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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

Middlesex County

PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS REVEAL ARLINGTON’S BEHIND-THE-SCENES RESPONSE TO POLICE CONTROVERSY

Written by DIG STAFF Posted August 7, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Like in any donnybrook, there are countless angles and competing arguments in play. The documents that we obtained provide a much deeper insight into why certain decisions were made regarding developments including Pedrini’s employment and the town’s use of the restorative justice (RJ) process, which is traditionally designed as “a system that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the larger community.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Boston, C4RJ, cops, District Attorney, Drug War, Islamophobia, Jamarhl Crawford, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Pedrini, Police, Prison Policy Initiative, Restorative Justice, rlington, Watertown

DON’T BUY WHAT CAMBRIDGE MAYOR MCGOVERN IS SELLING

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 30, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

East Cambridge courthouse photo by Jason Pramas

 

An East Cambridge courthouse update

 

It’s sad when a local public official claims powerlessness before real estate developers, the market, and state government. But that’s exactly what Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern is doing in the latest round of the already half-century long East Cambridge ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, Apparent Horizon, capitalism, Column, Councilor Dennis Carlone, Councilor Quinton Zondervan, DCAMM, Democracy, development, East Cambridge, Health, Housing, Jason Pramas, Leggat McCall Properties, Massachusetts, Mayor Marc McGovern, Middlesex County, planning, policy, Politics, privatization, public, Rep. Mike Connolly, safety, socialism, Sullivan Courthouse, Vice Mayor Jan Devereux

SPECIAL FEATURE: RESTORATIVE RUCKUS

Written by LAURA KIESEL Posted June 12, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: arlington, Boston, C4RJ, cops, District Attorney, Drug War, Islamophobia, Jamarhl Crawford, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Pedrini, Police, Prison Policy Initiative, Restorative Justice, Watertown

CAMBRIDGE COUNCILORS CAN STOP UNDEMOCRATIC COURTHOUSE DEAL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 22, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Four votes against the proposed leasing of city parking spaces should do the trick

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, Apparent Horizon, capitalism, Column, Councilor Dennis Carlone, Councilor Quinton Zondervan, Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui, Councilor Tim Toomey, DCAMM, Democracy, development, East Cambridge, Gov Charlie Baker, Gov. Deval Patrick, Health, Housing, Jason Pramas, Leggat McCall Properties, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, planning, policy, Politics, privatization, public, Rep. Mike Connolly, safety, socialism, Sullivan Courthouse, Vice Mayor Jan Devereux

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