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Fwd: $75 Million in Mass. Small Business Grants Available
by RUTH RYALS 28 Feb '22

28 Feb '22

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: "Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP" <info(a)gggllp.com> > Date: 02/28/2022 8:30 AM > Subject: $75 Million in Mass. Small Business Grants Available > > > > View as Webpage https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > [Gray_tag_R_1920x1080.png] https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > $75 Million in Mass. > Small Business Grants Available > [small business grant-email.jpg] > The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is making $75 million in new funding available for grants to small businesses in the state that have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The grants will be administered through the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) and applications are open on the MGCC website https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… through April 4, 2022. > > $50 million of the grant money is available for small businesses that reach “socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups.” This includes businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, members of the LGBTQ community, and individuals with disabilities. An additional $25 million is earmarked for small businesses (annual revenues between $40,000 and $2.5 million) that have yet to receive funding from any COVID relief program administered by the MGCC. Grants range in size from $10,000 to $75,000, and are capped at the lesser of $75,000 or the equivalent of three months of annualized operating expenses. > > For additional information visit the MGCC website https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… or call Gray, Gray & Gray at (781) 407-0300. > NEWS & EVENTS > Gray, Gray, & Gray Ranked Among Top Massachusetts Accounting Firms by Boston Business Journal https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > > IRS to Offer Alternative to Facial Recognition https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > > Startups Could Be Eligible for Employee Retention Credit https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > CLICK HERE FOR MORE TAX TIPS https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > DID YOU KNOW? > > Our Financial Reporting Consulting team provides assistance related to preparing financial statements, organizing in advance of annual audits, and preparing SEC filings across a wide range of company types. > Learn more here https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > [Eblast divider.png] > Do you have a colleague that would like to receive our news? > SUBSCRIBE HERE https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP | www.gggllp.com https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > [Facebook] https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… [LinkedIn] https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… [YouTube] https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HesBJeibVH_sw9ClKMhUL4nPV-3U6B9yX_k8_5cR9bQ… > [Email] mailto:?subject=%2475%20Million%20in%20Mass.%20Small%20Business%20Grants%20Available&body=https://conta.cc/3teCAuj Share This Email mailto:?subject=%2475%20Million%20in%20Mass.%20Small%20Business%20Grants%20Available&body=https://conta.cc/3teCAuj > The information contained in this communication (including any attachments and/or re-directs to other online sources) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code. > > Copyright © 2022. All Rights Reserved. > Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP | 150 Royall Street, Suite 102, Canton, MA 02021 > > >

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by raryals 28 Feb '22

28 Feb '22

Monday, February 28, 2022 https://www.cambridgeday.com/2022/02/27/the-nextdoor-post-that-really-gets-… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Daily Update | February 25, 2022
by raryals 25 Feb '22

25 Feb '22

Garbage pick up will be one day late next week. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: City of Cambridge <pio(a)cambridgema.gov> Date: Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 7:01 PM Subject: Daily Update | February 25, 2022 To: <raryals(a)gmail.com> View as Webpage <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> Storm Update: Delays to Trash, Compost and Recycling Collections This Week and Next Routes were already one day behind due to the Presidents’ Day holiday, resulting in the following impacts this week: - Typical Thursday route- this week’s collection will be Friday 2/25 or Saturday 2/26. - Typical Friday route- this week’s collection will be on Monday, 2/28. Set out after 6 pm Sunday/ before 7 am Monday. - During the week of February 28, all routes will be one day behind, operating on a holiday schedule. - The Cambridge Recycling Center, located at 147 Hampshire Street, will be closed on Saturday, February 26. Shoveling Reminders: We all have a shared responsibility for keeping our community safe and accessible during winter weather. For you, your neighbors, people with strollers or using wheelchairs, and the many people in Cambridge who walk, please do your part. - Ice needs to be removed within 6 hours from the time it forms, per City Ordinance <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…>. - Snow needs to be removed within 12 hours after snow stops falling during the day and before 1pm if it snowed during the night, per City Ordinance. - Corner properties are required to shovel/clear ramps at corners near their properties to help make crossing safer for all. - Please remember that shoveling or plowing snow into the street and/or bike lanes is prohibited. Visit Snow Center <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> COVID-19 CASE COUNT As of February 25, 2022 19,597 COVID-19 cases in Cambridge residents +54 Today 141 Confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Cambridge residents +0 Today COVID-19 Data Center <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> - Access Massachusetts COVID-19 data <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> - Access Massachusetts City & Town COVID-19 Data <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> - Access MIT COVID-19 data <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> - Access Harvard University COVID-19 data <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> - Access Cambridge Public Schools COVID-19 data <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> COVID-19 VACCINATIONS As of February 24, 2022 76% Fully vaccinated Cambridge residents 92% Cambridge residents who have received at least one dose of the vaccine 45% Cambridge residents who have received a booster dose of the vaccine COVID-19 Data Center <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> - Access Cambridge COVID-19 vaccine information page <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> - Access Massachusetts COVID-19 vaccine information page <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> - Access Massachusetts vaccine locations page <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> WHAT'S NEW 2/25/22 Storm Update: <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> Delays to Trash, Compost and Recycling Collections This Week and Next 2/25/22 CDC Updates COVID-19 Community Levels <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> and Shares New Mask Guidance <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> 2/25/22 College Success Initiative Staff Available to CRLS Students <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> Beginning March 1 2/23/22 City of Cambridge Mask Requirement for Indoor Public Places Will End on Sunday, March 13, 2022 <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> 2/23/22 Apply for the Cambridge Restaurant and Nightlife Relief Grant <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> Program View All Updates <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> College Success Initiative Staff Available to CRLS Students Beginning March 1 The College Success Initiative (CSI), based out of the City’s Department of Human Service Programs, serves Cambridge students and families who are underrepresented in higher education, including American-born Black and Latino students, students of color, immigrant students, first-generation college students, adult learners, and students from households with low incomes. CSI <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> connects CRLS graduates who are planning to attend Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) or UMass Boston (UMB) with Success Coaches to help them succeed inside and outside the classroom. CSI Success Coaches will be at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School March 1 - April 15, 2022 to meet with students interested in attending BHCC or UMB. Students should contact their guidance counselor to meet with a coach and learn more. Learn More <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> City of Cambridge Mask Requirement for Indoor Public Places Will End on Sunday, March 13, 2022 The City of Cambridge announced that due to the sustained improvement to the City’s COVID-19 metrics over the past month, Cambridge will lift its mask requirement for indoor public places effective at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Consistent with the City’s phased approach to reopening City buildings and programs, masks will continue to be required for all employees and visitors in municipal buildings, regardless of vaccination status, through Sunday, March 27, 2022. Learn More <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> Apply for the Cambridge Restaurant and Nightlife Relief Grant Program These grants, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), will provide relief to local, non-franchise cafes, restaurants, and entertainment venues (e.g. movie theaters, performance venues, galleries) heavily impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurants and entertainment venues citywide will be able to apply for grant awards of $10,000 for allowable business expenses such as payroll, rent, personal protective equipment, utilities, goods and equipment, and outdoor dining infrastructure. Applications will be accepted from February 3 through February 28, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. Learn More <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> City of Cambridge Free COVID-19 Testing The City of Cambridge offers free COVID-19 testing 7 days a week for people who live or work in Cambridge. Please see below for details. Walk-in only testing: - SUNDAYS: Free PCR Tests are offered on Sundays from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at 50 Church Street. - MONDAYS: Free PCR tests are offered on Mondays from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The testing site at the CambridgeSide is now located in the Parking Garage on Level G3 and is walk up only not drive through. Level G3 is accessible by the CambridgeSide’s elevator and escalators. Residents can park in the garage and proceed to Level G3. Parking will be validated. The Parking Garage entrance is located on CambridgeSide Place. - WEDNESDAYS: Free PCR tests are offered on Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at 2254 Massachusetts Ave, St. John the Evangelist Church. - THURSDAYS: Free PCR tests are offered on Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The testing site at the CambridgeSide is now located in the Parking Garage on Level G3 and is walk up only not drive through. Level G3 is accessible by the CambridgeSide’s elevator and escalators. Residents can park in the garage and proceed to Level G3. Parking will be validated. The Parking Garage entrance is located on CambridgeSide Place. - SATURDAYS: Beginning Saturday, February 12 and continuing on Saturday, February 19, 26, and March 5, the City will offer Saturday testing on these 4 dates at the Christian Life Center (owned and operated by St. Paul AME Church), located at 85 Bishop Allen Drive. Testing on these Saturday dates will be from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Appointment-only testing through CIC Health: Through a partnership with CIC Health, appointment-only testing is available 7 days per week to people who live or work in Cambridge at CIC Health’s 295 Third Street location in Cambridge. To schedule an appointment, visit www.cic-health.com/cambridge <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…>. You will need to create a new account and select one of the available appointment slots through CIC’s system during the following hours: - SUNDAYS: Free PCR tests are offered on Sundays from 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, & FRIDAYS: Free PCR tests are 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS: Free PCR tests are 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - SATURDAYS: Free PCR tests are offered on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Learn More <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> [image: Facebook] ‌ <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> [image: Twitter] ‌ <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> [image: YouTube] ‌ <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> CambridgeMA.GOV/COVID19 <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HOoK9XqXRKubZJXdi0t9qErvAZqbLALpKsSYGpUWt2Z…> City of Cambridge | 795 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 Unsubscribe raryals(a)gmail.com <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001TlYm2EKT5Of_nZvKZd-TSw%3D&…> Update Profile <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001TlYm2EKT5Of_nZvKZd-TSw%3D&…> | Our Privacy Policy <https://www.cambridgema.gov/privacystatement> | Constant Contact Data Notice <https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/customer-contact-data-notice> Sent by pio(a)cambridgema.gov -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Join us at 11am ET!
by RUTH RYALS 25 Feb '22

25 Feb '22

This is usually very good! > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Cambridge NAACP <naacpcambridgema(a)gmail.com> > To: undisclosed-recipients@missing-domain, missing-domain > Date: 02/25/2022 4:20 PM > Subject: Join us at 11am ET! > > > Join Us tomorrow at 11am ET > 36th Annual MLK Brunch (Virtual) | Cambridge Branch NAACP > Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 11:00am ET > > The 36th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Brunch hosted by the Cambridge Branch NAACP will be virtual and free to attend. > > Watch Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P5jOoWNrfo > > and > > Check out the digital booklet Here https://my.visme.co/view/rxe6qoq0-36th-annual-naacp-cambridge-virtual-brunc… > > > If you have any questions or are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact us at naacpcambridgema(a)gmail.com mailto:naacpcambridgema@gmail.com > > > > -- > On behalf of NAACP Cambridge, MA Branch >

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Fwd: Re: the East Cambridge/Union Square stuff you guys need to care about
by RUTH RYALS 25 Feb '22

25 Feb '22

Some of you may be interested in this info. Time is short to weigh in. Ruth > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Wig Zamore <wigzamore(a)gmail.com> > To: Heather Hoffman <heather.m.hoffman.1957(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Ruth Ryals <Rryals(a)comcast.net>, Ellin Reisner <reisnere51(a)gmail.com>, Jim McGinnis <jim02143(a)gmail.com> > Date: 02/25/2022 12:42 PM > Subject: Re: the East Cambridge/Union Square stuff you guys need to care about > > > Thanks Heather !!! > > After lunch I will also put the full ENF into a Drop Box for all of you. > That may make it a bit easier than each of you contacting Epsilon. > And I will also send links for the Kendall Square substation to you. > > Cheers - Wig > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 12:31 PM Heather Hoffman <heather.m.hoffman.1957(a)gmail.com mailto:heather.m.hoffman.1957@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > If I had known about all of this earlier, I would have brought you and the PSNA in earlier, but them's the breaks. Eversource is working on figuring out the path and getting permits for a major laying of electrical cables from Allston/Brighton through East Cambridge to Union Square, where they are expanding the substation across from the new Union Square Green Line station. There was a hearing on Wednesday about the substation work, which conflicted with the ECPT meeting, so none of us were there. > > > > The astute folks at STEP (Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership) picked up on the importance of siting that expansion so that it remains possible to extend the Union Square spur to Porter Square, which is where PSNA comes in. As you know, there is strength in numbers. ECPT is already involved because it matters to us where the path travels through our neighborhood, but we also have an obvious interest in keeping this possible future connection to Porter Square viable. Now it turns out that Porter Square folks also have reason to care how this gets sited. > > > > The current regulatory opportunity to weigh in is the ENF, which you can obtain by emailing Mike Howard mailto:mhoward@epsilonassociates.com of Epsilon Associates and asking for the ENF for EEA #16497, the Eversource Greater Cambridge Energy Program. It's 577 pages. The comment period ends March 1, so I doubt anyone will be dissecting all 577 of those pages at this point, but I have no doubt that having the PSNA and/or some of the passionate public transit advocates in the group weigh in on this point will make an impression on MEPA. > > > > I have cc'ed three active, knowledgeable STEP members and leaders. They can provide much more information on this.issue, including the history, than I ever could. > > > > Heather (it never ends) > > > > >

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Fwd: [Porter square] The T’s Zero-Emission Trolleybuses Are Headed for the Scrap Heap
by RUTH RYALS 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

> fyi > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Anna Leslie <anna.leslie1(a)gmail.com> > To: Porter Square Neighbors Association <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> > Date: 02/22/2022 2:24 PM > Subject: [Porter square] The T’s Zero-Emission Trolleybuses Are Headed for the Scrap Heap > > > > Within the next few months, the T plans to start a renovation project on the North Cambridge bus garage where its trolleybuses currently spend the nights so that it can accommodate and recharge a new fleet of battery-powered buses. > > In the meantime, the T will use diesel-fueled buses to replace the trolleybuses that currently serve bus routes 71 and 73. > > https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/02/17/the-ts-zero-emission-trolleybuses-a… > > > > -- > View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id > > -- > To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com mailto:portersquare+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com . > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/bcc523bf-5391-4c9f-b569-0a98… https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/bcc523bf-5391-4c9f-b569-0a98… . >

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Fwd: [Richdale Ave] Planned Walden II development - new design
by RUTH RYALS 20 Feb '22

20 Feb '22

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Jenn Bubriski <jbubriski(a)gmail.com> > To: richdale-ave-community(a)googlegroups.com > Date: 02/19/2022 4:23 PM > Subject: [Richdale Ave] Planned Walden II development - new design > > > This Wednesday, Feb 23 at 6pm on Zoom, Winn plans to hold another community meeting, this time to show their updated design. See the email below for details (second meeting mentioned in the email). > > Please attend if you can to get firsthand knowledge of the proposed changes as well as to ask questions. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Cambridge Community Development Department's Housing Division <housing(a)cambridgema.gov mailto:housing@cambridgema.gov > > > Attend virtual meetings for developments proposed under provisions of AHO https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… > > 100% Affordable Housing Overlay Updates > > Upcoming Community Meetings on New Affordable Housing Development Proposals > > There are two upcoming virtual community meetings to discuss proposals to build new affordable housing under the provisions of the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO). > > To learn more about the AHO, visit the Community Development Department's new webpage at: www.cambridgema.gov/affordablehousingoverlay https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… . > [Exterior of 116 Norfolk Street] > 116 Norfolk Street https://www.google.com/maps/search/116+Norfolk+Street?entry=gmail&source=g Community Meeting > > Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022 > Time: 6:00 PM > > The Cambridge Housing Authority is hosting a community meeting to discuss a proposal to expand and modernize the existing property at 116 Norfolk Street. Click here https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… to view the meeting flyer. > > The meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, February 10th at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… . > > Click here https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… to read more about 116 Norfolk Street and CHA's other planning projects. > [Flyer for Feb. 23, 2022 Meeting] https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… > Walden Square II Infill Development Community Meeting > > Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 > Time: 6:00 PM > > WinnCompanies is hosting a community meeting to discuss a proposal to build new affordable housing at Walden Square Apartments. Click here https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… to view the meeting flyer. > > The meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, February 23rd at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… . > > Click here https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… to visit WinnCompanies Walden Square II website. > > You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates regarding the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO). If you no longer want to receive messages related to the AHO, you may unsubscribe by clicking the "Unsubscribe" button in the footer of this email. > > [Facebook] ‌ https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… [Twitter] ‌ https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… [Instagram] ‌ https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… > CambridgeMA.gov/CDD https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nJ4w6sM5IACHAwQRKabztipoTyvkazp6kZQJzsraIB5… > > Cambridge Community Development Department | 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 > Unsubscribe jbubriski(a)gmail.com https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001vdfFTILEd-8VYwSfpOv9zg%3D&… > Update Profile https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001vdfFTILEd-8VYwSfpOv9zg%3D&… | Our Privacy Policy https://www.cambridgema.gov/privacystatement | Constant Contact Data Notice http://www.constantcontact.com/legal/service-provider?cc=about-service-prov… > Sent by housing(a)cambridgema.gov mailto:housing@cambridgema.gov > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Richdale Ave Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to richdale-ave-community+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com mailto:richdale-ave-community+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com . > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/richdale-ave-community/CAKBB8_m8OyfvFUqHE… https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/richdale-ave-community/CAKBB8_m8OyfvFUqHE… . >

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Fwd: unemployment: our work
by RUTH RYALS 20 Feb '22

20 Feb '22

This is incredibly important, as we saw at the beginning of the pandemic how subject to fraud and gross mistakes the MA system is. Let's push to modernize, humanize it! > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Senator Pat Jehlen <pat(a)electpatjehlen.org> > Date: 02/20/2022 12:59 PM > Subject: unemployment: our work > > > What we've been doing on unemployment problems > > > View this email in your browser https://mailchi.mp/electpatjehlen/unemployment-our-work?e=5195d574ca > > > Dear Neighbor, > > My last newsletter https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… included Boston Globe articles explaining the problems with "clawbacks" and "overpayments" in unemployment benefits. > > This one tells about broader problems in the unemployment system, how my staff helped individual constituents, and what I have done as Senate chair of Labor and Workforce Development to solve problems. > > UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: > IMPORTANCE, SCALING UP, PROBLEMS > > We need to recognize the incredibly important role the unemployment system and the federal supplements have been in keeping individuals and families afloat. The payments helped not only recipients but the businesses where they spent those funds, the landlords who received their rent payments, and the entire economy. > > Millions of people in Massachusetts received a total of $33 billion in benefits in the past two years - the vast majority from federal funds. (In the previous year, 2019, 400,000 people received benefits of $1.4 billion total.) Building the systems to serve so many more people, mostly in new federal programs, required hard work and increasing the staff at the Department of Unemployment Assistance from 200 to 2000. (graph source https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… ) > > The expansion also resulted in hundreds of thousands of people facing problems in the system. Many of them waited for months to receive benefits because they made mistakes in submitting information during a confusing process, or the department made mistakes, or the federal government changed requirements. > > Starting in April 2020, international organized crime used fraudulent identities to file claims. Along with many others, I learned that someone had filed an unemployment claim in my name. New systems had to be established, which identified and denied almost 278,000 fraudulent claims, mostly in federal programs. > > HELPING CONSTITUENTS WITH BUREAUCRACY > > Thousands of people tried unsuccessfully to file their claims and turned to legislators for assistance after waiting for months for the assistance they deserved and desperately needed as they coped with lost income during the pandemic. Every legislative office was inundated with requests for help, and our staffs often succeeded in resolving their cases with the Department. > > Rachel Clinton, my amazing constituent services director, helped hundreds of people make their way through confusing processes in order to finally get their benefits. For example, this month, she continued to help a constituent through 18 months of hearings, appeals, and other delays such as a "Notice of Remand to Central Adjudication on the matter of Benefit Calculation that was accidentally dismissed due to a processing ‘glitch’ within the Adjudication department." (photo by Peter Alfred Hess https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… ) > > Now hundreds of thousands are being asked to repay those benefits - even though they did nothing wrong. Again, Rachel and other constituent services legislative staff are working to help resolve those cases. It seems wasteful to have hundreds of people answering the phones, unable to help and sometimes giving incorrect information, so that people have to turn to legislative staff who then call DUA back. But we're glad when it works! > > ASKING FOR A PAUSE > > Just this month, Rep. Josh Cutler and I, co-chairs of the Labor and Workforce Development Committee, wrote to Labor Secretary Rosalin Acosta, asking the administration to pause collection on these overpaid benefits while we work on equitable solutions. Here are reports from the Globe https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… and Herald https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… . This WGBH report https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… includes the story of one of our constituents whom Rachel helped. > > Before continuing to demand repayments, the state should consider new federal guidance allowing more waivers. The state is requiring repayment from hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom did nothing wrong, and needed and spent the money. I think the administration should change the regulations, which in my opinion don't meet the standard in both federal and state law. The law says that overpayments may be waived if the claimant was not at fault “and where, in the judgment of the commissioner such recovery would defeat the purpose of benefits otherwise authorized or would be against equity and good conscience." > > All of the money that comes from people repaying federal benefits will be sent back to Washington, which means it will leave the state's economy. > > LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS > > As Senate chair of the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, I have focused on the unemployment system during this incredible time. All my work on unemployment, and on labor generally, is based on the invaluable expertise, initiative and collaboration of my chief of staff, Matt Hartman. > > (For more on our work on unemployment, see my March newsletter. https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… ) > > In March 2020, I worked with the administration to temporarily end the 1 week waiting period for receiving benefits for unemployment during the emergency. (see more here https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… ) > > In May 2020, I worked to end the cap on the dependency credit for unemployment beneficiaries with large families. This bill also limited tax impacts on employers for unprecedented levels of claims. (see more here https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… .) > > In October 2020, I filed a bill to extend Lost Wages Assistance benefits to 15,000 of the lowest income unemployment beneficiaries who would otherwise not have qualified because of low wages and would also have lost out on the federal supplements. Extraordinarily, the bill passed the legislature within 7 days. (see more here https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… ) > > In August 2020, I worked to help authorize $165 million dollars for a new unemployment online system. We also created an advisory council of stakeholders to ensure development of an inclusive and accessible system. > > In April 2021, we passed the governor’s bill to pay for pandemic unemployment claims by authorizing up to $7 billion in bonds. As part of the act, I succeeded in including the creation of a commission to examine the long-term finances of the UI system and recommend permanent financing solutions. > > In May 2021, I worked to pass legislation to limit the tax impact of unemployment taxes on businesses after the administration miscalculated rates. > > For months, the administration did not tell us how much money was in the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, even though the law requires monthly reports. In November, Matt Hartman found federal reports showing that we did not need to bond anywhere near the previous estimate of $7 billion. In fact, it appeared we had a positive balance in the Trust Fund. > > In November, we added $500 million in ARPA funds to the Trust Fund. I asked not to spend even more funds until we had more information. You can watch my speech with more information here https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… (part 1 at 1.04). Bruce Mohl started covering the issue in Commonwealth Magazine on Nov. 10 https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… , saying the trust fund deficit may have vanished, and followed up on Nov. 15 https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… and 29 https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… , continuing to ask for answers. > > In December 2021, I joined Sen. Michael Moore, chair of the Senate Committee on Post-Audit and Oversight in a hearing about the unemployment system, where we learned lots of new information. You can watch the hearing here https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… . > > Also in December, Sen. Susan Moran and I passed a proposal requiring the Department of Unemployment Assistance to notify people in overpayment of their right to seek a waiver. > > On New Year's Eve, we received a report https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… from consultants KPMG on the actual status of the Trust Fund. It appeared to conclude there would be a positive balance after reconciling all accounts, paying off federal loans and other obligations, and adding the $500 million appropriation. > > In early January 2022, Chair Cutler and I asked Sec. Acosta to consider paying back federal loans to avoid increasing interest payments. At that time, we had accumulated over $13 million in interest owed; we now owe 17,765,797.88?. (This has not yet happened.) > > In January 2022, I proposed a successful amendment to extend the appeals deadline for unemployment determinations, appropriated $1 million for a public notification campaign on overpayments, and required administration to give detailed breakdown of the number of people in overpayment and other related information. The extension was important because many people missed deadlines because they were back at work and stopped checking their unemployment account. You can watch my speech about overpayments here https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… (part 2 at 1.17). > > Meanwhile, the Unemployment Trust Fund Solvency Commission has been meeting and researching the status of the Trust Fund, and holding many meetings to explore solutions. You can learn about our work here https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… . > > The Labor and Workforce Development Committee held 12 hearings on 230 bills, and reported most of them. You can learn about the committee's work, and watch the hearings here https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… . > > One good thing about the legislature meeting remotely is that recordings of all our sessions and all our hearings are available online. And many more people participate in hearings. One recent hearing had more than 100 people testify from across the state. > > Stay safe, stay involved, and stay in touch, > > > > > > > [Twitter] https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… > [Facebook] https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… > [Campaign Website] https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… > > > Please donate! https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… > Copyright © 2017 CTE Pat Jehlen > Our mailing address is: > 67 Dane St, Somerville MA 02143 > > >

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Fwd: New City-provided trash carts update!
by RUTH RYALS 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Cambridge Recycling <recycle(a)cambridgema.gov> > To: rryals(a)comcast.net > Date: 02/17/2022 3:58 PM > Subject: New City-provided trash carts update! > > > Does Massachusetts have a trash crisis? > > Monthly Updates from City of Cambridge DPW Recycling Division > > New Trash Carts Coming in June > As part of Cambridge’s broader rodent control efforts, the City will be providing trash carts for curbside collection in June 2022. The Department of Public Works (DPW) will be delivering new trash carts to all buildings that receive City trash collection. In addition to reducing rodent access to trash, these new carts will improve ergonomics for DPW staff and improve sidewalk accessibility. > > The City will host its first community meeting about the new program on Wednesday, March 2. Register for the meeting https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… . To view the presentation for the community meeting, see here https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… . > > The City will send a postcard with information on when new carts will be distributed and how to dispose of old trash barrels. Suggest signing up for this newsletter https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… to neighbors and friends to stay up to date on the new trash cart program and other waste updates. > > Rehash It, Don't Trash It > > The February Rehash It, Don't Trash It https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… newsletter is a little different this month. Learn about Daily Table, an innovative new grocery store in Central Square! > > The Cambridge Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC), a volunteer group of citizens, writes this section each month. > > What happens to Mass. trash? > Trash is a growing issue in Massachusetts. Old landfills are closing, and there are no plans to build new landfills or incinerators. Since we aren't reducing trash quickly enough, more of our trash is being exported to neighboring states--more than 1.5 million tons per year, as reported by the Boston Globe https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… . > > To assist, Mass. Department of Environmental Protection has added new waste bans. Beginning in November 2022, textiles and mattresses will be banned from the trash https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… . Also, businesses that generate more than 1,000 pounds of food waste per week will be required to compost or donate leftover food. > > For Cambridge, there are three things we can do together to reduce our impact: > > 1. Reduce all waste, particularly food waste. Approximately 40% of all wasted food happens at homes. > 2. Separate all food waste and recycling from the trash. Food and recyclables are the two largest parts of our trash. > 3. Use the DPW's Get Rid of It Right tool https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… to look up how to dispose of items such as textiles, electronics, and scrap metal, which make up 13% of our trash. > > Increasing trash diversion will require a group effort, such as encouraging friends across the city, state, and country. The rules for recycling are mostly the same across jurisdictions. Composting food waste always saves energy and resources. And, finding ways to reuse, reduce, and give away items can help the environment and your neighbors. If you're excelling at Zero Waste, the biggest impact you can have is to help educate a friend or neighbor. Our largest impact doesn't come from one person perfecting a zero waste life, but rather from people helping others to be low waste. > > Reduce & Reuse Tips > Tip #1: How to make a difference with glass recycling > > We all know that reduce and reuse come before recycling. For glass, that's not easy. We were excited to learn there's a winery that has a reuse program for their wine bottles at Formaggio. > > Glass jars (i.e. salsa, peanut butter, and yogurt jars) are popular for reuse on online sharing groups. In fact, someone reported that they haven't recycled a glass jar in years because she gives them away on Buy Nothing Cambridge https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… ! > > Recycling your glass curbside is, of course, beneficial. We also recommend recycling glass through the bottle deposit system (if the bottle is accepted). By keeping glass separate from curbside recycling, it becomes easier to recycle - and you don't lose your deposit! > > Tip #2: What to do with expanded polystyrene (i.e. Styrofoam) > > We strive to provide as much good news about sustainable waste management as possible. For foam, unfortunately, it is not beneficial to recycle economically or environmentally. Here's why: > 1. Styrofoam is 98% air, so there's very little material to actually recycle. > 2. A lot of energy is used to transport and compress a small amount of material > > After compressing foam, recycling it requires driving it from user to recycler and then to end-user. As a result, the amount of resources used to recycle foam is more than the resources saved. The good news: foam is only 0.1% of our trash. > > Although recycling may not work for Styrofoam, there are ways to reuse it. For example, Styrofoam peanuts can be reused in shipments. Let us know mailto:recycle@cambridgema.gov if you have any examples of foam reuse so we may share it here! > > Upcoming Dates > > * Wed. 3/2: Citywide meeting on the roll-out of standard trash cart https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… > * Fri. 4/1: Yard waste collection resumes > * Sat. 4/9: Household Hazardous Waste https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… day, 50 Mooney Street > > Email us mailto:recycle@cambridgema.gov to share other waste-related events! > Join Our Mailing List! https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… > > What Are We Reading? > > How to Reuse N95, KN95, and Other Disposable Masks https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… (NYTimes) > > Frugal and fashionable: Thrifting has become the latest shopping trend https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… (Boston Globe) > > Cutting meat, produce and cereal loss key to reducing environmental effects https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… (WasteDive) > > Maine restaurants may be able to adopt reusable takeout containers https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… (Bangor Daily News) > Download the Zero Waste Cambridge App > > With the Zero Waste Cambridge App you can: > * Set reminders and view calendars for trash, recycling, compost collection, and street cleaning. > * Get alerts for collection day delays due to holidays or weather events > * Use the Get Rid of It Right tool to find out how to dispose of waste > * Test your recycling skills with an interactive waste sorting game—fun for kids and adults! > Download the app for iOS https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… or Android https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… or find it online here https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… . > [Facebook] ‌ https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… [Twitter] ‌ https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0013NW14xKxf_EVLk2ZG-L2Z5rA3A4GpD1dvWZ-XuoAc7P… > > > > Department of Public Works | 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 > Unsubscribe rryals(a)comcast.net https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001sWZg8fQe_elB2z7PtllOYg%3D&… > Update Profile https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001sWZg8fQe_elB2z7PtllOYg%3D&… | Our Privacy Policy https://www.cambridgema.gov/privacystatement | Constant Contact Data Notice http://www.constantcontact.com/legal/service-provider?cc=about-service-prov… > Sent by recycle(a)cambridgema.gov mailto:recycle@cambridgema.gov > >

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Fwd: [livablecambridgeopen] FW: Harvard University Police Department Community Advisory
by RUTH RYALS 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: "Blier, Suzanne" <blier(a)fas.harvard.edu> > Date: 02/17/2022 3:59 PM > Subject:FW: Harvard University Police Department Community Advisory > > > > fyi > > > From: Steven Catalano <Steven_Catalano(a)hupd.harvard.edu> > Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 3:14 PM > To: "@Campus Notify (campus-notify-all(a)harvard.edu)" <campus-notify-all(a)harvard.edu> > Subject: Harvard University Police Department Community Advisory > > > Community Advisory > > The Harvard University Police Department has received information from the Boston and Cambridge Police Departments that they have seen an increase in reports of spiked beverages at bars in their cities. > > > > Drink spiking is when an offender adds a scentless, colorless and tasteless drug in the drink of an unsuspecting victim. The effects of drink spiking vary. Symptoms could include loss of balance, visual impairment, confusion, or nausea. Drink spiking is a crime. > > > > The Harvard University Police Department would like to remind all community members of the following ways to safeguard yourself and others from drink spiking: > > • Do not accept drinks from strangers > > • If someone you do not know offers you a drink and you accept, go to the bar with them and have the drink poured and served directly to you > > • If you did not see your drink poured, do not drink it > > • If you are unsure about any of the ingredients, don't drink it > > • Keep an eye on your friends and their drinks > > • Never leave your drink unattended > > • Avoid sharing drinks with others > > • Try to always be in the company of a trusted friend > > • Please be aware of any uncharacteristic behavior from your acquaintances, and be wary of strangers attempting to separate individuals from their friends > > • Should you observe any individual who appears to be in distress, wandering alone late at night, or dressed unsuitably for the weather, be sure to contact the police immediately. > > • If you believe your drink may be spiked or observe an individual spiking someone else’s drink, immediately call the police > > > > The Harvard University Police Department is available to assist any member of the University community in an emergency. If you have encountered a possible drink spiking incident, please contact the Harvard University Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 617-495-1796. In addition there are numerous resources both on and off campus to assist community members. > > > > Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) > > 617-495-5711http://www.huhs.harvard.edu > > > > > > Behavioral Health, HUHS > > 617-495-2323 > > http://huhs.harvard.edu/services/behavioral-health > > > > Counseling & Mental Health Services, HUHS > > 617-495-2042 > > https://camhs.huhs.harvard.edu/ > > > > For questions about this advisory, please contact the Harvard University Police Department's Public Information Officer, Steven G. Catalano, at 617-495-9225 or by email at steven_catalano(a)hupd.harvard.edu mailto:steven_catalano@hupd.harvard.edu . > > > > Disseminated at 3:00 PM on February 17, 2022. > > > > Steven G. Catalano > > Assistant Director for Compliance/Public Information Officer > > Harvard University Police Department > > 1033 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th floor > > Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 > > 617-495-9225 > > steven_catalano(a)hupd.harvard.edu mailto:steven_catalano@hupd.harvard.edu > > > > -- > >

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