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Zoning Board Denies Myrtle Avenue Third Unit

Cambridge zoning board splits 2-2, denies Myrtle Avenue addition after attorney clash. Board member Wendy Leiserson recused herself from the 1 Myrtle Avenue vote after attorney Patrick W.

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Planning Board backs hotel setback shift

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…

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Nine-day Green Line shutdown looms

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…

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Sports

Cambridge sports roundup, Sept. 14 to Sept. 20

Cambridge Youth Soccer has scrapped its regular grades 1-8 game schedule for Saturday, Sept. 26, replacing it with pickup soccer sessions across two sites. Grades 1/2 players can head to Russell Field at 9 or 10 a.m., while Danehy Park will host 3rd/4th graders at 9 a.m., 5th/6th grader…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20

Two Cambridge-connected obituaries were published this week: Vigden, Michiko, 98, a Cambridge resident who died September 15; and Bross, Maureen (last name listed as Fitzgibbons on some records), 90, of Burlington, formerly of Winchester and, earlier, a longtime Cambridge resident who g…

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

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…

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Real Estate

Cambridge Sale Prices Span $750,000 to $2.1 Million in Late August

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…

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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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