Cambridge City Council adopts fiscal 2027 tax rate as commercial revenue growth slows and bills diverge by neighborhood. From our own coverage: Council takes up FY27 tax rate, home exemption. Also in today's brief (12 items): Resident parking permit fee to triple by 2027; DEP fines Camb…
AI startup Blitzy signs one of the region's largest Cambridge office leases. From our own coverage: 16 property transfers recorded in Cambridge this week. Also in today's brief (8 items): CDOT launches new Intersection Safety Program website; Fiddlehead plays surprise set at Alewife Sta…
Cambridge recorded 16 property transfers between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, with eight sales carrying a posted price so far, ranging from $550,000 to $2,405,000 and a median of $971,250. The top sale was a $2,405,000 condo at 54 Sacramento St Unit 2. Rindge Avenue and Museum Way each saw two sales, and
Cambridge is preparing a coordinated response to federal changes threatening residents' SNAP and MassHealth benefits. Also in today's brief (10 items): City preps response to SNAP, MassHealth cuts; Participatory budgeting returns with $500,000 available; Preschool enrollment fair draws …
Planning Board backs Harvard Square hotel's move closer to Mount Auburn Street. From our own coverage: Council fast-tracks support for MIT, airport unions; Zoning panels advance multifamily setback changes. Also in today's brief (13 items): Drought status eases to mild for Cambridge; Ci…
The Cambridge Open Data Review Board discussed expanding strategic metrics, privacy standards, and fiscal data access on September 22, without adopting formal policies.
MBTA prepares nine-day Green Line shutdown that will disrupt commutes across Cambridge. Also in today's brief (8 items): MBTA plans nine-day Green Line shutdown; Cambridge drought status downgraded to mild; City seeks residents for two board vacancies; Retirement board weighs real estat…
Cambridge Planning Board approves HealthPeak's 2,300-unit Alewife megaproject with a $300 million infrastructure package. From our own coverage: Zoning board clears 7th Street Burger for Harvard Square; Council backs MIT, airport workers, moves $24 million. Also in today's brief (14 ite…
Cambridge recorded 14 residential property sales between Aug. 21 and Aug. 24, with prices ranging from $750,000 to $2,100,000 among the 10 deeds that included a sale price so far; the median was $1,052,500. The period's largest transaction was 36 Sciarappa St., which sold for $2,100,000, followed
Cambridge is preparing a coordinated, citywide response to sweeping federal changes affecting SNAP and MassHealth benefits for residents. The move comes as the Cambridge School Committee and Cambridge Education Association continue contract negotiations, and as about 15,000 households r…
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