Winter storm sending 8 to 12 inches more; offices open, schools to be closed Monday (update)
Here we go again: Sunday’s winter storm is bringing with it a snow emergency parking ban meant to keep roads empty for snowplows, though officials said city offices, schools, libraries and human service programs were expected to be open regular hours Monday.
Cambridge got nearly 15 inches of snowfall, but Friday sees return to normal operation (update)
The city’s offices will reopen Friday and a snow emergency parking ban will end after a Thursday nor’easter dumped an estimated 14.6 inches, exceeding National Weather Service predictions and giving the area a total of 31.4 inches so far this winter.
Schools, city offices will close for snowfall of up to 12 inches expected for Thursday
With up to a foot of snow predicted for Thursday, the city has called a snow emergency – closing services and putting a parking ban into effect as of 7 a.m. to facilitate plowing.
Fuel assistance application help is offered by Mass. Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers provides free help with fuel assistance applications for Portuguese speakers by appointment at the nonprofit agency’s offices in Cambridge, Brighton, Dorchester and Lowell.
With temps high through summer’s end, ‘Keep Cool’ identifies cities’ relief spots
With forecasts showing temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s at least until schools open Sept. 6, it’s still a good time to get familiar with Keep Cool, a mobile-friendly website launched in early August by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.
Second environmental congress scheduled, coordinating city response to climate crisis
More than seven years after city officials recognized climate change as a crisis and held a Climate Emergency Congress, a second climate congress is scheduled to explain residents’ part in it all.
Up to 8 inches of snow expected Monday; cities release parking, class, meeting info (update)
A winter storm warning for is in effect for Cambridge and surrounding areas from 4 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday, with expected snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches locally.
City launches Snow Center info website, calling it lesson learned from past winter
The city launched a Snow Center website today to provide residents with timely updates on the city’s response to winter storms and provide useful storm information that can be viewed quickly and easily in one location.
Here’s your ice skating (and waffle) schedule for the coming weeks (corrected)
The Simoni Memorial Ice Rink has announced its schedule for school vacation week, Dec. 24-Jan. 3, in a season that saw the Rink at The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square fail to open.
Eyewitness to climate change agreement returns euphoric it ‘gives us a chance’
The 21st Conference of the Parties concluded this weekend in Paris, producing the first-ever global climate change agreement. Through the agreement, all 196 countries in the world have confirmed their intention to keep temperature rise “well below 2 de …
