A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville from ‘Cutlass Crew’ to latest Rock & Roll Rumble
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the North Cambridge Family Opera ends “The Cutlass Crew,” a Rock & Roll Rumble gets started, there’s a “Sims”-themed art exhibit and poetry from ancient Greek and Latin to John Keene and Carl Phillips reading and giving a Dark Room Collective oral history.
Coronavirus emergency ends officially in May, but Sancta Maria suffers 33-person outbreak
As many as 33 residents of Sancta Maria Nursing Facility have tested positive for Covid-19 since last week, according to the city’s health department, one of the largest outbreaks of the pandemic in a local nursing home.
Attend Cambridge meetings from March 20-26 on body cameras and a review of police practices
Public meetings this week look at police issues, finding more opportunities for affordable housing and defending an AP African American History courses.
Somerville explores alternative crisis response, just one process that may reshape city policing
A police presence in a new public safety building, officers’ role in student discipline and a civilian oversight board for the force are all in play in Somerville, and another group wants an unarmed emergency response alternative as well.
Program intended for needy populations abroad will fill mental health services void in Cambridge
Adopting a program designed for people in psychological distress abroad who face war, poverty, violence and other serious adversity is unusual, experts say, but needed “given the state of the behavioral health crisis in Massachusetts.”
Attend meetings in Cambridge from March 6-12 on Massachusetts Avenue plan, kids vaccine shift
Public meetings this week look at North Massachusetts Avenue plans, a vaccine shift in Cambridge Public Schools, the affordable-housing zoning and more.
‘Some real return to normal’ seen for Covid, though officials warn pandemic isn’t done
After three years of Covid, Cambridge is hearing a contradictory picture of the situation, with officials suggesting the end to regular updates on the pandemic.
Attend meetings Feb. 27-March 5 in Cambridge about adding electrical power, Crumbl cookies
Public meetings this week look at electrifying the city and its fleet, a two-block zoning proposal for North Cambridge, tree canopy update, city-line voter challenge, teen health survey results, plans in Porter Square, a Crumbl cookie shop for Central Square and look at Section 8 voucher changes.
Attend meetings Feb. 27-March 5 in Somerville about fare-free buses, unarmed crisis response
Public meetings this week look at fare-free buses, an unarmed and non-police emergency response, the search for a police chief, outdoor dining rules and more.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from ‘Obitchuary’ pod to true tales of the bizarre
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the entertainment goes from “Murder Your Employer” to The Moth storytelling, with lots of poetry, music and film, as well as readings that include female desire and Catherine J. Turco’s “Harvard Square: A Love Story.”
