Posts Tagged ‘City Council’
A people’s mayor — remembering Barbara Ackermann
By Veer Mudambi July 10, 2020 Reproduced from Cambridge Chronicle & TAB with permission Barbara Ackermann, the first woman to serve as mayor of Cambridge, embodied the term “social justice warrior” in its truest form. Her decades-long fight for social equality defined her life in public service and her reputation for never backing down truly qualified…
Read MoreAl Vellucci
By Gavin W. Kleespies, 2013 The name Al Vellucci meant different things to different people in Cambridge. But the name meant something to everyone. Vellucci was a political juggernaut, he knew everyone and was at every event. In the 1994 New York Times obituary for Tip O’Neill, Vellucci was quoted as saying “There were only…
Read MoreServing with Al
By Francis H. Duehay, 2013 I served on both the School Committee and the City Council with Al Vellucci, much longer on the City Council. Al seemed to many to be unpredictable, brash, quixotic, divisive, wily, loud, dominating, and self-centered. And he was, but he was a lot more than that. He often addressed the…
Read MoreRecap of 4/10/19 History Café: Digital Engagement
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the April 10 History Café: Digital Engagement, with City Councilors Sumbul Siddiqui and Alanna Mallon and moderator Smarika Suwal. The event, held at CCTV, drew an engaged crowd.
Read MoreCambridge: A City with Seven Siblings
By Daphne Abeel, 2010 It’s no surprise that Cambridge has sister city relationships with municipalities in other countries. What is remarkable is how many there are, and there’s current interest in forming two more. According to the Cambridge Peace Commission, Cambridge currently boasts seven official sister city relationships: Coimbra, Portugal; Gaeta, Italy; Tsukuba, Japan; San…
Read More06/28/18: Past — History Café 2: Cambridge, the “Welcoming City that Values Diversity”
We had a great time with City Councilor and former Mayor Denise Simmons and Jen Deaderick, discussing Cambridge’s history and identity as a welcoming city through the perspective of Denise Simmons, a life-long Cambridge resident. We want to thank everyone who showed up on such a rainy evening.
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