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Jack B. Reardon

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How City Councilor Paul Toner Fought To Keep Hearings in Brothel Case Private

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner — who faces charges for allegedly patronizing a Cambridge brothel network — spent nearly a year trying to prevent his name from surfacing in the case prior to his arraignment.


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.


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.


‘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.