From $65 million for Covid to drug reparations, councillors delay four big items to last meeting
City councillors used their “charter right” four times Monday to delay discussion on a variety of topics by one week. despite there being just one meeting to go before their summer break. Millions in funding, a reparations plan, government reforms and a treat rescue are briefly on hold.
Clubs battered by coronavirus travel a tough path to promised federal aid; It’s easier for restaurants
Six months after Congress approved roughly $16 billion in aid for entertainment venues shattered by coronavirus, only 411 have received money out of 14,214 applications. The Small Business Administration says it’s working to catch up.
At nursing homes most vulnerable to Covid, filings show 80% of workers are vaccinated
More than 80 percent of workers at nursing homes in Cambridge are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to government filings. But there is little data breaking down rates by job category, which would show how many employees who have the most contact with residents are immunized.
City manager bans remote public comment during in-person meetings, defying council
With meetings by video conferencing no longer demanded by a pandemic, City Manager Louis A. DePasquale ordered city staff on Tuesday to not permit remote public comment if a meeting was otherwise in person – conflicting with council orders without explanation.
Attend meetings on buying land around Alewife, keeping options for remote speaking and more
Public meetings this week look at buying land in Alewife, updating green space, keeping options for remote speaking at City Council and School Committee meetings, a boutique hotel proposal and improvements to The Port neighborhood.
This year’s ‘Taste’ events will skip the samples for diner bargains that help restaurant workers
Post-pandemic, the Taste of Cambridge and Taste of Somerville events have been rethought for the year, creating a “Dining Passport” program running July 1 to Aug. 15, with proceeds going to restaurant workers and nonprofit organizations.
Among the dramatically dwindled cases of Covid, those under 20 account for most infections in city
Cambridge residents under 20 have become the age group making up the largest share of new Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks, although overall numbers are tiny. For months before now, people in their 20s had accounted for more new infections than any other age group.
Cantab Lounge to relaunch with improvements, welcomed by city officials and licensing board
Approval for a revived Cantab Lounge was granted Wednesday by license commissioners with an acknowledgment of “excitement” in the community.
Vaccinations of older teens lag in Cambridge; Manager says of Covid-19, time to ‘move on’
Covid-19 case rates have sunk to the low single digits and 70 percent of Cambridge residents have received at least one shot of vaccine, though there is some concern around vaccination rates among 16- to 19-year-olds.
Pandemic eviction moratoriums near the end, with officials citing efforts to help the at-risk
As the city’s eviction moratorium nears its end on June 15, officials say they have tried to help tenants tap into state and local aid, while the city has distributed $4.6 million in financial aid for rent and other expenses to more than 1,700 households.
