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Cambridge Council Unanimously Backs Study of Gender-Neutral Bathrooms in New Buildings

CAMBRIDGE — March 23, 2026 — Cambridge City Council unanimously backs gender-neutral bathroom study and approves $5.9 million in snow costs. The council voted 9-0 Monday to direct city legal, planning, and inspectional services departments to report whether Cambridge can require at least one gender-neutral single-stall restroom

Waltham City Council Refers $10.5 Million Police Station Loan to Committee

WALTHAM — March 23, 2026 — Waltham City Council referred a $10.5 million police station design loan to committee and approved more than $400,000 in spending at its March 23 meeting. The council sent the mayor's $10,536,466 loan authorization for owner's project management and

Marlborough council sends 90-unit Forest Street overlay to April 27 hearing

MARLBOROUGH — March 23, 2026 — Marlborough City Council advances 90-unit Forest Street overlay and accepts $548,000 in state grants. The council voted 10-0 to refer Attorney Robert C. Buckley's proposed Forest Street Residential Overlay District, filed for Redgate Real Estate Advisors, to Urban Affairs and the

Cambridge City Council unanimously backs three state pet-housing protection bills

CAMBRIDGE — March 16, 2026 — Cambridge City Council votes unanimously to support three state pet-housing bills. The council at its March 16 meeting adopted a policy order sponsored by Councilor Marc McGovern urging the Massachusetts legislature to pass Senate Bill 1022, House Bill 1559, and House Bill 4835, which would

Waltham City Council unanimously approves $5.1 million Kutuzian Playground loan

WALTHAM — March 9, 2026 — Waltham City Council authorized a $5.1 million loan for Kutuzian Playground renovation and approved $564,581 for a new teachers contract at its March 9 meeting. The loan order for Kutuzian Playground on Ward Avenue cleared its second and final reading by a 14-0

Marlborough sends 90-unit Ames Village condo plan to Urban Affairs Committee

MARLBOROUGH — March 9, 2026 — Marlborough sends 90-unit Ames Village condominium proposal to Urban Affairs after public hearing. Attorney Brian Falk, representing the Marlborough/Northborough Land Trust, told the City Council the age-targeted ownership project on 11 acres at Ames and Forest streets would preserve nearly six acres of

Waltham Council Approves Fast-Food Permit, Recesses Hotel Hearing to April

WALTHAM — February 9, 2026 — Waltham City Council approved a fast-food special permit and cleared more than a dozen other items at its February 9 meeting, while recessing a long-running hotel proposal on Moody Street to April. The council voted 14-0 to grant TT Group Wallex Inc. a

Cambridge Council Unanimously Bans ICE Officer Hiring, Directs Immigration Ordinance Update

CAMBRIDGE — February 9, 2026 — Cambridge City Council votes 9-0 on dual immigration enforcement orders and moves to formalize shelter renovation talks. The council unanimously passed Policy Order No. 1, directing the Law Department to examine whether Cambridge can bar the Cambridge Police Department from hiring former ICE, Homeland Security

Marlborough councilors back home rule petition rewriting ward vacancy rules

MARLBOROUGH — February 9, 2026 — Marlborough City Council unanimously advances ward-vacancy home rule petition and refers $250 tax-cap resolution to Finance. The 11-0 vote on Monday sends a special-law petition to Beacon Hill that would require a special election for ward councilor vacancies occurring more than 12

Cambridge City Council Renames Goals Framework, Directs Committees to Set Governing Agendas

CAMBRIDGE — January 27, 2026 — Cambridge City Council scraps "goals" label, rebrands governing framework as "Priority Areas" for new term. At a January 27 special session facilitated by consultant Gabriella Salvatore, all nine councilors agreed to rename the city's published goals framework and direct each

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