Councillor’s second Winter Warmth Drive aiding homeless is crowdsourcing $10,000
City councillor Marc McGovern has partnered with city business associations for a second year to address the shortage of winter necessities among the homeless population – and is crowdsourcing support as well, with a $10,000 Indiegogo campaign.
Climate report: Hot days tripling by 2030, storm surges trailing as long-term threat
A “climate stress test” shows that while Cambridge isn’t vulnerable to significant storm surge risks through 2030, residents can expect a tripling of days over 90 degrees Fahrenheit from the current 11 – and by 2070, nearly three months of dangerously hot weather.
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.
Donate gently used winter coats Nov. 16-20 at City Hall for Caspar delivery to homeless
A coat drive is planned for Nov. 16-20 at City Hall in Central Square to help the Caspar charity deliver warm winter clothing to the homeless. The agency is especially seeking women’s L and XL sizes and men’s L, XL and XXL sizes.
Three-year process seen for citywide master plan, starting with Alewife
A wide-ranging citywide planning process is expected to start in September and “take approximately three years,” ending sometime in 2018. First: Choosing a consultant to run it.
We Overcame Winter party is coming – just wait for the Arts Council’s signal
With Monday’s T-shirt and shorts weather, there’s a pretty good chance some Sunday soon will be sunny and over 60 degrees – and that’s the signal for a free party for everyone in the city.
Planned 219 units just outside Cambridge draw a familiar set of ecological concerns
After seeing a building permit issued for part of the Silver Maple Forest in Belmont, people worried about flooding and the loss of open space aren’t going to be happy to hear the news from Arlington.
Community to talk about climate change at March 17 vulnerability report meeting
An interim Cambridge vulnerability assessment is expected to be presented and discussed Tuesday.
Please, please let there be more snow. (One Cantabrigian’s plea for meaning)
For all that we have contended with – the loss of power, the lack of transportation, the bitter biting cold – we need to ring the bell, we need to reach the top. One hundred and 10 inches of snow sounds like a nice number to notch.
Silver Maple Forest apartment complex receives town permits for construction
A building permit has been issued for the Belmont Uplands, allowing construction to begin on a $70 million, 299-unit apartment complex amid the 15-acre wilderness area known as the Silver Maple Forest.
