Attend meetings in Somerville for April 18-25 about Earth Day, overdose prevention and bees
Public meetings and gatherings this week include Earth Day events, including a visit to Somerville’s growing Miyawaki Forest and a pollinator plan; a Narcan distribution; and Mystic River pathway and improvements at Draw 7 Park.
Economy still shaken by Covid and Ukraine contributes to hikes in water and sewer bills
Cambridge residents’ water and sewer bills are rising – though by less than $100 on average – for reasons ranging from inflation to the war in Ukraine.
PFAS chemical levels are up in Cambridge water during regular replacement of six carbon filters
Levels of a worrisome group of chemicals that have been linked to health problems have risen in Cambridge drinking water despite new filters in the city’s water treatment plant installed to lower the concentration.
Attend meetings in Somerville from March 21-28 about fixing Broadway conflicts, fate of Armory
Public meetings this week look at resolving conflicts in Ball and Magoun squares and South Medford where parcels split at city lines and zoning districts; the future of the Armory arts building; a Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination backlog; and more.
Fight over vital power project is turning nastier with Eversource, MIT and city filings to board
Cambridge and Eversource have rejected a compromise offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on underground cable routes through the MIT campus for the utility’s huge transmission project in Cambridge, Somerville and Boston.
Water bill surge problem in Somerville is solved, but councilors want a path to payback eased too
A program to replace broken water meters in Somerville has been changed to avoid more residents seeing surging bills, but councilors want more.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from Dec. 1-8 about street cleaning test and charter review (corrected)
Public meetings this week look at the outcome of a street-cleaning test and proposed changes to Cambridge Street and Massachusetts Avenue, ways to get gas cars off city streets and a proposed rooftop garden for the high school.
Attend meetings in Somerville from Dec. 1-8 about municipal broadband and city buildings
Public meetings this week look at buildings proposed by Foss Park and Trum Field, a Highland Avenue overhaul, municipal broadband and more.
Attend Cambridge meetings from Nov. 24-Dec. 1 about leaf blowers and a change at Laundrytown
Public meetings this week look at eliminating leaf blowers, ending more net-zero exemptions on buildings, open data, its licensing and artificial intelligence, changes on Cambridge Street and a switch from Laundrytown to eatery near Alewife low-income housing.
Pressure builds on MIT to allow Eversource work that will address area’s growing power demands
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was asked Tuesday by a City Council committee vote to withdraw its opposition to Eversource’s preferred route for new transmission lines through its campus – an unusual attempt to pressure the school.
