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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Business + Money

Paid legal notices for Cambridge for March 28-April 4

Cambridge public notices for work at Christ Church in Cambridge; on Inman Street in Mid-Cambridge; in the Half Crown-Marsh; and for the Board of Zoning Appeal.

Economy still shaken by Covid and Ukraine contributes to hikes in water and sewer bills

Cambridge residents’ water and sewer bills are rising – though by less than $100 on average – for reasons ranging from inflation to the war in Ukraine.

All neighborhoods could get multifamily homes and see ‘down conversions’ discouraged in laws

A study of making it harder to do a “down conversion” – making fewer homes out of more homes – survived a Cambridge City Council vote easily despite staff suggesting it was less welcome than one looking to build multifamily housing citywide.

Cambridge’s top-credit-rating streak continues for 25th year with by-now familiar forebodings

Cambridge maintains its top credit scores for the 25th year in a row and is one of only 24 cities nationwide with a trifecta of highest-possible ratings, said City Manager Yi-An Huang, but several factors threaten the city’s long-term financial standing.

Plan to enliven Harvard Square’s Palmer Street reimagines Coop Annex with restaurant spaces

Harvard plans to take the empty former Coop Annex building at 12-30 Palmer St. and reuse it for new commercial ventures and outdoor space.

News

Attend Cambridge meetings for March 28-April 4 about superintendent, public safety and housing

Public meetings this week look at an evaluation for embattled schools superintendent Victoria Greer and the state of policing in Cambridge. There’s also the first of two town halls run by an organization looking into the term’s City Council agenda on housing.

Attend Somerville meetings for March 28-April 4 about public safety and six-story U-Haul project

Public meetings this week look at a proposed six-story U-Haul rental center, creating and shaping public safety policies, an Inner Belt hotel and more.

Amigos teacher is charged with sexual assault from before employment, district tells families

A teacher at the Amigos School has been charged with sexual assault and placed on administrative leave, Cambridge Public Schools told families.

Suspect in the driving death of ‘Kito’ Jackson indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges

Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, was indicted on two counts of second-degree murder and other charges in connection with fatally striking Jackson, a 36-year-old National Grid employee, and Waltham police officer Paul Tracey, 58.

Concerns are raised over ShotSpotter technology, with ACLU urging Somerville to drop its contract

The surveillance technology is “unreliable, ineffective and poses serious threats to basic civil rights,” says a letter from an ACLU Technology for Liberty Program.

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Features

Growing up in 21st-century North Cambridge and wondering if it’s possible to stay as an adult

Grace Toner outside Cambridge – in Kennebunkport, Maine – in 2023. (Photo: Grace Toner) Not many people I have bumped into in Cambridge can say they actually grew up down the street. Grace Toner, a 25-year-old North Cambridge native, is one the the few …

Opinion

State delegation needs to support rent control along with governor’s Affordable Homes Act

Gov. Maura Healey’s Affordable Homes Act addresses the housing crisis in several useful ways, but leaves out repealing a statewide ban on rent control.

Naming names at the Cambridge School Committee

Asserting an arbitrary standard of “decorum” while prohibiting the naming of names not only intimidates the public but violate the School Committee’s own rules and a ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court.

Let’s house Cambridge people faster

Let’s allow the Affordable Housing Trust to fund rental vouchers, fund new programs to house the unhoused and give those who have experienced housing instability a seat at the table.

Food + Drink

What to know about the Crumbl Cookies shop opening Friday in Cambridge’s Central Square

Customers can claim one free, 720-calorie chocolate chip cookie during the month of April from this fast-growing chain coming to Cambridge.

Attend

Somergloom looms anew at JJ Gonson’s Once, while hip-hop toasts Boston from Middle East

JJ Gonson has a lot of irons in the fire, but local music fans know and love her best as the head of Once, an “itinerant” music venue preparing for another summertime “celebration of all things dark and heavy.”

Events ahead

A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Folk metal, Nikki Giovanni and comedy festivals

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s poet Nikki Giovanni, sex revolutionary Candida Royalle, joke fests and mystery comedy, new plays and folk metal, “Dope Science,” a tribute to Lana Del Rey and “Essays in Praise of Excess.” 

Film Ahead

‘Old Oak’ is new, The Brattle restores Argento and there’s a free ‘Orgy’ and ‘Queen of Katwe’

These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Ken Loach’s last at Fresh Pond, a screamer in “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,” honors to the late character actor M. Emmett Walsh and free fare: a five-hour “Movie Orgy” and the chess-focused “Queen of Katwe” by Mira Nair.

Snack

Flour Bakery + Cafe sour cream coffee cake

Coffee cake’s crumb topping gets swapped out at Flour Bakery + Cafe for a buttermilk icing drizzle that doesn’t impress.

Theater

‘Beyond Words’: A surprisingly touching story about a researcher and her very smart parrot

The play examines sexism in science through a 30-year look at Irene Pepperberg teaching her parrot, Alex, to have the cognitive abilities of a human child.

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