Attend meetings in Somerville from April 11-18 about light pollution, compost and better biking
Public meetings this week look at West Broadway reconstruction, tenants and landlords rights, homelessness and a “dark skies ordinance,” a composting program, improvements for cyclists and a new Woody’s Liquors on the Medford border.
Families housed in East Cambridge’s state shelter are finally getting daytime access, Connolly says
Limited overnight hours had caused problems for residents of the overflow shelter at the Registry building, particularly families with kids newly enrolled in Cambridge schools, whose children could not go to the shelter after school.
State policy limits East Cambridge shelter hours, putting residents in the cold for partial solutions
City officials and legislators have been trying unsuccessfully for weeks to persuade the state to keep Cambridge’s overflow temporary shelter for migrant families open around the clock instead of closing during daytime hours.
Attend meetings Feb. 23 to March 1 in Somerville about an Armory plan and resident displacement
Public meetings this week look an Armory master plan, alternatives to rat-trap poison, resident displacement and aid to the unhoused, a students’ health survey trivia event delated from Feb. 1 and talk about a wage theft ordinance.
Attend Cambridge meetings from Jan. 26-Feb. 2 about a Middle East cease-fire call, senior homes
Public meetings this week look at the return of a Middle East cease-fire resolution, bike lane installations, Lechmere Park changes and a project to put more units of affordable senior housing in the Cambridge Highlands.
Cambridge schools will take children in Registry after state has trouble relocating families swiftly
Children in migrant and other families staying at the temporary overnight shelter at the Registry of Deeds building in East Cambridge will be able to enroll in Cambridge Public Schools starting this week.
Somerville opens overnight warming center through March for up to 20 homeless adults
An overnight warming center opened Monday in Somerville as temperatures plunged and the first substantial snows of the winter lingered on streets.
Online meeting Thursday will take questions about state’s emergency shelter at Registry
An online information session about the emergency shelter at East Cambridge’s Registry of Deeds Building is planned by state and city officials for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The Safety Net Family Shelter opened Friday.
State will use East Cambridge registry building for an emergency family shelter starting Friday
A shelter for homeless families will be opened by the state at the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds Building at 208 Cambridge St., East Cambridge, according to a Wednesday press release from Cambridge officials.
A lack of coordination across town lines hampering efforts to help the unhoused
Unhoused individuals often must crisscross the region to survive, but communities often fail to coordinate efforts with that transience in mind. This lack of communication makes it harder to ensure people get care and support.
