February 2009
Newsletter (PDF)
- Lorentz Park complex projects are focus of MCNA meeting
- By 2011, every building and open space in the block will be upgraded, expanded,
or re-landscaped.
November 2008
Newsletter (PDF)
- CRLS renovations set to start in June
- City Council backs effort to save Shady Hill Square
- MCNA Holiday Party invite
- M-C plagued with unexpected power outages
- Ellery St. drainage project aims to prevent flooding
- Former Hubley’s building sold
- 2008 Yard sale nets $650 for food charity
- Composting just got easier!
- Escape winter at Sargent Camp
- Police review recent crimes in Mid-Cambridge
September 2008
Newsletter (PDF)
- Construction projects, open space issues in spotlight at annual neighborhood meeting.
- CRLS renovations, Longfellow School
- Main Library
- War Memorial
- Harvard University Art Museums
- Joan Lorentz Park resolution
- Shady Hill Square resolution
- Big MCNA Yeard Sale is set for Saturday, Sept. 13
- Farewell to Hubley’s, and Bowl & Board
- MCNA film series in works
- Joan Pickett (re)elected as MCNA president
- Ice Cream in the park, Francis Fox Spinks gets MCNA good neighbor award
- Construction starts at new Mass. Ave. hotel (1131 Massachusetts Ave.)
- Budget rises 30% for CRLS renovation
- Zip Car invades MC?
- BZA delays Shady Hill ruling, OKs high-rise at Y - Neighbors object to size
- Call for volunteers to MCNCDC
April 2008
Newsletter (PDF)
- MCNA Annual Meeting set for May 21, agenda included.
- Harvard to begin museum renovations.
- Call for Coordination Committee nomination papers due by April 30
- Construction project updates.
- Plant Swap set for May 3.
- BZA postpones Shady Hill decision.
- Cambridge Police report rash of M-C housebreaks ends.
- Longfellow summer programs
- Sign up for police alerts
- MCNA to develop program to support retirees at home.
January 2008 Newsl
- City plans $96M CRLS renovation.
- MCNA rejects infill, backs zoning change.
- Cott zoning peition expires: backers plan to re-file.
- Library, War Memorial construction on schedule.
- Cambridge Police report rash of M-C housebreaks.
- Cambridge Police meet with MCNA officials and announce enhanced neighbor centric
website.
- Shady Hill Square neighbors battle plan to build mansion on 'village green'.
- Lights on Joan Lorentz Park.
Harvard Square Liquor Licensing Issues Square Liquor Licensing Issues
Backgrounder
Please read the 9/26/06
status and Call to Action
Main Library Expansion Project
see architect's models
project news and information
MCNA Statement to City Council
MCNA Neighborhood Library
Meeting Votes
November 2007 Newsletter (PDF)
- Special Neighborhood Meeting on 'infill'
and zoning in M-C.
- Police meet with residents on crime and safety in M-C
September
2007 Newsletter (PDF)
- MCNA to host Candidates' night.
- Harvard plans major art museum renovations
- Library, War Memorial
construction underway
- MCNA sets up five working committees - Neighbors encouraged to join effort.
(City Government,
Community Outreach, Construction & Development,
Environment, and Quality of Life: Retiring in Place)
May 2007 Newsletter (PDF)
- House/MCNA parnership proposed.
- M-C board poised to okay infill townhouse
- MCNA annual meeting tackles divers topics
- Library constrution begins in earnest
- Prospect Street rezoning aims to spruce up street's image
- City Council continues push to ease liquor policies
March 2007 Newsl
- Mass. Ave. bars to stay open 'till
2.am. 2.am.
- Library construction is finally underway; War Memorial is next
- ACN lets neighborhoods
share ideas, struggles
- Green movement grows in Mid-Cambridge
- Public support needed to protect Joan Lorentz Park
October 2006 Newsletter (PDF)
- Oct 24th meeting featurs "Rapid Response"
strategy
- License Commission relaxes liquor rules, rejects Duck tours
- George Hinds Sr. wins first Good Neighbor award
- Swiss Consulate gets OK to expand on Broadway
- Neighborhood yard sales were big succes$
- Members to vote on Longfellow’s future use
- Budget constraints force library design changes
May 2006 Newsletter
(PDF)
- Annual meeting topics: M-C oral history,
library, parking, and more
- MCNA to consider 2nd rosolution on use of the Longfellow building
- Residents to take stand on parking in front yards
- Proposed MCNA resolution on front yard parking
- Good Neighbor Awards recognize M-C quality of life
January 2006 Newsletter (PDF)
- Library, bus shelters, trash on agenda for Jan. 31 meeting
- Library project director to update neighbors on construction progress
- Swiss House consulate unveils plan to expand
- For the record: Knafel controversy revisited
- Should curb cuts for front yard parking be banned?
October 2005 Newsletter (PDF)
- Neighbors seek to strengthen library construction mitigation
- Annual meeting recap
- Candidates' Night to focus on neighborhood
- How clean is your electricity?
- Happenings around the neighborhood
- MBTA plans for Harvard Square Conductors' Building
- Mid-Cambridge Oral History Project
May 2005 Newsletter (PDF)
- Library construction mitigation stirs residents’ concerns
- Neighborhood planning, elections top agenda for Annual Meeting May 18
- Neighbors find few problems with High School Extension
- Tax abatements granted
- MCNA to bestow Good Neighbor Awards
- Summer events: Parties, yard sales & ice cream
November 2004 Newsletter (PDF)
- Property taxes
escalate for 2-3 family homes
- Tot lot to get central location in library/park complex
- Doane Perry elected MCNA president
- Make the season merry at the M-C holiday party
- Pizza, convenience stores open on Skendarian block
- Email list keeps you in touch with neighborhood happenings
Feb 2004
Newsletter (PDF)
- School Committee
OKs temp library at Longfellow
- Concerns remain over library design
- MCNA neighborhood meeting tackles issues
- Call for MCNA Coordinating Committee nominations
- Fundraising update: the check was in the mail
- Cambridge Hospital eyes infill expansion
Oct 2003 Newsletter
- Longfellow School
closing leaves neighborhood void
- Library schematic gets conditional OK
- Six main issues surface with park redesign
- MCNA draft guiding principles for Longfellow School
- Survey: How neighbors use Joan Lorentz Park
- Trowbridge Street condos proposed for Gallup house
- MCNA residents quiz Council hopefuls
- Police brief neighbors on rash of housebreaks
July 2003 Newsletter
- Longfellow Community
School Saved
- Joan Lorenz Park Slated for Redesign
- Ice Cream Social was a Cool Treat
- Annual Meeting Yields Revised By-Laws
- An 'Angel' for Swedenborg
April 2003 Newsletter
- Longfellow School to close
- Could Library Addition Go Underground?
- Special meeting on changes to MCNA bylaws
- Dispute over ‘carriage’ house before M-C Commission
January 2003 Newsletter
- Library Plan Moves Forward
with Reservations
- Library/park project: It’s deja vu all over again
- MCNA accessibility policy
- Police offer ways to cope with neighborhood crime
- Broadway Market promises to reopen after renovation
- Be a good neighbor--Shovel that snow!
December 2002 Newsletter
- Library Committee Selects Site
Layout for Expansion
- Money Woes Could Force Sale of Swedenborg Chapel
- Five Neighborhoods Meet, Discuss University Expansion
- The Longfellow School, Holding Firm or Moving?
- Police, Neighbors Meet to Discuss Crime Trend.
September 2002 Newsletter
- Four Library Designs Considered.
- MCNA to Review Library Plans at Oct. 8 Meeting.
- Has Harvard Abandoned its plan for a tunnel?
- Help Wanted: Your Neighborhood Needs You.
July 2002 Newsletter (Current)
July 2002 Special Insert
- Final Decision Due on
Harvard Tunnel
- Neighborhood Meeting to Vote on CGIS Proposals
- Tunnel Negotiations and How They Broke Down
- Study Recommends Ways to Ease Construction Woes
- Joan Pickett Elected MCNA President
May 2002 Newsletter
- Library Report Due at
May 15 Annual Meeting
- City Delays Vote on Harvard Tunnel
- Coordinating Committee Candidates’ Statements
- Fund-Raising Call Yields Generous Response
March 2002 Newsletter
- MCNA Opposes Tunnel;
Proposes ‘Rules for Living With Harvard Expansion’
- City Council To Vote on Tunnel Project April 3
- M-C Committee Identifies Library Design Issues
- Phase 2 Renovations To Begin at City Hall Annex
- Neighborhood Notices
- Newsletter Funding Is Up to You!
- MCNA Opportunities to Participate
- Cambridge Health Alliance Board Vacancy
- Swap Plants With Neighbors May 4
- New Fund to Protect Inman Square Tulip Tree
- New Tea Service Proposed for Neighborhood
January 2002 Newsletter
- Association to Meet Jan. 23 on Tunnel, Harvard Expansion
- Public Forums on Cambridge Street Tunnel: Residents See Costs, No
Benefits in Proposal
- Zipping Around Mid-Cambridge
- New Contact with Harvard
- Holiday Hit: The MCNA Party
- Recent M-C Conservation District Commission Cases
December 2001 Newsletter
- First Public Comment
on Harvard Tunnel
- Library
Project Design Update
- More Parking Spaces
for Sumner Rd., Irving St.
- Snow:
Our Winter Challenge
- MCNA's Holiday Party
October 2001 Newsletter
- MCNA to host
Candidates’ Night October 25
at CRLS
- New MCNA
Web site: www.mcna.org
- Community Preservation
Act on November Ballot
- CNAHS
helps restore Roberts Road building
- Harvard moves forward with Knafel plans
- Where have all the red
signs gone?
- New projects underway in Mid-Cambridge
May 2001 Newsletter
- Association
Advances Residents’ Role In Library Design
- Annual
Meeting: Library, Graffiti, Mosquitoes, and More
- West Nile Virus: A Case Against Spraying
- Swedenborg Chapel Saved from Development
- Prospect St. Bread & Circus Has No Plans to Close
- Census 2000 Results for Mid-Cambridge
- New Members Join M-C Conservation District
Commission
January 2001 MCNA Newsletter
- Broadway Site
Picked for Library Expansion
- Notice of Neighborhood Meeting
- MCNA Gala Celebrates 25th Anniversary
- Recent M-C Conservation District Commission Cases
- Neighborhood Calendar
October 2000 Newsletter
- Commission Approves Revised Knafel Project
- Conditions of Knafel Approval
- New Ambulatory Care Center Opens at Hospital
- Help Celebrate MCNA's 25th Anniversary
- Annual Meeting Sets Action Agenda
- Sculpted Lee Street Elm Is a Gift to the Street
May 2000 Newsletter
- Commission Hears Knafel Proposal, Gives No Hint of Decision
- Notice of Annual Meeting
- MCNA Fund Appeal Nets Generous Response
- Principles and Guidelines for the Mid-Cambridge/Harvard Edge
- Historic District Proposal Is Before City Council
March 2000 Newsletter
- Commission
To Decide Fate of Knafel Project
- MCNA Takes Stand on Knafel, Other Development Issues
- What to Expect: The Commissions’ Authority on Knafel
- Timeline: The Road to Knafel 2000
- Harvardology
January 2000 Newsletter
October 1999 Newsletter
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