Firefighters are hospitalized briefly in a dorm fire from chemical burns; Search of the river follows (updated)
Firefighters went Wednesday from an overnight chemical fire that left 12 of them hospitalized to a rescue in the Charles River by the Boston University Bridge and a Main Street construction accident.
Lack of affordability in ‘missing middle’ zoning cited as Planning Board members go 5-3 against
The “missing middle” zoning intended to bring more multifamily housing to the city got a negative recommendation Tuesday from the Planning Board. Members voted 5-3, delivering a blow to the proposal, though it will continue on with a City Council committee hearing at a date yet to be set.
Attend meetings on budget, the ‘missing middle’ and celebrating food and drink in Central Square
Public meetings this week look at closing Massachusetts Avenue to cars on weekends through September, quick-build bike lanes, millions in infrastructure borrowing, departmental budgeting, “missing middle” zoning, and a tiki bar in Harvard Square, patisserie, Mexican food and more.
Three-alarm fire at home in North Cambridge blocks Massachusetts Avenue traffic Monday
It was unclear how long it would take to clear Massachusetts Avenue’s westbound traffic from vehicles tending to a three-alarm fire in North Cambridge.
Bar owners went beyond First Amendment rights with their ‘raised voices, interrupting,’ AG argues
The legal defense of a faked Cambridge fire law hasn’t grown visibly stronger over time, but it has evolved as it moved to bigger courts and now includes attacks on First Amendment protections.
Planning Board holds ‘missing middle’ zoning for more discussion, despite praise for its goals
Proposed “missing middle” zoning that might bring more multifamily housing to the city will stay with a torn Planning Board for more discussion – yet the fallback would have meant sending the proposal onward with notes on its complexity rather than the usual recommendation or rejection.
One dead, one critically hurt in stairwell collapse during preservation work at First Street Garage
A collapsing stairwell at the city’s First Street Garage in East Cambridge killed a construction worker and left another man with “significant” chest and arm injuries early Wednesday.
‘Missing middle’ zoning asks up to three stories (but don’t expect classic triple-decker in the mix)
A zoning petition looks to create “missing middle” housing including “up to three stories of multifamily housing such as townhouses and three-deckers,” but that does not mean the city can look forward to seeing more of the classic “triple-deckers” that make up much of the local housing stock.
Attend meetings on closing of Riverbend Park; getting City Hall contracts; and police inventory
Public meetings this week look at a roadblock to socially distanced exercise; how Kendall Square evolves under the CRA’s watch; a new way to decide in-person vs. remote learning; a dog park for the Cambridge Crossing neighborhood; and the police department’s inventory list.
Draper joins with firefighters in $17,444 toy drive
Draper, a Kendall Square engineering innovation company, teamed up with the Cambridge Fire Department for an annual Toys for Tots drive, continuing a 15-year tradition.
