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Cambridge Council Passes Cuba Resolution 5-0, Delays ShotSpotter and Elected-Mayor Votes

CAMBRIDGE — May 11, 2026 — Cambridge City Council advances Cuba resolution and foreign policy discussion order while delaying ShotSpotter vote. The council voted 5-0-4 Monday night to call on President Trump to rescind Executive Order 14380 and end the U.S. oil embargo on Cuba, with four members — Councillors

Cambridge Council Adopts Amended Housing Study Order, Cuba Vote Delayed

CAMBRIDGE — May 4, 2026 — Cambridge City Council adopts housing needs study order 9-0, delays Cuba embargo resolution. The council Monday approved a charter-righted policy order directing the city manager to explore commissioning an independent housing needs study, after unanimously adopting two amendments: one by Councillor E. Denise Simmons

Marlborough City Council sends $222.9 million FY27 budget to Finance Committee

MARLBOROUGH — May 4, 2026 — Marlborough councilors refer $222.9 million FY27 budget to Finance Committee, set May 18 hearing. The City Council voted 9-0 Monday to send Mayor J. Christian Dumais's proposed $222,882,585 fiscal 2027 operating budget — a 4.24 percent increase over FY26 — to

Cambridge City Council Votes 5-4 to Keep Garden Street One-Way Configuration

CAMBRIDGE — April 27, 2026 — Cambridge City Council votes 5-4 to keep Garden Street one-way, halting a court-ordered two-way restoration. The April 27 vote adopted a policy order filed by Councilor Jivan El-Zuby directing City Manager Ian Wong to halt all design, engineering, and construction work

Marlborough council denies Ames Village 90-unit special permit despite 7-2 majority

MARLBOROUGH — April 27, 2026 — Marlborough City Council denies 90-unit Ames Village condo permit on 7-2 vote. The application from Marlborough/Northborough Land Realty Trust, an affiliate of the Gutierrez Company, needed eight votes under state law and fell short when Vice President Sean A. Navin and Ward 3

Cambridge Council Freezes Ahern Field Turf Project, Orders Transparency Report

CAMBRIDGE — April 13, 2026 — Cambridge City Council unanimously pauses Ahern Field turf project, defers Garden Street vote. The council voted 9 to 0 Monday to halt construction at Ahern Field in East Cambridge and order City Manager Ian Wong to report on how the decision to install artificial turf was

Newton Rules Subcommittee Advances Two Docket Rule Changes, Debates Roll Call Rotation

NEWTON — April 8, 2026 — Newton's City Council Rules Subcommittee unanimously advanced two procedural rule changes Wednesday and split on a proposal to rotate roll call vote order. Council President Oliver led the subcommittee in recommending clarified language for the city's 180-day docket rule — limiting it

Cambridge Council Steers 25 Lowell Street Away From Housing, Toward Nonprofit Use

CAMBRIDGE — April 6, 2026 — Cambridge council signals 25 Lowell Street should stay in nonprofit use, redirecting west Cambridge housing ambitions to 185 Larch Road. At an April 6 roundtable working session, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and seven colleagues heard a presentation from City Manager Ian Huang, Deputy City Manager Kathy Watkins,

Marlborough council advances Campus at Marlborough zoning, refers 90-unit Ames Street permit

MARLBOROUGH — April 6, 2026 — Marlborough council opens hearing on quadrupling Campus at Marlborough housing cap to 400 units. Greatland Realty Partners, represented by Attorney Paul Momnie, asked the City Council on Monday to raise the Results Way Mixed Use Overlay District Subdistrict 2 residential cap from 100 to 400 units

Cambridge Council Votes 7-2 to Raise Parking Permit Fee, Replace Senior Exemption

CAMBRIDGE — March 30, 2026 — Cambridge City Council votes 7-2 to raise residential parking permit fee to $75 and replace automatic senior exemption. The substitute policy order, co-sponsored by Councilors Nolan, McGovern, Zussi, and Wheeler, eliminates the blanket senior exemption and replaces it with a universal self-certification checkbox

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