Baker-Polito Administration Launches MassNotify, A New Voluntary Tool to Enhance COVID-19 Exposure Awareness
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the launch of MassNotify, a new free smartphone service that people in Massachusetts can voluntarily use to let others know that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. Massachusetts remains a leader in the nation in COVID-19 vaccinations, with almost 4 million residents fully vaccinated, and COVID-19 case trends continue to drop. Case counts in Massachusetts are down 99% from their peak in January, and hospitalizations are down by 93% since their peak in January.
240 Broadway (Broadway Park)
Just A Start (JAS) is planning to create new affordable rental housing on an existing JAS-controlled site located at 243 Broadway in the Port neighborhood. Known as Broadway Park, the site is currently an existing parking lot and will be developed in conjunction with another new JAS project, 37 Brookline Street, as a scattered-site affordable rental housing project. The new housing at both Broadway Park and 37 Brookline Street will be built to Passive House standards, ensuring maximum energy efficiency.
Drag Story Time (Central Square)
Kick off Pride Month with Drag Story Time at the Central Square Branch Library! Join us on Saturday, June 7 at 11 a.m. in the Lewis Room for songs and stories about what makes each of us fabulous.
This program is for children and their caregivers.
No registration required.
Collins Branch Book Club (Collins)
October selection: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Join us at the Collins Branch to discuss a selection of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults. Print copies are available to pick up during library hours.
For more information, contact Jo Percell (they/them) at jpercell@cambridgema.gov
Drag Story Time (Central Square)
Celebrate Pride Month with Drag Story Time at the Central Square Branch Library! Join us on Saturday, June 27 at 11 a.m. in the Lewis Room for songs and stories about what makes each of us fabulous.
This program is for children and their caregivers.
No registration required.
Three Long-Term Care Facility Residents in Cambridge Test Positive for COVID-19
Since Friday, October 2, three residents of a Cambridge long-term care facility have tested positive for COVID-19. All staff and residents have since been tested, and the Cambridge Public Health Department (CPHD) will announce any positive results once they are posted in MAVEN, the state’s reportable disease database.