Serious crime was up overall in 2020, data shows, but from all-time lows; one killing, gunfire down
Preliminary crime numbers for the past year became available Monday, showing an overall increase in incidents of 8 percent over 2019, with violent crimes down but property crimes up – tempered by the fact that 2019 saw the lowest rate of crime in the city in more than 60 years.
Change in Covid test rules loom as lines lengthen, spurred by surge in cases; City’s deaths rise to 110
Ten more Cambridge residents died of Covid-19 since mid-December, three of them living in public housing developments for elderly and younger disabled tenants, while the city’s testing capacity is strained to the point of needing correction, officials say.
Cambridge’s third community fridge arrives, installed in Harvard Square, already stocked
A third community fridge has come to Cambridge: A “Fridge in the Square” that lets the hungry stop by to take what they need, installed in front of The Sinclair nightclub in Harvard Square.
Public housing Covid deaths disproportionate; CHA frustrated by lack of official health data
Residents living in Cambridge public housing developments are dying from Covid-19 in disparately high numbers, accounting for a far higher percentage of deaths than their proportion of the total population. Their burden is coming to light as deaths from the virus begin to mount.
What he’s having: Vegetarian sides and soup
In this notebook about dining options during Covid-19: Vegetarian fare, including The Abbey’s Brussels sprouts and cauliflower with capers; Season to Taste’s kombucha squash hummus and crispy spinach cigar; and Saloniki Greek’s Yia-Yia’s Soup.
Police investigate gunshots on Harvard Street
Multiple shell casings were found by police after reports of gunshots Monday evening on Harvard Street near Davis and Portland street. At least two vehicles were seen fleeing the area.
Attend meetings on end to single-family zoning; starting outdoor education; new diner in Central
Public meetings this week look at ending zoning just for single-family housing; outdoor education; how home-based businesses may get easier to set up; a doughnut shop/diner and separate boutique hotel plans in Central Square; and more.
Empty lot that’s meant for affordable housing full of meaning for who’s worthy of its homes
The entire city should look forward to the conversation around an empty lot at 35 Cherry St. in The Port neighborhood, which has been targeted for a conversation about what kind of affordable housing it will become. It represents progress in a dialogue that has seen none since May 2016.
Crab Apple Gardenerz nurture a community, and poetry, toward goal of feeding the hungry
The Crab Apple Gardenerz got Karened, but they didn’t let it stop them. Instead, they’ve distributed small food crops grown in Cambridge community plots, and celebrated with a Poets In The Garden event.
More aggressive outreach promised by city staff into neighborhoods hardest hit by coronavirus
Months after the city identified three neighborhood “hot spots” with high Covid-19 infection rates and placed testing sites in those areas, officials have promised for the first time to mount a targeted campaign to tell neighborhood residents of the testing opportunities.
