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Cambridge Deeds Show $2.1 Million Top Sale as Prices Span Wide Range

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

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Cambridge Prepares Citywide Response to Federal SNAP, MassHealth Changes

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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Cambridge Records 14 Property Sales With Prices Ranging to $2 Million

Cambridge recorded 14 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12. Among the eight sales with recorded prices, values ranged from $707,070 to $2,000,000, with a median of $1,335,000. The period's top sale was 26 Clay St., which sold for $2,000,000 to Clay St LLC on Aug. 18. Six of the 14 deeds

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Cambridge Arts Unveils Fall Exhibition By Artist Rachel Rizzo

Cambridge Arts unveiled a new fall exhibition by artist Rachel Rizzo, opening with a Sept. 5 reception downtown. The show, titled "WEB: Works by Rachel Rizzo," joins the city's fall cultural calendar as Cambridge Patch flagged Tuesday's high-profile U.S. Senate Democratic primary betwee…

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MIT Questions Student's Dimethylmercury Claim After Hazmat Shutdown

MIT is disputing a student's dimethylmercury exposure claim that triggered a multiday hazmat shutdown, Newsmax reports. The claim stemmed from a visit to a Cambridge hospital emergency room and closed a campus chemistry building for several days before MIT began questioning its validity…

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Cambridge Sees Ten Deed Transfers From $510,000 to $2.2 Million in August

Cambridge recorded 10 property sales between July 31 and Aug. 4, with prices ranging from $510,000 to $2,200,100 and a median of $922,000, per South Middlesex Registry of Deeds records. The month's top sale was 9 Orchard St at $2,200,100, followed by 8 Cypress St at $2,000,000. Six of the ten

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