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14 families displaced by the December 3, 2016 fire in the Wellington-Harrington neighborhood of Cambridge can receive keys to their new permanent housing in Cambridge. The City Manager’s Office and the Mayor’s Office are working closely with a housing team comprised of City departments, the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Cambridge Housing Authority to assist displaced households in securing permanent housing. Five additional families will be able to move in to new units at the beginning of next week. The City has identified 37 households needing to find permanent housing.
The race starts & finishes on Mass Ave in Harvard Square. There will be rolling street closures along the course between 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. The MBTA will temporarily suspend services for Bus #1 and Bus #69 at the Harvard Gate stop between 9-11 a.m.
Curbside collection of bare holiday trees (weather permitting), will take place through Jan. 13, 2017 on your regular trash/recycling day. Decorations and stands must be removed and trees should not be in a plastic bag. Residents can also bring bare trees to the Recycling Center during open hours (Tues/Thurs 4pm-7:30pm and Sat 9am-4pm) through Jan. 31, 2017. Collection routes are 1 day behind for the remainder of this week.
Over the past three days, the City of Cambridge has produced $64,200 in checks and provided $23,400 in gift cards for the families displaced by the December 3, 2016, fire in the Wellington-Harrington neighborhood. In the days and weeks ahead, the City will be distributing additional assistance beyond this initial funding to those impacted by the fire.
The City Manager's Office and the Mayor's Office are seeking to identify permanent rental housing for tenants and property owners displaced as a result of December 3, 2016 fire in the Wellington-Harrington Neighborhood. Any Cambridge property owner with permanent rental housing that could be offered to victims should contact the Mayor’s Office at 617-349-4321 to help us match families in need with available housing. Housing needs include both affordable and market-rate housing, with a particular need for housing with 3- or 4-bedrooms that can accommodate families.
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