A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from a pie-based fundraiser to open art studios
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Petsi Pies founder Renee McLeod shares her secrets for a good cause, a Holiday Plant Enthusiast Market is coming, there are open studios by Brickbottom/Joy Street artists, Robert Pinsky reads, “Something Strange” returns and much more.
In a sign of worsening mental health challenges, teen ward will be strengthened against violence
A tangle of problems such as staff shortages, lack of beds and scarce services have left troubled patients with long delays or no treatment. Aggressive behavior is one result.
Covid case counts get murkier with less data; Masking policies become harder to pin down
Cambridge public health officials have stopped relying on Covid case counts to assess the strength of the pandemic here because those numbers are no longer reliable.
Debunking fake tales of hospital Covid ‘bribes’: Families have no say in setting a cause of death
A conspiracy theory that medical authorities are inflating the Covid-19 death toll has persisted since early in the pandemic. Cambridge isn’t immune to the misinformation.
School district eases measures of class air quality
After extensively upgrading school ventilation starting in 2020 to prevent Covid-19 transmission, Cambridge Public Schools have changed how it’s monitored.
Covid cases are ticking up in homes for elderly, where staff has until Dec. 1 to get fully boosted
The number of new Covid-19 infections continues to mount in some Cambridge nursing homes and assisted-living centers, where residents face high risk because of age and poor health. after months when there were few in long-term care facilities here.
Attend meetings on the ‘MassAve4’ bike lanes, Alewife, issues facing Black residents and more
Public meetings this week look at Strategic planning for Kendall Square, plans for the “MassAve4” stretches of bike lanes and the Lechmere Canal Park, school Covid protocol changes, Issues facing Black residents, amending the city charter and zoning for the Alewife area.
New booster is part of nine Covid and flu clinics coming with a reminder: Pandemic isn’t over
The number of new Covid-19 infections in Cambridge remains relatively low but has been rising among residents in some of the city’s nursing homes and assisted-living centers. There’s a push on to get more people up to date with vaccines against the coronavirus and flu.
Fall into habits that improve your health
Fall is an excellent time to revisit the ways we spend our days and build in some healthy routines. Follow these tips to set yourself up for an extra-healthy 2023.
MIT Museum prepares for reopening in Kendall, going straight into reimagined Science Festival
The MIT Museum reopens Oct. 2 after a Covid lockdown that merged into an expected shutdown so it could relocate to a newly built home in Kendall Square.
