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  City of Cambridge to begin Accepting Applications for Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund for COVID-19

  The City will begin accepting applications for the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund on Monday, April 13, 2020. Under guidelines issued by the Fund’s Trustees, the City will be prioritizing applicants who demonstrate a loss of income as a result of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.

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  City Serves Thousands of Meals to Cambridge Residents

  The City of Cambridge and Cambridge Public Schools, in partnership with local nonprofit Food for Free, have served thousands of meals to Cambridge adults and children since widespread closures and food service disruptions due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak began in mid-March.

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  City of Cambridge Issues Mandatory Guidelines for Approved Construction Activity

  The City of Cambridge has confirmed that its Temporary Emergency Construction Moratorium, which was originally instituted on March 18, 2020 on all construction activity for both public and private property will remain in place. Additionally, the City today released guidance to contractors that are approved to work during the moratorium. This new guidance is part of the City’s continuing efforts and commitments to safeguard the health of construction workers, all other workers associated with the construction industry and members of the public.

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  Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund for COVID-19

  In response to the public health crisis created by COVID-19, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Louis A. DePasquale have activated the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund to provide emergency assistance in partnership with non-profit organizations to individuals and families in Cambridge who are experiencing extreme financial hardship caused by the current COVID-19 crisis.

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  Harvard University & Massachusetts Institute of Technology Donate $500,000 to Support Cambridge’s Temporary Emergency Shelter

  Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Louis A. DePasquale today announced matching donations of $250,000 each from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to cover costs associated with the creation of a Temporary Emergency Shelter at the War Memorial Recreation Center, Field House, and garage.

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  CPD Reminds Community of Available Domestic Violence Resources in Midst of COVID-19

  Available Domestic Violence resources from the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) during COVID-19 Pandemic.

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  Cambridge City Manager and Commissioner of Public Health Issue Temporary Emergency Order on the Closure of Several Businesses and Activities

  In the continued collective effort to halt the spread of COVID-19, Cambridge City Manager Louis A. DePasquale and Commissioner of Public Health Assaad J. Sayah, MD, today issued a temporary emergency order requiring the closure of private businesses and activities in the city.