard outdoes itself in terms of exclusivity—Harvard has managed to bring an already microscopic admissions rate even lower to 6.9 percent. Congratulations to the Class of 2014! Here’s a drink (for your parents) to celebrate with...