Tear gas ban could be in place within 60 days, though council’s authority is rejected to do it
A policy prohibiting the use of tear gas, rather than a law, is “in the works,” Cambridge’s police commissioner said, because a surprise Law Department opinion says the City Council doesn’t have the power to enact one. Councillors say they may try anyway.
CareWell back on the list for second Covid doses; city recipients must book at a mass site for now
CareWell Urgent Care will get 3,000 vaccine doses of Covid-19 vaccine next week from the state to use for people awaiting their second shot, while Cambridge Health Alliance disclosed that it had to postpone 2,400 appointments for first doses.
Second shots of coronavirus vaccine grow elusive at Health Alliance, clinics despite state promises
The administration of Gov. Charlie Baker has promised that any Massachusetts resident who gets a first shot of Covid-19 vaccine will get a second shot. That’s not the case at either CareWell Urgent Care clinics or at the Cambridge Health Alliance.
Health Alliance stops doses in another zigzag along complicated path to Covid vaccinations
In the latest twist in the state’s Covid-19 vaccine distribution program, Cambridge Health Alliance stopped offering its patients first doses of vaccine Wednesday at the same time other hospitals resumed inviting their patients to get a shot. As usual, there was no explanation.
Struggle to keep vaccinations within Cambridge as state closes doors; Some first shots sacrificed
City officials are still trying to establish a Covid-19 vaccination clinic for Cambridge residents, against increasing odds. One path: The city says it’s talking with partners about hosting a regional mass vaccination site “supported” by the Cambridge Health Alliance.
Another Boston Calling canceled by coronavirus
The coronavirus has canceled its second Boston Calling music festival. Organizers announced the cancellation in a Monday email. Full refunds are being offered to ticket buyers, or the option to move the tickets to next year’s event.
The Urbanist: Reading ‘Form Follows Fiasco,’ with its dissent on planning and architecture
At a time most Bostonians are either befuddled or enraged by the development they see and experience, it is worthwhile to review some of the dissenting and cautionary literature. Peter Blake took on the Brutalist Paul Rudolph and Le Corbusier’s “Radiant City.”
Cambridge health department and city hospitals are cut off from Covid vaccination shots by state
The Cambridge health department asked the state for 750 doses of Covid vaccine for this week and did not get any.
State takes vaccine doses away, sending seniors to harder-to-reach mass sites such as Fenway
The latest twist in the state’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout could mean some Cambridge residents 75 and older needing to get the shot at a location such as Fenway Park instead of a clinic run by their hospital, while a “gray market” of rides for seniors has arisen with the state dangling shots for companions.
Harvard going all-electric on four buses in fleet, in accord with state car plan and ahead of MBTA
Harvard plans to buy four all-electric buses to replace four existing biodiesel buses – expected to be operational this fall in a 12-bus fleet facilitating approximately 600,000 student trips a year across Harvard’s campuses. The MBTA recently opted for hybrids instead.
