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Last 14 days

• Zoning board clears 7th Street Burger for Harvard Square. The Board of Zoning Appeal voted 5-0 to grant a special permit for the New York chain to open at 37 Brattle Street, with about 20 seats and hours until 2 a.m. on weekends.Cambridge News
• Council backs MIT, airport workers, moves $24 million. Councilors unanimously backed SEIU 32BJ airport workers and the roughly 3,000-member MIT graduate union, approved $500,000 for a SNAP/MassHealth crisis response, and adopted $23.75 million in Community Preservation Act funding for fiscal 2027.Cambridge News
• Planning board approves HealthPeak's 2,300-unit Alewife project. The board voted 7-0 for a special permit on the Alewife Quadrangle project, including 12 acres of open space, a $300 million infrastructure package and a planned pedestrian bridge over the MBTA rail line.Cambridge News
• Panel advances multifamily zoning setback changes, 4-1. Joint housing and planning committees voted to recommend stricter setback and open-space rules for multifamily buildings. Staff said only 30 of 150 projects filed under the 2025 ordinance include income-restricted units, with a full council vote expected around September 28.Cambridge News
• Cambridge home sales top out at $2.1 million. Recent property deeds show a top sale of $2.1 million, with prices spanning a wide range across the city, according to newly filed deeds data.Cambridge News
• Cambridge seeks members for two commission vacancies. The city is seeking residents to fill openings on the Commission for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board and the Planning Board.Town of Cambridge

Coming up

• Wed, Sep 23: Gold Star Mothers Park meeting set for Wednesday. The city holds a virtual public meeting September 23 on next steps for the Gold Star Mothers Memorial Park remediation and improvements project, following June's conceptual design open house.Town of Cambridge

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