Watch meetings on more money for Covid aid; Central Square apartments; and Jerry’s Pond
Public meetings this week look at securing more money to get businesses, households and the homeless through the coronavirus; a 46-unit project for Central Square; asking what IQHQ will do about its polluted Jerry’s Pond; how the green line extension is going; and much more.
Cambridge sees 29 coronavirus cases in day, including one-third reported by a university
The city reported 29 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, the biggest leap since the spring surge. Ten of the infections, almost one-third, are in staff and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who live in Cambridge, also an unusually large increase.
No strong actions promised against Covid risk despite party bus, crowds in Harvard Square
Cambridge won’t impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions than new state orders announced Monday, and indicated no crackdown on documented mask-wearing and social-distancing violations by young people in Harvard Square and Cambridge Crossing.
McKinnon, whose projects helped define city, felled by heart attack at 73, group announces
The death of developer Rich McKinnon was announced late Wednesday on a neighborhood email list. He was 73, and felled by a heart attack, according to the email.
New Covid-19 cases take Cambridge out of green, lower status attributed to few ‘high-risk’ settings
Top city officials boasted on Monday that their cautious policies and extensive testing meant that Cambridge had stayed in the low, “green” category for a minimal rate of new Covid-19 cases. Four days later the city has became a “yellow” community, reflecting a rise in new infections.
Videos suggest cause for Covid case increases, while city adds sewage samples to test arsenal
The number of Covid-19 cases in Cambridge has been rising steadily since July, though officials say the city’s conservative Covid-19 policies have still helped keep Cambridge one of the lowest-risk large cities in Massachusetts.
Trio of Cambridge Crossing eateries from Gilson begin to open; Café Beatrice is first on Saturday
The three Cambridge Crossing eateries that Inman Square restaurateur Will Gilson hoped to open in early 2020 are just now about to get a staggered arrival, with one waiting until next year.
Watch meetings on body cameras for the police, delayed Foundry project, Rindge Commons plan
Public meetings this week provide a coronavirus update from city staff and explore body cameras for police, look at reopening public schools and the city’s three colleges, get a Net Zero Action Plan progress report and mull plans for the Foundry community building and affordable units near Alewife.
Watch meetings on relocating polling places, affordable housing and adding three eateries
Public meetings this week look at relocating voting sites; bringing a Will Gilson grill, a cider taproom and a dessert place to town; the Affordable Housing Overlay zoning petition and a Rindge Avenue affordable housing project; and more.
Watch meetings about officer use of force policy, and if you’re curious where latest ramen will be
Public meetings this week look at rooting out systemic racism in municipal government and adding open space for the public; where the two latest ramen restaurants will go; police use of force policies; expansion at Harvard Square’s Crimson Galeria; and more.
