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Toner Resists Calls To Resign in First Statement From City Hall

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner resisted calls to resign in a statement at the beginning of Monday’s Cambridge City Council meeting. Toner was charged with sexual conduct for a fee on Friday after allegedly patronizing a brothel network.


State Rep. Mike Connolly Calls on City Councilor Paul Toner To Resign After Brothel Hearing

Massachusetts State Representative Michael L. Connolly called on Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner to resign after he was formally charged with a misdemeanor in connection with a brothel network operated in Cambridge.


Cambridge Has $1 Million to Spend on City Projects. Harvard Students Can Help Decide Where The Money Goes.

Since 2014, Cambridge residents have spent nearly $10 million of the city’s money on 72 initiatives of their choice through the Participatory Budgeting system.


Cambridge City Clerk Retires, Will Not Seek Another Term

In an interview, LeBlanc said she will be retiring in May but is thankful for the opportunity to serve Cambridge since her tenure began in May 2022.


City Council Approves New 4-Year Contract for City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05

The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously to renew its contract for City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 for an additional four years on Monday, despite previous internal disagreements about the length of the contract.


‘Federal Funding Cliff’: Cambridge Prepares for Possible Cuts

The City of Cambridge receives $23 million in federal funding — with millions more going to independent programs like the Cambridge Housing Authority and Cambridge Health Alliance.


City Council Names Cambridge a Sanctuary City for Transgender and Nonbinary People

The Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a resolution declaring Cambridge a sanctuary city for transgender and nonbinary individuals in their Monday meeting.


‘Resilient, Unbowed, and Strong’: Cambridge Holds State of City Address

Every Monday, Cambridge residents use their two minutes of public comment in the Sullivan Chamber to inform the City Council’s decisions. But on Tuesday, decision-makers and residents sat side-by-side in the decorated hall for Cambridge’s State of the City Address.


Amid Harvard’s Protracted PILOT Negotiations, Other Ivies’ Agreements May Offer Roadmap

In a recent Cambridge City Council meeting, the tensions underlying negotiations between Harvard and the city over its Payment in Lieu of Taxes program came to the surface in a half-serious threat: opening up a sewer line running under Harvard, a certain nightmare for the University.


City Council Plans To Put Proposed Charter Changes on 2025 Ballot

The Cambridge City Council set a tentative timeline for residents to approve changes to the city’s charter in a Nov. 2025 ballot measure — more than three years since the city voted to update the charter on a regular basis.