By Dave Watkins in News — 20 Sep 2026

Planning board approves HealthPeak's 2,300-unit Alewife megaproject

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 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

Tomorrow, 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
Tomorrow: 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

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