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    Biopure lays off most of few remaining employees  Nov 22, 2008
    The Cambridge biotech company, which is developing a synthetic blood product, said it is continuing to try to raise additional money ... drug candidate gets priority review from FDA Dyax Corp. said the Food and Drug Administration is giving priority review to the Cambridge biotechnology company's developing treatment Dx-88 for a genetic condition that can lead to dangerous swelling. (Boston Globe)

    Margaret F. Nervegna, 29, worked at Draper Lab  Nov 22, 2008
    "She was fighting it the whole way," said her fiance, Igor Belakovskiy of Cambridge ... Ms. Nervegna, a software task leader and a senior member of the technical staff at the Draper Laboratory in Cambridge, died Oct. 28 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., of complications associated with a brain tumor. (Boston Globe)

    Tackling myths about Jesus, Judaism  Nov 22, 2008
    Vanderbilt's Amy-Jill Levine spoke in Cambridge on Christian and Jewish misperceptions of Jesus and his Judaism ... All of which is wrong, and "it happens not by bigots, but by well-meaning ministers who are uninformed," she said to an audience last week at Cambridge's Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church. (Boston Globe)

    Healing Health Care  Nov 22, 2008
    0 entrepreneurs out there: Cambridge, Mass. -based PatientsLikeMe was founded in 2004 by three MIT engineers who had personal experience with Lou Gehrig's disease. (Forbes -- Technology)

    Campbell Beats Bear Market as Budget-Stressed Shoppers Open Soup Kitchens  Nov 22, 2008
    Campbells U.S. soup accelerated by 6 percent in the fiscal 12 months ended July 2001, a period that included part of a recession running from March through November of that year, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Soup sales rose 7 percent in the year ended July 1990 and 5 percent in the next 12 months, overlapping the contraction from July 1990 through March 1991. (Bloomberg)

    Gordon-Reed, Matthiessen win national book prizes  Nov 21, 2008
    Four Massachusetts authors - three of them Cambridge residents - were among the five finalists for each category: Frank Bidart of Cambridge, professor of English at Wellesley College, for his collection of poems, "Watching the Spring Festival"; in fiction, Salvatore Scibona of Provincetown, for his novel, "The End"; in nonfiction, Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust for "This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War" and Joan Wickersham, for "Suicide Index: Putting My Father's... (Boston Globe)

    Royal Philips healthcare unit lays off in Andover  Nov 21, 2008
    CombinatoRx plans to pare an additional 30 positions CombinatoRx Inc., a Cambridge biotechnology company, said it plans to lay off another 30 employees, just weeks after it said it was cutting 52 jobs ... 6 companies pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions Cambridge biotech and five other large companies have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions 10 percent within three years, in response to a challenge issued to large commercial and industrial energy users by Governor Deval L. Patrick ... The... (Boston Globe)

    Unkindest cuts in healthcare  Nov 21, 2008
    Now, the economic downturn is taking a toll on the two healthcare centers that serve the largest share of the state's poor and uninsured, the Cambridge Health Alliance and Boston Medical Center ... The stability of Boston Medical Center, and of the three hospitals and more than 20 community health centers of the Cambridge Health Alliance, is crucial to the new law's success ... Cambridge Health Alliance, in particular, provides care to many illegal immigrants, who are excluded from public... (Boston Globe)

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    Adams started his high school career at Cambridge (Mass. Cambridge Rindge before transferring to Cheshire Academy for his final year. (North Carolina Sports -- Rivals.com)

    Youth and Education  Nov 21, 2008
    The Melrose High School Class of 1988 will hold a 20th reunion on Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Hyatt Hotel in Cambridge. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit. (Melrose Free Press, MA)

    Two DCR employees arraigned for cast iron theft in Stoneham  Nov 21, 2008
    In September 2007, several large cast iron pieces of the historic Longfellow Bridge, which connects Cambridge to Boston, were removed as part of a long-term rebuilding of the bridge. The removed pieces, measuring in total length approximately 3,467 linear feet, called decorative coping, were built specifically for that bridge. (Stoneham Sun, MA)

    GUEST COLUMN: The value of covenant  Nov 21, 2008
    What they decided is set down in what s known as the Cambridge Platform. This document basically says that each free and equal church should govern itself but that they should also maintain bonds of affection and caring with other churches. (Easton Journal, MA)

    The new police chief behind your commute in Wellesley  Nov 21, 2008
    He then worked security at the Lechmere department store in Cambridge before being hired by the MBTA Transit Police in 1983 as a detective. I just saw a lot of career opportunities as the force was growing, MacMilian said. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)

    TV3 sues city for $57k in fees  Nov 21, 2008
    TV3 attorney David Skerry last week filed papers in Cambridge Superior Court, claiming the city of Medford owes five months worth of payments made every quarter to the station for operating funds. The money comes from the city s cable contract agreement with Comcast and not only funds public access, but the government and educational channels as well. (Medford Transcript, MA)

    From department store cop to the head of the MBTA police  Nov 21, 2008
    Paul MacMillan used to troll the aisles of the Lechmere department store in Cambridge as a security guard ... He then worked security at the Lechmere department store in Cambridge before being hired by the MBTA Transit Police in 1983 as a detective ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Cambridge Housing Authority staffer pleads guilty to embezzling more than $14K  Nov 21, 2008
    A former Cambridge Housing Authority employee pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $14,000 from the public agency, according to the Middlesex District Attorney s office. Maria Gomes, 37, of Cambridge pleaded guilty to one count of larceny over $250 by a continuous scheme ... Cambridge District Court Judge Severlin Singleton sentenced her to five years probation and ordered to her to pay back the $14,370 she stole, according to the DA s office. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Patrick touts solar energy at Cambridge public housing complex  Nov 21, 2008
    Gov. Deval Patrick, city officials and energy-saving advocates announced their support of a program in Cambridge that would install solar panels at public housing complexes throughout the state ... More than 140 families in Cambridge will be able to heat their homes this winter without spending lots of money using the power of the sun ... Many of our Cambridge residents are bracing themselves for the high cost that will become of heating their homes this winter, said Cambridge Mayor Denise... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Quantum computers could excel in modeling chemical reactions  Nov 21, 2008
    Public release date: 20-Nov-2008. Contact: Steve Bradt. (EurekAlert!)

    Health plan deductibles found to double in survey  Nov 20, 2008
    The group today plans to unveil a 92-kilowatt rooftop solar installation at the Cambridge Housing Authority's Washington Elms complex ... Governor Deval L. Patrick and Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons are scheduled to attend the event ... Panelists narrowly sided against a similar product from rival Targanta Therapeutics, saying the Cambridge firm's studies were too old to demonstrate the drug's effectiveness against bacteria strains. (Boston Globe)

    Energid Technologies and MobileRobots Inc Preview Advance in Mobile Manipulation Robots  Nov 20, 2008
    Founded in 2001, its headquarters are in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It has regional presence in New York, New York; Dallas, Texas; San Diego, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Chicago, Illinois. (PR Newswire)

    Decision due on environmental review of Shovel Shop Square  Nov 20, 2008
    The Friends proposal was developed by a group of consultants, led by Cambridge lawyer and architect Jay Wickersham, who have also asked the environmental secretary for a full review. Wickersham is a former director of the state MEPA office. (Easton Journal, MA)

    The downside of a down economy: Hungry and homeless in Cambridge  Nov 20, 2008
    Volunteer Antonio Cruz of Cambridge packs up food at the Cambridge Citywide Senior Center's food pantry on Tuesday afternoon, November 18, 2008 ... This is the second of a three-part series focusing on how the souring economy is affecting Cambridge ... Ginnetty works for the Cambridge Council on Aging, which runs the food pantry at the Cambridge Citywide Senior Center. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Defying stereotype, nerdy Kendall Square wants some nightlife  Nov 20, 2008
    At the association s first meeting on Oct. 16, the local head of Google met the local head of Microsoft for the first time, said Tim Rowe, CEO of the Cambridge Innovation Center and a member of the association s steering committee. The gap between the quality of the businesses and the physical structure of the square is great, and getting larger as more top-tier businesses move in, said James Kappel, manager of the Cambridge Center Marriott and member of the association s steering committee ...... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Nadis: How I got my book deal  Nov 20, 2008
    By Steve Nadis/Cambridge on my mind ... In Cambridge, there s little point in calling yourself a writer because it goes without saying ... Although this is my story, I see it as part of a greater Cambridge story--a tale that begins not with the four most soothing words in the English language, once upon a time, but rather with the seven scariest words in the English language: Let me tell you about my book. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Kwanzaa coming to King School  Nov 20, 2008
    The program is presented by the Martin Luther King Neighborhood Council and Community School, a part of the Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Number of homeless students on the rise  Nov 20, 2008
    The housing crisis has even touched the Cambridge Public Schools ... Martin estimated that as many as 40 families living at the Gateway Inn may have children enrolled in Cambridge schools ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Police briefs: Angry wife beats woman, accuses her of affair  Nov 20, 2008
    Officer Jarred Cabral responded to Cambridge Hospital at about 4:15 p.m. Nov. 11 to meet the victim of a past assault ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Editorial: Out of Town News: 1955-2009  Nov 20, 2008
    Just like the town crier, Out of Town News functioned as a nexus for news junkies, a place where you could feel just as comfortable reading a newspaper from India as you could reading one from Cambridge (and, yes, just like a lot of other newspapers, the Chronicle s sold there) ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Stanton Building unveiled at Mount Auburn Hospital  Nov 20, 2008
    Will Brownsberger, D-Belmont, Jeanette G. Clough, president and CEO of Mount Auburn Hospital, and Angelo Firenze, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, attended the opening of the Stanton Building at Mount Auburn Hospital last week. Wed Nov 19, 2008, 01:10 PM EST. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)

    Stanton opens $82M expansion  Nov 20, 2008
    By Jillian Fennimore/Cambridge Chronicle. Wed Nov 19, 2008, 01:08 PM EST. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)

    Arlington Seniors Association from the Nov. 20, 2008 edition  Nov 20, 2008
    Join a congenial group for informal bowling on Monday mornings at Lanes and Games on Route 2 in Cambridge. Call Joan Caterino at 781-646-9064 for more information. (Arlington Advocate, MA)

    Clinical Risk Factors, DNA Variants, and Diabetes  Nov 20, 2008
    Sweden (V.L., A.J., P.A., G.B., P.N., L.G.); the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy (N.P.); the Folkhalsan Research Center (B.I., T.T.) and Helsinki University Central Hospital and the University of Helsinki (T.T., L.G.) all in Helsinki, Finland; and the Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (D.A.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Lyssenko at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes, and... (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Genotype Score and Prediction of Diabetes  Nov 20, 2008
    From the General Medicine Division (J.B. Meigs, P.S.), the Department of Medicine (J.B. Meigs, P.S., J.C.F.), and the Center for Human Genetic Research and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine (J.B. McAteer, J.C.F.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; the Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston (L.M.S., J.D., A.K.M., L.A.C.); the Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA (J.B. McAteer, J.C.F.); the... (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Around Town -- Lend a hand to Marshfield YWCA  Nov 20, 2008
    The Cambridge School of Weston, a progressive day and boarding high school in Weston, Mass ... In honor of the Cambridge School of Weston s yearlong theme of social justice and the 2008 presidential election, the theater department produced three short comedies that involved social and political issues. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    Study ranks Mass. 1st on economic competitiveness  Nov 19, 2008
    NitroMed and Archemix will merge in Cambridge NitroMed Inc., the Lexington company that marketed a heart medicine for blacks called BiDil, is attempting to reinvent itself. The company, which recently unveiled plans to sell the rights to BiDil, its only approved drug, said it will merge in the second quarter of 2009 with Archemix Corp., a small, privately held Cambridge biotechnology company that's developing drugs for blood-related diseases ... The company will be based in Cambridge and expects... (Boston Globe)

    Virtuoso virtues  Nov 19, 2008
    Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-451-3388. (Boston Globe)

    Griffin: A stamp of approval for an old-fashioned hobby  Nov 19, 2008
    Richard Griffin of Cambridge is a regularly featured columnist in Community Newspaper Company publications. He can be reached by e-mail at rbgriff180@aol. (Needham Tab, MA)

    State swimming/cross country: Swimmers 6th in North  Nov 19, 2008
    The Lexington High swim team finished sixth overall at the North section championship last weekend at MIT in Cambridge. Senior Amy O Brien added another accomplishment to her terrific career with a victory in the 50-yard freestyle. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)

    Griffin: Election nights to remember  Nov 19, 2008
    Richard Griffin of Cambridge is a regularly featured columnist in Community Newspaper Company publications ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Cambridge man killed by drunk driver  Nov 19, 2008
    State Police said a drunk driver, who was supposed to be serving as the designated driver, fatally struck a Cambridge man on Soldiers Field Road in Brighton early Sunday morning. Prosecutors said 19-year-old Michael Riley of Cambridge suffered serious injuries in the crash and was declared dead at the scene ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    City Council in 60 seconds  Nov 19, 2008
    City Councilors approved a loan order of $30,135,000 to fund the Cambridge Rindge and Latin renovation project ... City Manager Bob Healy said the city is looking into the feasibility of Cambridge creating a regional bike share program ... Cambridge is currently eligible to apply for at least $100,000 in Massachusetts Technology Collaborative grants for low-income renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Missed opportunities sink Cambridge against Somerville  Nov 19, 2008
    Cambridge senior quarterback Ray Doucette rolls out past a Somerville player in the first half of the game at Dilboy Field on Friday November 14, 2008 ... With all due respect to the annual Thanksgiving game between Everett and Cambridge, the real rivalry for the Falcons has been, and always will be, with the Somerville Highlanders ... Cambridge quarterback Ray Doucette put Cambridge on the doorstep when he found Justin Bernard on a beautiful 52-yard catch-and-run, and on the following play, the... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Iconic Harvard Square newsstand to close  Nov 19, 2008
    Out of Town News, the iconic kiosk located outside the Harvard Square T station in Cambridge selling newspapers and magazines from around the world, has declined to renew its lease for another five years due to a major downturn in sales, according to City Manager Bob Healy ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    CitySprouts benefit blossoms with lots of good food  Nov 19, 2008
    The Cambridge organization has built gardens in public schools and integrated gardening and growing foods into the school district s curriculum ... It looks like we are right on target with $10,000 just what it would take us to build two new gardens at Baldwin and Cambridgeport schools ... It s a favorite event, said Dan Monahan who works in the Science Department of Cambridge Public Schools and is on the board of CitySprouts. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    City Manager apologizes for Election Day error  Nov 19, 2008
    According to Healy, an extracted list of the Cambridge registered voters was requested from the Massachusetts Central Voter Registry before the Nov. 4 election and sent to the city in CD format ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Police: Knife-brandishing teens robbed women  Nov 19, 2008
    Two Cambridge women were walking through the intersection of at about 9:53 p.m. Nov. 14 when two teens approached them from behind, grabbed them, held knifes to them and demanded their property ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Despite diagnosis, Cambridge lawyer embarks on cross-country trek  Nov 19, 2008
    Jordi Weinstock, a 29-year-old Cambridge lawyer who has multiple sclerosis, stops for a photo in Central Sq. on Monday morning, November 17, 2008 ... But the 29-year-old lawyer from Cambridge wants to see the country before he goes blind and can t walk anymore ... Short walks have turned into long strolls through the squares in Cambridge, past all five boroughs of New York. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    MIT teams up with Plymouth Rock Studios to create Center for Future Storytelling  Nov 19, 2008
    This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. . (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    US museum head says Mexico should get Mayan jade  Nov 19, 2008
    The remainder of the collection remains on display or in storage at the Peabody museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Many see the return of the Thompson artifacts as simple justice. (KHOU.com, TX)

    DEP Uplands ruling challenged  Nov 19, 2008
    Residents of Belmont, Arlington and Cambridge fought the affordable housing development on all sides. Arguments against it ranged from its environmental impact on land near to, but not included in, the Alewife Brook Reservation, the effect it would have on local traffic patterns and the amount of children it could potentially add to the public school system. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)

    He's Harvard's captain marvel  Nov 19, 2008
    What had been negatives in Lynn turned out to be positives in Cambridge ... He could not have achieved what he has in Cambridge, he believes, if he hadn't grown up as he did in Lynn. (Boston Globe -- Sports)

    Discuss disability, culture  Nov 19, 2008
    The show will be produced live at Somerville Cable Access TV (SCAT) Tuesday, Dec. 9, from 8 to 9 p.m. and subsequently be rebroadcast on SCAT, Cambridge Community Television, and Boston Neighborhood Network during Dead Air Live programming until Dec. 23. DVDs will then be made available for distribution throughout the state to individuals and groups involved with Civil rights work, economic and civic empowerment, and human rights advocacy. (Somerville Journal, MA)

    'Einstein's Dreams' and 'Alice's Adventurous Undergroud' at Central Square Theater  Nov 18, 2008
    Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 866-811-4111. (Boston Globe)

    Chomsky at the bit  Nov 18, 2008
    Ferguson, who's also a British intellectual and a conservative columnist, speaks at 7 p.m. tonight at the Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. JIM CONCANNON. (Boston Globe)

    Hospital striving to boost its score  Nov 18, 2008
    More hospitals are adopting Meyer's approach, in which compliance with quality and safety measures is a daily effort, not a special event geared to an inspection once every three years, said Jim Conway, senior vice president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, a Cambridge nonprofit that promotes new ways to improve patient care. "Massachusetts General is going through something we call constant survey readiness," said Conway. (Boston Globe)

    Margaret Freeman, 99; Russian emigre taught language during 40 years at MIT  Nov 18, 2008
    Mrs. Freeman, who came to the United States in 1931, studied and taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and married an American, died of congestive heart failure Oct. 23 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge ... "Margaret had a lot of grit," said Mary Parkin of Cambridge, with her husband, Drew, a longtime friend of Mrs. Freeman's. (Boston Globe)

    Vote online for winner of Bernie & Phyls jingle contest  Nov 18, 2008
    The Honda Civic Hybrid, which is being awarded in conjunction with Cambridge Honda, is currently on display at the Bernie & Phyl s store in Saugus, MA. For more details on the voting process, view the Frequently Asked Questions on Bernie & Phyl s Web site. Based in Norton, MA, Bernie & Phyl s Furniture is one of the largest furniture retailers in New England. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)

    Masked men carjack rental car on Cambridge Street  Nov 18, 2008
    The 20-year-old Dorchester man told police he was stopped at a red traffic signal at the intersection of Cambridge Street and Columbia Street at about 5:43 p.m. Nov. 13 when two men approached his Enterprise rental car, a silver 2007 Chrysler Pacifica ... That s when the second suspect jumped into the passenger side of the car and the two men drove away on Cambridge Street towards Willow Street ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Cambridge resident identified in fatal hit-and-run  Nov 18, 2008
    The victim in the fatal early Sunday morning crash on Soldiers Field Road has been identified as Michael Riley, 19, of Cambridge ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Cambridge resident honored as Big Sister of the Year  Nov 18, 2008
    On Thursday, Nov. 13, Cambridge resident April Cook, was honored as a Big Sister of the Year by Big Sister Association of Greater Boston ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Cambridge remembers veteran who blazed a trail  Nov 18, 2008
    Cambridge City Councilor Kenneth Reeves congratulates Merriman family members Grainger Browning Sr., Esther Merriman Browning (right) and Rev. Cornelia Browning-Moore as the Postmaster of Cambridge hosted a community celebration Thursday to honor the memory of Sgt. Clifton Merriman, a lifelong Cambridge resident and World War I veteran ... More than 60 Cambridge residents paid tribute last Thursday to Sgt. Clifton Merriman, a decorated World War I veteran and civil rights pioneer, at the post... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Cambridge resident first to partake in free nicotine patch program for veterans  Nov 18, 2008
    Quinlan, a Cambridge resident and Roxbury native, began his effort to quit smoking today ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Obituary: Lucien P. Ouellette, 92  Nov 18, 2008
    Lucien P. Ouellette, 92, formerly of Cambridge, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, at the Marist Hill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was the beloved husband of Marie Jeanne Ouellette. (Acton Beacon, MA)

    Swimmers second in North sectionals  Nov 18, 2008
    Mon Nov 17, 2008, 05:38 PM EST. Scoring in every event, the Acton-Boxborough girls swimming team placed second in Saturday s MIAA North sectional meet at MIT.. (Acton Beacon, MA)

    Split personality  Nov 17, 2008
    Tom Morello's is the Nightwatchman, a political folk alter ego that suits the Harvard-educated political science major and rock guitarist: "I discovered the early Dylan, and Woody Guthrie, and how amazing the messages and the power of the messages were: one man, one guitar." The Grammy Award winner from Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave is in Cambridge tonight for Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman (with band) ... The Middle East Downstairs, 470-480 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. (Boston Globe)

    Health/Science calendar  Nov 17, 2008
    At 6 p.m., at 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge. E-mail. (Boston Globe)

    A healthcare system badly out of balance  Nov 17, 2008
    The Blue Cross data show that about 10 hospitals - four Boston teaching hospitals and six community hospitals - are paid at least 30 percent above the state average, while 12 hospitals make at least 20 percent below average, including Cambridge Hospital, which earns about half as much per procedure as the Brigham and Mass ... Brand name medicineKaren Dahl, 31, lives less than 2 miles from Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, but when she became pregnant with her first baby last year, she decided... (Boston Globe)

    Woman's recovery more rare than disease  Nov 17, 2008
    EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in education, Augusta State University; specialist in educational leadership, Cambridge College; master's degree in education, Troy State University; pursuing doctorate at Georgia Southern University. FAMILY: Husband Keenan Johnson; son Reese; daughter Sydney; stepsons Chandler and Chance. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Brazilian diet pills still a danger  Nov 17, 2008
    An instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, Pieter Cohen works as an internist at Cambridge Health Alliance, where half of his patients are Brazilian immigrants. In a study published late last year by Cohen, he said 18 percent of his clients have used the pills, with many of them reporting side effects such as tremors, heart palpitations, hypertension, insomnia and anxiety. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)

    Graham and Parks students learn respect  Nov 17, 2008
    Students at the Graham and Parks Alternative School in Cambridge are learning life skills along with science and social studies ... Recently, the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities awarded Stewart a grant to write a step-by-step book that will allow teachers to bring the Respecting Differences curriculum into their classrooms ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Club-carrying men beat, rob Revere man in East Cambridge  Nov 17, 2008
    A group of club-carrying thugs beat a man to the ground in East Cambridge before robbing him, police said. A 22-year-old Revere man had just dropped off his girlfriend at her home and returned to his parked car on Cambridge Street near Seventh Street at about 2:30 a.m. Nov. 11 when he noticed four men in hooded sweatshirts walking toward him ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    New clue emerges for cellular damage in Huntington's disease  Nov 17, 2008
    (1) Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142. (2) Current address: Boston Biomedical Research Institute, 64 Grove Street, Watertown, MA 02472. (EurekAlert!)

    Critics' picks - pop music  Nov 16, 2008
    Plough , 912 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge ... Plough & Stars, 912 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. (Boston Globe)

    How can we hold on to student talent?  Nov 16, 2008
    "The same is true of most other organizations, from the Massachusetts Medical Device Council to the Technology Leadership Council. If students pick up the phone and call the group, they'll often find out they can get a complimentary pass to an event. But the websites offer no sign that students are invited to attend. The best counter-example is the Boston chapter of TIE, The Indus Entrepreneurs, which offers a student membership for $25. That enables students to attend the organization's events... (Boston Globe)

    Through website, patients creating own drug studies  Nov 16, 2008
    In healthcare, social networks are "useful but not that interesting. Instead it is using the network to create this data engine that patients can share amongst themselves and learn what happens to other patients," said Ben Heywood, a founder of PatientsLikeMe, a Cambridge social network website trying to move medicine forward with user-generated data. Search giant Google recently unveiled Google Flu Trends, a service that uses people's search terms as a way of predicting flu prevalence in... (Boston Globe)

    Town trails marked  Nov 16, 2008
    It is situated between Walden St. and Cambridge Turnpike and is adjacent to the Walden Woods Project s land at the northern end of Walden Woods. It covers a variety of terrain and habitats from the upland pine, hemlock and oak forests of Brister s Hill to the red maple swamps feeding the southern branch of Mill Brook. (Concord Journal, MA)

    Companies to settle for $26m in tunnel collapse  Nov 15, 2008
    Modern Continental Corp., the Cambridge company that earned $3. 2 billion on the mammoth project, agreed to a settlement of $21 million for damages resulting from the collapse of ceiling panels in the I-90 connector tunnel on July 10, 2006, that killed Milena Del Valle, a passenger in a car driven by her husband, Attorney General Martha Coakley said yesterday. (Boston Globe)

    Miller, Hennon to wed  Nov 15, 2008
    Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. she plans to attend graduate school to pursue her doctorate in environmental sciences in the fall of 2009. (Juneau Empire)

    John Joseph McHugh  Nov 15, 2008
    Born in Cambridge, Mr. McHugh was a son of the late Thomas F. and Anna McHugh. He was a graduate of Watertown High School. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)

    October wildlife sightings  Nov 15, 2008
    Many green-winged teal, American black ducks, mallards and wood ducks have been in the ponds behind St. Anne s, and there have been recent sightings of black scoters, hooded mergansers, common golden-eye and bufflehead on Flint s Pond and the Cambridge Reservoir. A couple of mute swans were seen on Farrar Pond. (Lincoln Journal, MA)

    Can't get There From Here-Time to get to work  Nov 15, 2008
    Jeffrey R. Parenti, P.E., is a civil engineer for the City of Cambridge and lives in town. His address is cantgettherefromhere@comcast. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)

    Elephantom members celebrate record deal  Nov 15, 2008
    Elephantom was chosen by a panel from the four top bands at the Battle of the Bands competition at the Cambridge Queens pub on the University s campus, Spaniola said. The panel was made up of one representative from Veritas Records, Ethan Schiffers, a law student at Harvard, and Caitlin Crump. (Medfield Press, MA)

    Hopewell to sing in Masterworks Chorale Sunday  Nov 15, 2008
    Grafton Street Pub is located at 1230 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. Reservations are recommended. (Medfield Press, MA)

    State to get $21 million in compensation from Big Dig settlement with former Cambridge firm  Nov 15, 2008
    The company has long since moved out of its former Cambridge headquarters, and now has an address in a basement of a small office building in Dedham ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Taxi cab driver robbed in East Cambridge  Nov 15, 2008
    A car full of teens attacked a taxicab driver in East Cambridge and stole his cell phone before he was able to speed away, police said. Police Officer Michael Cherubino responded to the Cambridge Marriott at about 2:55 a.m. Nov. 12 to meet the 43-year-old cab driver ... This Wicked Local sitesponsored by: Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB, 20 Holland St., Suite 404, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

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