Attend Cambridge meetings from May 29-June 4 on Main Street bike lanes and Grand Junction rail
Attend meetings on a Main Street bike lane project, police body camera policy, Forum on teen and tween health and an update on Grand Junction transit plans.
Your questions and concerns can shape agenda for a May 31 presentation on kids health study
We invite you to join us to learn more about what students report about their physical and mental health, hear how the survey was administered and what actions the Cambridge Public Schools and the Cambridge Department of Public Health are taking on the findings.
Health Alliance, reeling from budgetary pain, removing 84 staffers, and 254 positions total
The Cambridge Health Alliance has a huge deficit to fill with staff reductions, executives say, referring to $40 million to $45 million in losses for the fiscal year.
Get two free hours on Bluebikes Sundays in May
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is sponsoring free Bluebikes every Sunday in May as part of its second annual “Miles for Mental Health” initiative.
Prospect of cutting up to 10 health positions sparks budget revolt while awaiting details
Faced with warnings there could be seven to 10 positions cut from the Cambridge Public Health Department within the next couple of weeks, but with health officials and the city manager unable to offer specifics due to ongoing discussions, city councillors took a rare step in budget hearings.
Seeing a mental health crisis in Cambridge kids, Youth Council gives them a happier Headspace
A group of Cambridge teenagers is tackling growing mental health needs among their peers and down into elementary schools by launching a website offering their own choices about ways to deal with emotional problems
Covid emergency is marked as over at memorial, moment to ‘move forward while not forgetting’
The end of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency was marked Thursday by officials with recollections and thanks in a ceremony at Cambridge Cemetery.
Senior takes mistreatment complaint to police after incident at a lower-ranked nursing home
A resident at Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center took the unusual step of calling police April 30 after being allegedly handled roughly by an aide who was helping her take a shower and impatient that she didn’t move quickly enough.
Pandemic precautions and particulars fall away as Covid-19 emergency gets called off Thursday
Hospital officials and public health leaders said people no longer need measures such as mask mandates because hospitalizations and deaths have subsided as almost everyone has immunity from vaccinations or infection.
‘Laura’s Law’ is adopted to help patients in crisis, though emergency room behind its need is gone
Almost seven years after 34-year-old Laura Levis couldn’t find the entrance to the former Somerville Hospital emergency room and later died, the state health department has adopted emergency department sign and communication requirements for hospitals throughout the state.
