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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