Word: st
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Brattle St., with its close proximity to Harvard, is often regarded as the liberal stronghold of a liberal city. But the widely publicized story of the Commonwealth Day School has prompted many to charge that the progessive image of both city and neighborhood is little more than a facade...
...From Brattle St. to Bensonhurst, racism is a curse," the marchers chanted at Tuesday's vigil. Those who spoke at the rally made it clear that they considered Commonwealth Day the latest symbol of the city's hypocrisy...
...Commonwealth Day School moved to Cambridge from Newbury St. in Boston last fall and began kindergarten classes in the Brattle St. building. Because of space limitations, the school rented temporary classrooms for older students at the city's YWCA, according to Headmaster Robert E. Myette...
...addition, some liberals have questioned whether Walsh was involved in the purchase and sale of the school's buildings. A lawyer in his office, Kathleen McCabe, represented the school for the purchase of the Brattle St. building. Another Walsh employee, A. Frances G. Schwartz, loaned the school $100,000 in November...
Harvard-bashing and Brattle St.-bashing have long been staples of Cambridge politics, and several have argued that Commonwealth Day fits neatly into the pattern...