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Fwd: Got a Friend with a Knack for Fixing Things? We're hiring!
by RUTH RYALS 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

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Fwd: [Porter square] Fwd: City of Cambridge Seeking Members for Transit Advisory Committee
by RUTH RYALS 27 Mar '23

27 Mar '23

---------- Original Message ---------- From: Ini Tomeu <itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov> Date: 03/27/2023 12:07 PM Subject: City of Cambridge Seeking Members for Transit Advisory Committee City of Cambridge Contact: Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer PIO(a)cambridgema.gov mailto:pio@cambridgema.gov For Immediate Release City of Cambridge Seeking Members for Transit Advisory Committee Cambridge, MA, March 27, 2023 -- Cambridge City Manager Yi-An Huang is seeking persons interested in serving on the city’s Transit Advisory Committee. The application deadline is Monday, May 1, 2023. The Transit Advisory Committee advises on city and state projects, positions and policies on transit service planning, schedules, infrastructure modernization, expansion and long-term sustainable funding for transit. Committee members help advance an agenda for a robust public transit system for all who live, work, and visit Cambridge, including the transit services provided by the MBTA and EZRide, among others. The recent work of the advisory committee includes: * Writing letters of support for public transit expansion projects; * Brainstorming ideas to change or add new bus routes; * Reviewing street designs for city and state projects; * Providing feedback on service reliability and improvements; * Identifying new funding opportunities. Committee members are appointed to two-year terms and represent a cross-section of stakeholders: businesses and large institutions; commuters; persons with disabilities; neighborhood residents with low income, elderly, youth, students, and transit advocates. The City of Cambridge is committed to advancing a culture of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Commission members must have the ability to work and interact effectively with individuals and groups with a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies. Women, minorities, veterans, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. This committee generally meets virtually on the first Thursday of every month from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Interested individuals may apply for this Committee through the city’s online portal at CambridgeMA.gov/apply https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfV… . The application deadline is Monday, May 1, 2023. A cover letter and resume may be submitted during the online application process. Paper applications are also available at the City Manager's Office at Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue. Once your application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. If you have questions or require more information, please contact Andrew Reker at 617-349-6959 or areker(a)cambridgema.gov mailto:areker@cambridgema.gov . For more information, visit: Cambridgema.gov/transitadvisorycommittee https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfV… . -###-

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Fwd: Sharing Cambridge Local First's "Resilient Local Economies" summer 2023 internship with your networks
by raryals 26 Mar '23

26 Mar '23

Do you know a young person interested in a summer gig? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Theodora Skeadas <theodora(a)cambridgelocalfirst.org> Date: Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 10:30 PM Subject: Sharing Cambridge Local First's "Resilient Local Economies" summer 2023 internship with your networks To: Advisory Board <advisoryboard(a)cambridgelocalfirst.org>, Board of Directors <board(a)cambridgelocalfirst.org> Cc: Pooja Paode <pooja(a)cambridgelocalfirst.org> Dear CLF Board and Advisory Board, Good evening! We hope you're doing well. Thank you for your help in promoting our spring internship! With your support, we are undertaking a wonderful 10-person spring internship experience <https://twitter.com/CambridgeLF/status/1633152115307606043>. You can see our interns' headshots and bios listed in full here <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-_a71PI4D3rIDuOS16xllOkFLFfWomfS/ed…>. The interns are working on a range of projects, including our upcoming Move Your Money campaign, tracking local licensing fees, a mapping project around MA statewide bills, and our ARPA projects. Given the continued success of this internship program, we are going to offer a summer internship, with flexible expectations around time commitments. Interns can work anywhere from 10-40 hours per week, depending on their situation. *Could you publicize this opportunity <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDQNWFRkQKkg-T8Fwdi3zUuFt9SQHAFnBGt-TrH…> (also viewable on this webpage <https://cambridgelocalfirst.org/apply-to-the-resilient-local-economies-summ…>) with your networks**? * Thank you, and please let us know if you have any questions! Cheers, Theo & Pooja -- Theodora M. Skeadas Executive Director Cambridge Local First She/her -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: This Porter Square project comes before the CHC on Thursday
by raryals 26 Mar '23

26 Mar '23

22 White Street: https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/historicalcommission/pdf/chcmeeti… More plans in Porter Square Historical Commission <https://www.cambridgema.gov/citycalendar/view.aspx?guid=9dde482d87fa4497ab0…>, 6 p.m. Thursday. A plan is back to demolish the 1872-built home at 22 White St. <https://www.google.com/maps/place/22+White+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02140/data=!4m…>, Porter Square – home of Mind’s Eye Yarns. It would make way for a four-story and four-home condominium building – just part of a comprehensive remaking of White Street bordering the Porter Square Shopping Center and crossing into Somerville. -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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815 Somerville Ave Conversion -Community Meeting
by raryals 25 Mar '23

25 Mar '23

815 Somerville Ave Conversion - Community Meeting April 10, 6-7pm Flyer attached. -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Update on Cambridge Police shooting death of Arif Sayed Faisal
by raryals 24 Mar '23

24 Mar '23

https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2023/03/communityupdatefromcitymanagerhuang -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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MBTA Speed Restriction Dashboard
by raryals 23 Mar '23

23 Mar '23

*For Immediate Release:* March 23, 2023 *MBTA Launches Online Speed Restrictions Dashboard* *New tool provides daily data on speed restrictions.* BOSTON – The MBTA today launched a live, online Speed Restriction Dashboard that provides riders with up-to-date information on speed restrictions across the MBTA system. The dashboard reports on location, speed limit, when a restriction was put in place, and the reason for the restriction on the Red, Orange, Blue, Mattapan, and Green lines. The dashboard also provides the percentage of track under restriction, distance by individual line or systemwide, and total number of restrictions and can be viewed at mbta.com/speedrestrictions <https://www.mbta.com/speedrestrictions>. The dashboard is refreshed daily with data provided by the MBTA’s enterprise asset management system and helps riders see where speed restrictions are located with maps they are accustomed to seeing. The speed restriction activity summary will help illustrate the ongoing work the MBTA is doing to clear restrictions within the system. Last month, the MBTA began to provide riders with speed restriction data by releasing a static dashboard that reported information from the previous month. “Today’s dashboard provides daily updates on our data based on activity from the previous day and was launched with the goal of providing transparent and timely information to our customers,” *said Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville.* “The dashboard delivers information that is clear and will assist riders in better understanding why they are experiencing slower conditions while riding the T. As we continue to validate and address track deficiencies, we also expect that over time, this platform will demonstrate the progress we’re making to remove speed restrictions. We know these restrictions impact riders’ daily commutes and we will continue to be transparent about the ongoing, daily work to improve our transit system.” Users of the dashboard will be able to see when speed restrictions were put in place starting from January 2023 and review a summary of changes over time. This dashboard will provide riders with the latest information available at the start of each day providing a new level of transparency. [image: A picture containing chart Description automatically generated] The new Speed Restriction Dashboard follows last month’s launch of an online safety dashboard that allows the public to see the status of the T’s progress in responding to the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Safety Management Inspection (SMI) Special Directives. This dashboard includes a description of each Corrective Action Plan, what it is intended to correct, the MBTA’s analysis, recommendations, and the status of steps being taken to address the FTA’s Special Directives. The Speed Restriction Dashboard was designed as part of the T’s response to the Federal Transit Administration’s Safety Management Inspection. To learn more about the FTA response, visit mbta.com/FTAResponse <https://www.mbta.com/FTAResponse>. For more information, visit mbta.com/speedrestrictions <https://www.mbta.com/speedrestrictions>, or connect with the T on Twitter @MBTA <https://twitter.com/mbta>, Facebook /TheMBTA <https://www.facebook.com/TheMBTA>, Instagram @theMBTA <https://www.instagram.com/theMBTA>, or TikTok @thembta <https://www.tiktok.com/@thembta>. ### -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Overlay Zoning Changes re Building Heights and Masses
by raryals 21 Mar '23

21 Mar '23

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Cambridge Residents Alliance <president(a)cambridgeresidentsalliance.org > Date: Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 2:51 PM Subject: Overlay Zoning Changes re Building Heights and Masses To: <raryals(a)gmail.com> ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Cambridge Residents Alliance <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> Dear Friend: The Neighborhood and Longterm Planning Committee will hold a hearing on *Wed. 3/22 at 5:30pm about a proposed increase in the Affordable Housing Overlay, which will permit a number of larger and taller residential buidings than current zoning. *This hearing will be chaired by Councilor Carlone, who has expressed concerns about the proposed changes. We reprint the Cambridge Day article which expresses some of Councilor Carlone's concerns,as well as other views. Cambridge Residents Alliance supports zoning changes that increase the potential for building affordable housing, as long as it maintains the quality of the housing, and the integrity of the surounding community. These questions are under debate. See the proposal and more info here <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=KdIbG-RySiqlkVH4Aekp9nR6Kwrs…>. You can sign up to speak and watch the hearing *here <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEVMWjzrl…>* . You can email your thoughts to the Council at council(a)cambridgema.gov; please copy clerk(a)cambridgema.gov and BCC lee(a)leefarris.net. From Cambridge Da Tuesday, March 21, 2023 [image: Cambridge Day] <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjESDYLlZx…> - News <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEf-2miMv…> - Business + Money <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEf-2miMv…> - Arts + Culture <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEf-2miMv…> - Opinion <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEf-2miMv…> - About this site <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEUg4FEvr…> - About Cambridge <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEUg4FEvr…> - SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjES8yAGeA…> Home <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjESDYLlZx…> | Business + Money <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEf-2miMv…> | Development <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEf-2miMv…> Affordable Housing Overlay changes go too far, Carlone says, vowing to show counterproposal By Luciano Cesta <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEWTP2bp_…> Monday, March 13, 2023 Dennis Carlone speaks at a May 15, 2021, meeting in Neighborhood 9 of opponents to affordable projects in Walden Square and near Porter Square. (Photo: Marc Levy) City Councillor Dennis Carlone unleashed a scathing criticism of proposed amendments to the Affordable Housing Overlay at a Wednesday hearing of the Housing Committee continued from last month <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjES8yAGeA…> . Under the amendments for AHO buildings – in which all units are affordable – buildings of up to 25 stories would be allowed in some of the city’s squares; along major corridors, what were up to six-story buildings in the current zoning could be nine stories, and what were up to seven-story buildings could go as high as 13. In squares and corridors designated by the overlay, floor-area ratios will be eliminated, allowing for denser development. In terms of the rules for open space, side and front setbacks will be eliminated entirely, like in business districts, and rear setbacks too unless the height of the building is less than four stories, in which case setbacks are set at 15 feet. <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=KdIbG-RySiqlkVH4Aekp9uUJTfK3…> “I have serious concerns about the most dramatic change in zoning in my history at the city,” said Carlone as he summarized what he said would be a presentation at a March 22 meeting of the Neighborhood & Long Term Planning committee <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEVMWjzrl…>, which he chairs. He had concerns “socially, economically, communally and even from a safety point of view,” he said. “It’s just odd zoning and defies all history and learning from the 1950s and ’60s.” He planned to cite studies March 22 about housing for families that he claims “show that family housing wants to be low to the ground, not up in the air,” he said, and asked that councillors supporting the changes – Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern and Quinton Zondervan – present studies that support their amendments and drawings of what the city may look like if they are implemented. Carlone said he will bring his own drawings. The new AHO would allow for floor-area ratios – floor area divided by total land – that will be 10 times greater in corridors and 20 times greater in squares, he said. Floor-area ratio requirements will be eliminated in areas deemed to be squares or corridors under the amendments to the AHO. *Taller if saving open space* Carlone claimed that “no one asked for 120 to 240 feet” of height on buildings, referring to affordable-housing developers involved in advising on the legislation. During the meeting, a possible change to the amendments was discussed that would allow for taller buildings if open space was preserved or increased. Though the language was not introduced, Zondervan summarized the rule: If a project is going to preserve existing open space that is 5 percent or more of the total lot area, or is going to expand the amount of open space 5 percent or more beyond what is required under the ordinance, “they can build the building as tall as they want in order to accomplish that,” he said. “However, they cannot exceed the density.” *Shrinking a housing waitlist* During the meeting, proponents spoke of why they think the amendments are needed. “If we are talking about zoning for the future, the future of Cambridge is looking more and more like low- and moderate-income people are not going to be able to stay here, and that people have to leave, taking with it a lot of Cambridge’s diversity which we all say we love,” McGovern said. “We have to have zoning to meet that need and try to stop that from happening.” There are 7,000 Cambridge households on the waitlist for affordable-housing here, McGovern said. (Cambridge Housing Authority executive director Michael Johnston put the number of waitlisted people who work or live in the city or are veterans <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjES8yAGeA…> at 5,000 in July 2021.) “Unless we are more aggressive in allowing for more height in our buildings, we’re not going to get there,” McGovern said. “We just don’t have space” to shrink the waitlist by building four- and five-story buildings. Later in the meeting, Carlone offered an alternative to Cambridge’s affordable-housing issue: increasing a land transfer fee and using eminent domain powers to buy one-story buildings, replacing them with taller mixed-use buildings where affordable and market-rate housing could not be differentiated. “That’s planning, that’s urban design and that would not be fought against at all,” he said. cambridgeresidenton Monday, March 13, 2023 at 9:01 pm Cambridge Residents Alliance http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/ <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> Cambridge Residents Alliance · PO Box 390487, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States This email was sent to raryals(a)gmail.com. To stop receiving emails, click here <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/unsubscribe?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d…>. 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=8ZU0Lizkf4ldaLE4eHvP4jrdVLeo…>, software for leaders. -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Re: [Porter square] OMG for Gardeners!
by RUTH RYALS 17 Mar '23

17 Mar '23

I will try to go! > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Phoebe Sinclair <psinclair(a)agassiz.org> > To: raryals <raryals(a)gmail.com> > Cc: PSNA <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> > Date: 03/17/2023 6:48 PM > Subject: Re: [Porter square] OMG for Gardeners! > > > I've been to this. It's great --very informative and community oriented! > > -Phoebe > > On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 6:46 PM raryals <raryals(a)gmail.com mailto:raryals@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > https://view.publitas.com/trustees-p687wlgkrg9b/gathering-program-2023/page… > > > > -- > > Ruth Ryals > > raryals(a)gmail.com mailto:raryals@gmail.com > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 mailto:portersquare@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 mailto:portersquare%2Bunsubscribe@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/CANCjpgSjLBR3FCFz-w4qDnTnGVA… https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CANCjpgSjLBR3FCFz-w4qDnTnGVA… . > > > > > > > -- > Phoebe Sinclair > She, her, hers > Community Liaison > Baldwin Neighborhood Council > fka Agassiz Baldwin Community > (617) 349-6287 x10 > > http://www.agassiz.org > ,http://maudmorganarts.org > > > -- > 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/CAO%3Dpx%3Dxg737V2FTOyaKVniL… https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CAO%3Dpx%3Dxg737V2FTOyaKVniL… . >

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Fwd: City of Cambridge Celebrates Five Years of Curbside Compost Program
by raryals 16 Mar '23

16 Mar '23

*City of Cambridge* *Contact:* Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer PIO(a)cambridgema.gov <pio(a)cambridgema.gov> *For Immediate Release* *City of Cambridge Celebrates Five Years of Curbside Compost Program* *Cambridge, MA, March 16, 2023*--This spring marks the five-year anniversary of the City of Cambridge Curbside Compost Program. Since 2018, Cambridge residents have diverted more than 6,500 tons of food waste from the trash. To celebrate the occasion, the Department of Public Works’ (DPW) Recycle Division has announced a new food waste drop-off waste site located across from 10 Education Circle in the North Point part of East Cambridge. Any resident may use this drop-off location to dispose of their food waste. To encourage participation, DPW staff will be distributing kitchen compost bins at The Common at Cambridge Crossing, 320 Morgan Avenue on Monday, April 10, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Additionally, residents can request kitchen compost bins at *Cambridgema.gov/Recycle* <https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfV…> . All Cambridge residents are encouraged to participate in the citywide curbside compost program (or drop-off compost if the service isn’t available in your building yet). By keeping food out of the trash, we can: - Control rodents. Placing food into locking compost carts is better for controlling rodents than using trash carts; - Reduce trash. We are running out of places to put our trash; - Protect the climate. Food in the trash contributes to climate change. Until the end of April, all residents who request a free kitchen compost bin will get a free reusable bag made from recycled plastic bottles. Residents can use kitchen compost bins for composting in their building or for taking food waste to one of six drop-off compost sites. For more information, visit *CambridgeMA.Gov/Compost* <https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfV…> . *-###-* *Photo: *City of Cambridge Public Works staff celebrate the five-year anniversary of the city’s Curbside Compost Program.

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