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JOANNE S. WONG

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Council Discusses Water, Budget

Boston’s water crisis and the newly-submitted budget for fiscal year 2011 were among the topics of discussion at the Cambridge City Council meeting Monday night.


Boil Order Excludes Cambridge

Cambridge Harvard University facilities remain unaffected by a major water main leak that took place Saturday in Weston, Mass. and has left an estimated two million Boston area residents without potable tap water.


Lechmere Square To Undergo Change

Lechmere Square may undergo a makeover in the near future.


Politics Isn't Rocket Science—Or Is It?

Although a rocket-scientist-turned-local-politician may not be the typical American dream, it’s safe to say Leland Cheung is doing quite well for himself. In fact, the 32-year-old graduate student has quite the resume.


Cambridge Residents Press for New Mayor

Cambridge residents expressed mixed feelings toward the Cambridge City Council last week after it failed to elect a mayor for the sixth time during its latest meeting.


MBTA Crime Rate Hits Record Low

Incidence of homicide, larceny and aggravated assault on Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority property dropped 21 percent in 2009.


Mexican Bus System Honored

The Mexico City Metrobús, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, was awarded the John F. Kennedy School of Government 2009 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership yesterday.


Panel Remembers Senator

Dozens of students and former civil servants gathered on Tuesday night to listen to former senior advisors to the late Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56 discuss their experiences with the senator’s contributions to education.


Lights, Camera.. Filming!

Harvard Square on Saturday evening for a filming of an upcoming episode of “Friday Night Lights,” a television serious about ...


Can You Say “Awkward”? First-Year Faculty Dinner for Class of 2013

Hanging out with your professor or teaching fellow isn’t the average student's idea of fun. But that didn't stop the