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Sunday, September 20, 2026

Cambridge Planning Board approves HealthPeak's 2,300-unit Alewife megaproject with a $300 million infrastructure package.

From Cambridge News

• 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

Today in Cambridge

• Cambridge Preschool Program applications open October 1. The Cambridge Preschool Program, offering free preschool for 4-year-olds and some 3-year-olds, opens applications October 1 for children turning 3 or 4 by August 31, 2027.Town of Cambridge
• 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
• City hiring for youth programs this fall. Cambridge's Department of Human Service Programs is hiring part-time and full-time staff for its youth divisions this fall.Town of Cambridge

Coming up

• Mon, Sep 21, 5:00 p.m.: CCMA hosts town hall on ballot question Monday. A nonprofit town hall aims to engage and educate voters about a ballot question Monday evening at the Main Library's Community Room.Cambridge Public Library
• Mon, Sep 21: Cambridge schools closed Monday for Yom Kippur. Cambridge Public Schools and district offices are closed September 21 for Yom Kippur.Cambridge Public Schools
• Tue, Sep 22: Preschool program holds family info webinar Tuesday. Cambridge Public Schools hosts a Cambridge Preschool Program family information webinar September 22 ahead of the October 1 application opening.Cambridge Public Schools
• 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
• Wed, Sep 23: Cambridge K-8 schools dismiss early Wednesday. Cambridge Public Schools K-8 students are dismissed early on September 23 for an early release Wednesday.Cambridge Public Schools
• Fri, Sep 25: Cambridge Rindge and Latin hosts Waltham in soccer. Cambridge Rindge and Latin's freshman girls soccer team faces Waltham on September 25, according to MaxPreps scheduling data.MaxPreps