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Fwd: [ACN] This Tues., 6pm: Choosing a New City Manager
by raryals 31 May '22

31 May '22

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lee Farris <Lee(a)leefarris.net> Date: Mon, May 30, 2022 at 11:20 PM Subject: [ACN] This Tues., 6pm: Choosing a New City Manager To: Cambridge Residents Alliance CORE < cambridge-residents-alliance-core(a)googlegroups.com>, Association of Cambridge Neighborhoods < association-of-cambridge-neighborhoods(a)googlegroups.com> Hope you can attend the forum for the city manager candidates tomorrow, Tue., 6pm, see below. [image: Cambridge Residents Alliance] <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=835b584ea5691060adfb4341f39291…> Cambridge Residents Alliance <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=835b584ea5691060adfb4341f39291…> Dear neighbor: A Screening Committee has chosen 4 finalists for Cambridge City Manager. (Screening committee members are listed here <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEZWuPz9U…> .) It takes 5 City Councilor votes to choose a new manager. Because hiring a new manager is so important, we want to encourage you to participate fully in choosing the next manager. Here are ways you can take action: 1. Please *submit questions for the finalists to **randi(a)randifrank.com* <randi(a)randifrank.com>*by Thursday, May 26 at 12 noon* to be used at the May 31stpublic forum with the finalists. There can be different questions for different candidates. If you want, you can also forward your questions to lee(a)leefarris.net so we can see what peoples’ concerns are. 2. *Please attend or watch the “Meet the Finalists” forum on Tuesday, May 31st at 6 PM* in the CRLS Fitzgerald Theater where each candidate will share their vision for Cambridge and why they should be our next City Manager. You can attend the meeting in-person at the Fitzgerald Theater, or watch from home on Channel 99 <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=bSpIf8f10j2TNPLPo-u5eHfHWtXx…>, or live stream via the Open Meeting Portal <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=bSpIf8f10j2TNPLPo-u5eHfHWtXx…> . 3. *Please attend **or watch **the City Council Forum **on Wednesday, June 1st at 6:00 PM* at City Hall, where Councilors will conduct public interviews with the finalists. You can view in person, from home on CityView Channel 22, on Zoom, or live stream on the web via the Open Meeting Portal <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=bSpIf8f10j2TNPLPo-u5eHfHWtXx…>. There will be no public comment. 4. After you have read about or watched the finalists, *please contact each of City Councilors individually* with your views *before the Council votes on Monday, June 6*, during the regular Council meeting. (Councilor emails below.) The four candidates, in alphabetical order, are: *Iram Farooq - *Ms. Farooq is currently the Assistant City Manager for the Community Development Department (CDD) in the City of Cambridge since 2015. Prior to that, she served as Chief of Policy & Planning in CDD and as a Senior Project Manager for Land Use & Zoning starting in 1999. Ms. Farooq has a Master’s in Landscape Architecture with special emphasis on Land Planning from Harvard University. Click here for Iram Farooq <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=KdIbG-RySiqlkVH4Aekp9nR6Kwrs…>’s application. *Cheryl Watson Fisher* - Ms. Fisher is currently the City Solicitor for the City of Chelsea, MA since 2003. She served as Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Cambridge from 1999-2003. Prior to that, she served as Assistant Regional Counsel II for the Department of Social Services for the Commonwealth of MA and a Field Attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Boston. She is also currently a law partner of Anthony Galluccio, who represents many developers seeking zoning changes and special permits at the Planning Board. Ms. Fisher has her Law degree from Boston College. Click here for Cheryl Fisher <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=KdIbG-RySiqlkVH4Aekp9nR6Kwrs…>’s application. *Yi-An Huang* - Mr. Huang is currently the Executive Director of Boston Medical Center (BMC) Hospital Clinical Operations since 2021, including addressing the Covid pandemic. Between 2018 and 2021 he served as Chief Transformation Officer and Senior Director - Population Health Analytics for the BMC Health Plan. From 2013 to 2018 he served as Senior Director of Clinical Operation, Director of Strategy and Senior Project Manager for the BMC Hospital. Mr. Huang has a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard University. Click here for Yi-An Huang <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=KdIbG-RySiqlkVH4Aekp9nR6Kwrs…>’s application. *Norman Khumalo* - Mr. Khumalo is currently the Town Manager of Hopkinton, MA since 2009. He served as Assistant Town Manager of Westford, MA from 2002-2009, and served for 6 months as Interim Town Manager. Prior to that he served as a Town Planner, Planner and Transportation Project Manager in Massachusetts. He also served from 1993 to 1997 with Oxfam America in the Boston office, and served in the Planning Field in Zimbabwe. Mr. Khumalo has a Master’s in Public Administration from Carleton University, Canada and a Master’s in Regional & Urban Planning from the University of Zimbabwe. He is also a finalist for the city manager of Watertown. Click here for Norman Khumalo <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=KdIbG-RySiqlkVH4Aekp9nR6Kwrs…>’s application. One of the strongest feelings expressed at our Town Hall forum on the City Manager search was *the need for a person who was not connected to the current city government*, who could bring a new more collegial approach to city councilors and residents. (Here is our letter to the Council summarizing that meeting <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=9g-hQKRcSqWoOTpvxkNQH93r2tGY…>, which may help you to evaluate finalists and draft questions.) Ms. Farooq and Ms. Fisher both have deep connections to city government going back many years. Mr. Huang and Mr. Khumalo would bring a new approach. While many people were disappointed that a national search produced only local finalists, we encourage everyone to engage fully to see if any of the candidates can fulfill the hopes we outlined. If you have any questions or comments, please email us. Please share this email widely. Thanks, Lee Farris, President Cambridge Residents Alliance: *Working for a Livable, Affordable and Diverse Cambridge* https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/ ==== Councilors individual emails: Burhan Azeem <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/members/burhanazeem> ( bazeem(a)cambridgema.gov) Dennis J. Carlone <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/members/denniscarlone> (dcarlone(a)cambridgema.gov) Alanna M. Mallon <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/members/alannamallon> ( amallon(a)cambridgema.gov) Marc C. McGovern <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/members/marcmcgovern> ( mmcgovern(a)cambridgema.gov) Patricia M. Nolan <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/members/patricianolan> (pnolan(a)cambridgema.gov) Sumbul Siddiqui <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/members/sumbulsiddiqui> (ssiddiqui(a)cambridgema.gov) Denise Simmons <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/members/denisesimmons> (dsimmons(a)cambridgema.gov) Paul F. Toner <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/members/paultoner> ( ptoner(a)cambridgema.gov) Quinton Y. Zondervan <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/members/quintonzondervan> (qzondervan(a)cambridgema.gov) Cambridge Residents Alliance · PO Box 390487, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States You can also keep up with Cambridge Residents Alliance on Twitter <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=7Sn_jlQ3J2wHxMyMtp8UNLiPvqV0…> or Facebook <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=27Ax0UmWOX2J8J_QwK9Z6td_fCL0…> . Created with NationBuilder <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=SWqLExi-4iBlEOa5qgO58jA2d62d…>, software for leaders. -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Lesley/City Events Coming Up - June 18
by RUTH RYALS 31 May '22

31 May '22

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 BLOCK pARTy https://lesley.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a01b4042296baefd37587f249… . Join the Cambridge Plays and Lesley Art + Design block pARTy! This is a creative re-engagement initiative to bring vitality and energy through art, music, dance, and other activities back to neighborhoods and commercial corridors across Cambridge. * "Mini Meets" by Karsen Andrews and the Office of Community Engagement: A pop-up conversation and exchange that uses sculpture, comedy, and history to explore the functionality of public spaces in Porter Square. Presented in partnership with History Cambridge. Shapiro Family Plaza near CVS Porter Square. * "A Trike Called Funk": pop-up dance tunes. Shapiro Family Plaza. * "Our Place": facilitated by professors at Lesley Art + Design and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Explore local ecology, art making and its interconnectedness with the human experience, with an emphasis on nesting. Presented with fourth and sixth grade students and teachers at East Somerville Community School. Stop by to play and make a "nest" of your own out of upcycled materials. Lunder Arts Center courtyard and sidewalk. * "Acknowledge + Listen" by Graphic Design + Interactive Design students: a large-scale mural and podcast that honors the ancestral lands of the Massachuset, Nipmuc, and Wampanoag Peoples. Lunder Arts Center, Roseland Street side.

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Use the dashboard to track progress toward ENVISION’s goals.
by raryals 30 May '22

30 May '22

https://www.cambridgema.gov/envision -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Where should this be reported?
by RUTH RYALS 28 May '22

28 May '22

vis-a-vis our most recent PSNA meeting, where should this be reported? How can one help, recognizing that these are folks who need a home too, but likely not like this.... SeeClickFix.com Other ▶ Open 4 Hudson St Cambridge 02138, United States • Show on Map https://seeclickfix.com/issues/12397326# An anonymous SeeClickFix user https://seeclickfix.com/users/anonymous Issue ID: 12397326 Submitted To: Cambridge, MA https://seeclickfix.com/enhanced_watch_areas/662 Category: Other Viewed: 12 times Neighborhood: Neighborhood 9 https://seeclickfix.com/neighborhood-9 Reported: about 3 hours ago --------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION Homeless encampment set up. Unbefitting fir this neighborhood and there is a family living next door with small children. Inhabitant a drug user and/or intoxicated 2 COMMENTS * City of Cambridge https://seeclickfix.com/users/1354532 (Verified Official) City of Cambridge assigned this issue to City Hall – DR about 3 hours ago https://seeclickfix.com/issues/12397326#comment-36834622 · Flag https://seeclickfix.com/issues/12397326# * iuliu https://seeclickfix.com/users/2400074 (Registered User) Agreed please move intoxicated homeless drug users to a more befitting neighborhood. about 2 hours ago https://seeclickfix.com/issues/12397326#comment-36835153 · Flag https://seeclickfix.com/issues/12397326#

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Fwd: Twinkle is still missing 😿
by RUTH RYALS 26 May '22

26 May '22

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: diana gamser <dgamser2(a)gmail.com> > To: Ruth <rryals(a)comcast.net> > Date: 05/26/2022 3:26 PM > Subject: Twinkle is still missing 😿 > > > Hi Ruth, Twinkle has been gone 2 weeks so maybe worth sending out another alert. Could someone also post on Facebook? I’m not on Facebook, but Cambridge Animal Control suggested I ask someone to post there for me as well. > Thank you for your help! > Diana and Bob > > > > Sent from my iPhone

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Fwd: Cambridge Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday, June 11
by RUTH RYALS 26 May '22

26 May '22

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Ini Tomeu <itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov> > Date: 05/26/2022 11:00 AM > Subject: Cambridge Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday, June 11 > > > > City of Cambridge > > Contact: Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer > PIO(a)cambridgema.gov mailto:pio@cambridgema.gov > > For Immediate Release > > > Cambridge Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday, June 11 > > The next Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day in Cambridge for 2022 will be held on Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., at 65 Waverly Street. Additional 2022 Household Hazardous Waste Collection dates are August 27 and November 5. > > Accepted items include: > • Batteries: Vehicle & Non-Alkaline > • Car Fluids: Antifreeze, Brake, Engine Degreaser, Transmission > • Car Tires (max four per household) > • Chemicals: Cleaners, Glues, Removers, Photography & Swimming Pool > • Fluorescent Light Bulbs > • Mercury Items: Thermometers & Thermostats* > • Paints: Oil-Based & Latex > • Poisons: Insecticides, Pesticides & Weed Killers > • Prescription Medicines (accepted year-round at Cambridge Police Dept. 125 Sixth St.) > • Propane Cylinders (20 lbs. or less only) > • Waste Fuels: Antifreeze, Gasoline, Kerosene, Sterno & Motor Oil (motor oil also accepted year-round at DPW) Fire Extinguishers > > Items not accepted include: > • NO Alkaline Batteries > • NO Ammunition, Fireworks & Explosives (contact Cambridge Fire Dept. at 617-349-3300) > • NO Asbestos (requires proper disposal) > • NO Bleach or Ammonia > • NO Commercial/Industrial Waste > • NO Construction Debris > • NO Empty Aerosol Cans > • NO Compressed Gas Cylinders > • NO Infectious or Biological Waste > • NO Radioactive Waste > • NO Smoke Detectors > • NO Syringes (Contact Cambridge Public Health Department at 617-665-3848) > > See additional event information here http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfVb… . > > The Cambridge Recycling Dropoff Center located at 147 Hampshire Street, also accepts some of the items listed above, including non-alkaline batteries, fluorescent bulbs, mercury items, and motor oil. Cans of latex paint may be dried out and set out for curbside trash collection, with the lids off. Let evaporate outside or add kitty litter to speed drying. Hours of operation for the Recycling Center are Tuesday, 4:00-7:30 p.m., Thursday, 4:00-7:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Learn more at Cambridgema.gov/hazardouswaste http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfVb… . > > -###- > > > >

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Fwd: [NorthCommons] Tickets to Ain't Misbehavin' at Central Square Theater
by raryals 25 May '22

25 May '22

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Elisabeth Werby <eawerby(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, May 25, 2022 at 4:41 PM Subject: [NorthCommons] Tickets to Ain't Misbehavin' at Central Square Theater To: North Commons <NorthCommons(a)groups.io> I have two tickets to tonight's 7:30 performance that I can't use. Please respond directly to me if you're interested. Cheers, Liz Werby _._,_._,_ ------------------------------ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1766) <https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/message/1766> | Reply To Sender <eawerby@gmail.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BNorthCommons%5D%20Tickets%20to%20Ain%27t%20Misbehavin%27%20at%20Central%20Square%20Theater> | Reply To Group <NorthCommons@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5BNorthCommons%5D%20Tickets%20to%20Ain%27t%20Misbehavin%27%20at%20Central%20Square%20Theater> | Mute This Topic <https://groups.io/mt/91341746/4649746> | New Topic <https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/post> ------------------------------ NorthCommons Neighborhood Group, Cambridge MA Reply to the group: NorthCommons(a)groups.io Subscribe to the group: NorthCommons+subscribe(a)groups.io ------------------------------ Your Subscription <https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/editsub/4649746> | Contact Group Owner <NorthCommons+owner(a)groups.io> | Unsubscribe <https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/unsub> [raryals(a)gmail.com] _._,_._,_ -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: https://cherylwheeler.com/songs/song/if-it-were-up-to-me/
by raryals 25 May '22

25 May '22

https://cherylwheeler.com/songs/song/if-it-were-up-to-me/ I was reminded of this song again, and wanted to get it back out there. > > My family were card-carrying NRA members (this was a farming community in > the South) and I was proficient with a rifle, shotgun, and handgun even as > a young teen. > Hard to believe. > > I also had a 2-year-old nephew killed by an "unloaded" gun, while I was > still a teen. > > So, needless to say, as an adult, I have never owned a regular gun, never > mind the guns on offer today. > > *I cannot believe this country cannot pass reasonable gun control > measures.* > > If you can, *please make your voice is heard* following this recent, most > horrific event in a school in TX, and please consider giving to > https://giffords.org/, https://www.everytown.org/, bradyunited.org, or > any of the others working toward this goal. Support those legislators > fighting for reasonable gun control,* NOW!* > > And even though we know our legislators, here in MA, agree that we need to > control guns and the access to them, let them hear from you; In fact,* > let everyone know* - the President, the VP, everyone. All of those > messages count. > > Ruth > >

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Fwd: Care about climate? Here's an opportunity to make a big difference in Cambridge!
by RUTH RYALS 24 May '22

24 May '22

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Mothers Out Front Cambridge <info.ma.cambridge(a)mothersoutfront.org> > Date: 05/23/2022 10:17 PM > Subject: Care about climate? Here's an opportunity to make a big difference in Cambridge! > > > Please add your voice! > ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ > [Mothers Out Front Massachusetts] http://ma.mothersoutfront.org/?e=7e5f4fbebd557695568550d7ef495b08&utm_sourc… > > > > Getting Large Buildings > in Cambridge to Net Zero > > > Next Steps for Action! > > Cambridge Mothers Out Front > > May 2022 > > > An Update > > On April 20, the City's Ordinance Committee (which consists of all nine city councillors) voted to amend the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) so that large buildings in Cambridge would have a target of 2035 for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. > > Since the original proposal had set 2050 as the target year, this decision was a significant win for climate advocates. Thanks so much to everyone who helped with that push by emailing city councillors and giving testimony! > > However, all is not yet done and dusted! > > At that meeting, the mechanisms for exactly how large buildings will be required to lower their emissions were not fully decided. Representatives of the large building owners have newly proposed that they should be allowed to meet up to 100% of their net-zero targets through global carbon offsets, a tactic that we do not support. > > The BEUDO amendments are next up for public discussion at the Ordinance Committee meeting on Wednesday, May 25, at 5:30 pm. > > > Call to Action > > So it's time once again to advocate for the strongest possible BEUDO amendments. > > 1. Please send an email before Wednesday's meeting to > > - citycouncil(a)cambridgema.gov mailto:citycouncil@cambridgema.gov > > - cc’ing clerk(a)cambridgema.gov mailto:clerk@cambridgema.gov and bcc’ing info.ma.cambridge(a)mothersoutfront.org mailto:info.ma.cambridge@mothersoutfront.org > > letting councillors know that you want BEUDO amendments that will have a real and immediate impact on actual emissions in Cambridge. > > 2. Please also consider signing up to speak at public comment during the Ordinance Committee meeting by following the link on the meeting's page. https://ma.mothersoutfront.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEVXVKjwYmflPI5ibi95f… > > 3. Attend the virtual rally organized by Sunrise Cambridge, taking place right before the Ordinance Committee meeting. Sign up here. https://ma.mothersoutfront.org/r?u=VUCqmzmLKQVsGOBGQopQGUjqPJil6OhpaYTkg_Q9… > > > Suggested Talking Points for Emails > > * Thank the Ordinance Committee for voting for 2035 as the target date for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from large buildings in Cambridge. > * Encourage all nine city councillors to attend the Ordinance Committee meeting on May 25 (only five councillors attended on April 20). > * Remind the councillors of the urgency of the climate crisis and of the disparate impacts on low-income communities and communities of color, including in Cambridge. > * Urge them to keep the "pay to pollute" provisions of the BEUDO amendments as small, local, and short-term as possible. In particular, we support locally targeted alternative compliance credits rather than global carbon offsets. > * Although some carbon offsets may be necessary in the short term, they delay the actual and necessary reduction of emissions from the large buildings at issue. Local offsets can help reduce emissions locally in a variety of ways and can provide other benefits. But global offsets are particularly problematic. Read more about offsets here. https://ma.mothersoutfront.org/r?u=FHnL8ikUv8WviObJjkW8kdWOxpTbWYtQKL0oAej5… > * Share your strongly felt view that large buildings in Cambridge, which are responsible for close to 70% of greenhouse gas emissions in our city, need to reduce their emissions as a matter of urgency. > > > Thank you! > > Kristine, Elena, Sharon, Amy, Margery, Lois, Judy, and Hannah > > Contact us by clicking here. mailto:hannah.mahoney@verizon.net > > Follow us on Facebook. https://ma.mothersoutfront.org/r?u=27Ax0UmWOX2J8J_QwK9Z6hElylgVvZU3xnE63KPG… > > Instagram: @MothersOutFrontCambridge > > Twitter: @CambridgeMOF > > Cambridge Mothers Out Front https://ma.mothersoutfront.org/cambridge?e=7e5f4fbebd557695568550d7ef495b08… > > > > Created with NationBuilder https://ma.mothersoutfront.org/r?u=8ZU0Lizkf4ldaLE4eHvP4jrdVLeo6TMxn9HZ_FOK… , software for leaders. >

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Fwd: City of Cambridge and Cambridge Public Health Department Issue Mask Advisory & Announce Expanded Free COVID-19 Testing for June
by RUTH RYALS 23 May '22

23 May '22

> > > > > > > City of Cambridge > > > > Contact: Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer > > PIO(a)cambridgema.gov mailto:pio@cambridgema.gov > > > > For Immediate Release > > > > > > City of Cambridge and Cambridge Public Health Department Issue Mask Advisory & Announce Expanded Free COVID-19 Testing for June > > > > Cambridge, MA, May 23, 2022 - With Cambridge and Middlesex County both in the High COVID-19 Community Level category as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the City of Cambridge and Cambridge Public Health Department today issued an advisory strongly recommending that residents wear masks when indoors outside the home and when around others. > > > > "The safety of Cambridge residents is of paramount importance to us,” said Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Assaad Sayah. “We have and will continue to monitor all available data and indicators to provide informed guidance.” > > > > The CDC recommends several prevention measures when COVID-19 community levels are High: > > > > * Wear a mask indoors in public settings. > > * Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. > > * Get tested if you have symptoms. > > * Stay home if sick or recently exposed. > > > > People at higher risk for serious illness should consider additional precautions. Higher risk groups include people age 65 and older, people with certain medical conditions, and people who are immunocompromised. You are also at higher risk if you are not fully vaccinated and boosted. > > > > For more information on CDC COVID-19 Community Levels http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfVb… and recommended precautions, visit the CDC website. > > > > “Masking is, as it has always been, one of the basic tools for protecting against the spread of COVID-19. I can’t stress strongly enough that residents should be masking to protect both themselves and the more vulnerable residents in our community,” said Derrick Neal, Chief Public Health Officer. “With the high level of COVID-19 transmission we’re seeing in Middlesex County and across the state, we really need people to exercise caution. What happens next with this pandemic is in the hands of the public.” > > > > In addition, Cambridge is expanding its free, 7-day per week COVID-19 PCR testing program by adding an additional walk-in testing site that will also offer COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters on Saturdays for the month of June. > > > > Walk-in COVID-19 PCR testing will be offered two days per week in June during the following hours: > > > > * Wednesday, from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at 2254 Massachusetts Ave, St. John the Evangelist Church. > > * Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at 85 Bishop Allen Drive, Christian Life Center, owned and operated by St. Paul’s AME (beginning Saturday, June 4) > > > > Appointment-only testing, provided through a partnership with CIC Health, will continue to be available to people who live or work in Cambridge during any available appointment time, 7 days per week, at CIC Health’s 295 Third Street location during their regular operating hours: > > > > * Monday - Friday, from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. > > * Saturday & Sunday, from 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. > > > > Appointments can be booked online at www.cic-health.com/cambridge http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfVb… or assistance is available from CIC’s Customer Service Team at support(a)cic-health.com mailto:support@cic-health.com or by calling 877-280-2937. > > > > "Across the city, we’ve seen many residents continuing to wear masks when around others,” said Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Louis A. DePasquale in a joint statement. “This is the right choice for people to be making, especially those at higher risk for COVID-19, and we urge residents to mask up to protect themselves and their community while cases are high.” > > > > All residents are encouraged to get tested if they have COVID-19 symptoms, get vaccinated and boosted, avoid large gatherings, and wear well-fitting masks when indoors outside the home. > > > > The Cambridge Fire Department will offer free, walk-in COVID-19 vaccines and boosters at the St. Paul AME testing site on Saturdays in June during testing hours and will be holding mobile vaccination clinics at locations and events throughout the city this summer. > > > > The Cambridge Public Health Department continues to offer weekly appointment-only COVID-19 vaccine clinics for the Cambridge community on Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at 119 Windsor Street, 2nd Floor. For more information, and to book an appointment, visit www.cambridgema.gov/vaccine http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfVb… > > > > Despite a high proportion of vaccinated residents in Cambridge and the Commonwealth relative to other areas, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are on an upward trajectory in Cambridge, Middlesex County, and the Commonwealth. > > > > The City of Cambridge continues to monitor COVID-19 data closely and will make adjustments to COVID-19 testing and mitigation strategies as needed. > > > > For more information and regular COVID-19 updates, please visit www.cambridgema.gov/covid19 http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfVb… to sign up for daily City of Cambridge email updates. > > > > -###- > > > > > > > > > > >

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