Porter Square Neighbors Association (Cambridge, MA)

Jason Korb, Jennifer Tamarkin, and Sean Hope from Capstone Communities reported back on changes to this project made after meeting with abutters and neighbors who the project affects. These are the changes:

Police Reform (watered down) Moves Ahead

Submitted by ruth on Sat, 12/26/2020 - 6:50pm

Tell the Governor to sign the Police Reform Bill, returned to him by legislators!

Submitted by ruth on Sat, 12/19/2020 - 7:43pm

Last week, instead of listening to the broad and diverse coalition calling on him to sign meaningful law enforcement reform into law, Governor Baker buckled to the pressure of police unions and sent the bill back to the Legislature with amendments.

Shop Locally for the Holidays!

Submitted by ruth on Wed, 12/09/2020 - 1:33pm

Yes, Holidays 2020 will be unusual, but we have the remedy.

Neighborhood Groups Mistrustful of Policy Order

Submitted by ruth on Mon, 12/07/2020 - 3:05am

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2020/12/01/passing-orders-resulting-from-oc...

This is the second, cleaned up, Policy Order:

WHEREAS:

Thistle and Shamrock temporarily closed (COVID), should open next week

Submitted by ruth on Sat, 12/05/2020 - 8:08pm

Thistle & Shamrock Update. This was just posted on the store’s Facebook account. Update: as of Saturday morning, 1 other employee has tested positive for covid. This does not come as a surprise considering I live with the first employee that is positive, my wife. All other employees have tested negative, which is a very strong indication that we come in contact with the virus through our children (they are also positive, 2 and 4 years old), who got it at one of their respective schools.

Brrr....Too cold for our "Stand Out" at Porter Square, Sunday Dec 6th!

Submitted by ruth on Sat, 12/05/2020 - 3:31pm

Arbitrarily, I am suggesting that folks not "Stand Out Against Racism" at Porter Square if it is less than 40 degrees, or raining/snowing.

After all, we don't want to put folks in danger of getting sick, with COVID waiting in the wings.

Stay Safe, till the weather improves!

Meanwhile, write the Governor, and ask him to sign the Police Reform Bill. It may not be all we need, but it is a good first step, and it is in hand. So please write!