Housing Authority plans 22 rooms in Baldwin, hits a snag in purchase from Lesley University
The Cambridge Housing Authority wants to buy a house now used as a Lesley dorm in a neighborhood with little low- and moderate-income housing.
Neville Place assisted-living gets $5.7M loan from city despite unexplained lapses in terms
Cambridge is increasing a loan to its city-affiliated Neville Place assisted-living facility near Fresh Pond despite a failure to accept the original loan for undisclosed reasons. Neville Place did not carry out many requirements attached to the original.
Health hurdles grow for newcomers in insurance needed for appointment that’s needed for school
Somerville school enrollment workers say cutbacks and changes at the Cambridge Health Alliance have made it more difficult for newcomers such as migrants and refugees to get help with subsidized insurance and into appointments.
PFAS chemical levels are up in Cambridge water during regular replacement of six carbon filters
Levels of a worrisome group of chemicals that have been linked to health problems have risen in Cambridge drinking water despite new filters in the city’s water treatment plant installed to lower the concentration.
Housing Authority’s commercial kitchens get use filling for tenants and fulfilling for entrepreneurs
The Cambridge Housing Authority’s four shiny commercial kitchens remained unused for the most part since 2013, but now serve residents daily meals from budding food businesses who need a place to cook.
Reports from violent Elbit protest in Cambridge look at limits of city’s policies handling dissent
Cambridge police were outnumbered and almost overwhelmed Oct. 30 as they tried to prevent demonstrators from vandalizing the Central Square office building that houses a unit of Elbit Systems, according to documents the city has tried to keep secret.
Court solidifies a three-month rule on evictions after pro bono lawyer steps in to represent family
An Appeals Court decision came the same day Cambridge’s City Council asked the city to include money in the next city budget for legal representation for any lower-income tenant threatened with eviction in Housing Court.
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.
Covid halted trainings against ‘suicide by cop’ possibly crucial for fatal encounter with Faisal
When a Cambridge police officer killed Arif Sayed Faisal on Jan. 4, 2023, in what some regarded as a “suicide by cop,” most officers had not received the latest training on the issue, according to a consultants’ report.
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.
