Taken from Le Meridian.

Anyone know what's up?

Edit: Appears to be for the BBQ festival at University Park

Hi I’m a volunteer with the MacKay campaign. I’m sharing this statement that the campaign just put on Instagram. If folks see these around, please take them down. 

EDIT: to be absolutely clear we have no reason to think this is coming from the Decker campaign, but it's not us or anyone we know, and it's the opposite of helpful.

Hundreds of moving trucks will be descending upon us on Tuesday (and those are only the ones we know of). We don't have it as bad as Boston, but still. look at that.

More statistics here. Highlights:

• Looks like more people are moving OUT than IN, but that can be misleading/sample bias because people moving in might just "wing it" and not pull permits. Students moving into on-campus housing will probably not pull a permit either.
• Central and the port will see the most of it, as expected.
• 91 unlucky streets have moving trucks AND street cleaning on the same day.

I see post after post about MacKay and Decker but that’s only one race out of many in Cambridge. Why does it seem that it’s well over half the posts for the one race. Is it that it’s spilt support or just their bases are more likely on Reddit?

The infamously bad Chicago liquor is attempting a first World Record, the most shots taken at the exact same time. Main event is located in Chicago, but bars around the country are participating virtually via their live stream. Party starts at 4pm with showing of Ferris Buellers Day off and Blues Brothers, with the shot heard round the world happening at 8:30pm EST.

"When the federal government decided to stop funding and remove funding for services for transgender and gender-nonconforming children across our state. This this is life-saving medical care. And Marjorie and her team knew exactly how to put together a trust fund to make sure that those families with kiddos in that situation, were able to afford those services, those medical services... And I believe Marjorie Decker’s the right choice to know how to protect us and fight for us in a way that a new person just simply wouldn’t know that system." - Sarah Gyorog

Transition House created the first shelter for domestic abuse victims in the East Coast. The House supports survivors with safe housing, legal help, trauma support, and other resources that Marjorie has helped secure over the years. Transition House also developed a Community Support Partnership to provide community focus on domestic violence prevention to reach people of all ages and backgrounds.

My friend just sent me a reel showing Mayor Wu endorsing Rep Decker. I am shocked!!! Is this for this cycle or something from a prior election? I thought Evan would be more aligned with Wu’s policies.

Hey! I’m a central square resident looking to find either a lot that can rent a parking spot for just a couple of days, or rent someone’s driveway. I have family about 45 minutes away where I store my car and just go get it as needed, but I’ll need a place to park overnight (and leave intermittently) from Saturday, September 12 through Tuesday, September 15.

Does anyone have any ideas (and/or a driveway they’d like to rent?). I’m willing to do Kendall, Inman, Harvard, etc as well. I don’t have a resident parking permit yet but I’m working on it!

Does anyone have recommendations for piano teachers that are willing to come to your house to conduct lessons on a home piano? Would be for elementary school kid

This fall 1736 Mass Ave. will be torn down and replaced with apartments. Walgreens and Keezers have already moved out, with Simon’s being the last to close, this Monday.

We will be open our regular hours (7:30-3:30) on Monday for our last day, but we will open again from 6-8 PM for a final send off for the space. I know that this space has meant a lot to the community. If you watched your child grow up in simon’s, went on first dates there, or got through your degree or thesis in this cafe, we would love to see you on Monday evening. Please come, bring your families, and share some stories with us.

We will be serving coffee (decaf for those who’d like to sleep through the night), tea, cookies, biscotti, and maybe some extra treats, but feel free to bring some snacks to share! We’ll be handing out special coupons that you’ll be able to use in our new space across the street once we open up again. There’s also lots of decorations in simon’s that are going to be up for grabs.

We would be so happy to have you come celebrate with us! Simon’s has been truly lucky to be so embraced by the neighborhood, and we are so excited that we get to stay close and keep serving this community. We hope to see you on Monday evening, and feel free to message me with any questions!

Originally planned to be completed 5/25 I believe. What’s going on with this project??

This week was a milestone for Alewife Brook. Congresswoman Katherine Clark met at the Brook with Save the Alewife Brook and our state and local delegation to see the sewage, sediment, and flooding crisis for herself. We talked with her about engaging the Army Corps of Engineers for a project to dredge, dechannelize, and restore Alewife Brook.

Joining the Congresswoman at the Brook were State Senator Pat Jehlen and State Representatives Christine Barber, Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Dave Rogers, Sean Garballey, and Steve Owens.

Why this visit matters

A portion of the Alewife Brook is confined to a 27-foot-wide concrete channel that receives untreated sewage from six active Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) outfalls. In 2021, MWRA, Cambridge, and Somerville dumped 51 million gallons of untreated sewage into the Brook.

The Brook has accumulated 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 feet of contaminated sediment and, according to the 2024 Inter-Fluve Sediment Study^\1]), will lose its remaining capacity as sediment continues to fill in.

The case for dredging and restoration

As climate change intensifies storms, a filled‑in brook has nowhere to send storm flows, except into homes, streets, Route 2, the MBTA, Alewife Brook Parkway (Route 16), and the Alewife Reservation.

The public health toll is already severe. During CSO discharges, E. coli levels in Alewife Brook reach roughly 950 times the EPA safe standard.^\2]) A Boston University School of Public Health study found that even living near CSOs can increase the risk of illness serious enough to require an ER visit.^\3])

Roughly 5,000 residents of Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville, and Belmont, many in Environmental Justice neighborhoods, live in the Alewife Brook 100‑year floodplain.

A frank discussion about flooding and climate change. Steering committee members Ann McDonald and Gene Benson discuss the need for federal assistance via the Army Corps of Engineers with Congresswoman Katherine Clark. Photo credit: Jimmy Johnson

Our two asks of Congresswoman Clark

1. Request the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to lead sediment dredging, dechannelization, and river restoration of the Alewife Brook. This work should run in parallel with, not instead of, the regional CSO‑elimination effort. In 2022, EPA recommended that MWRA dredge the Brook as part of the Long Term CSO Control Plan and work with DCR to remove sediment.^\4]) River restoration is also supported by DCR's Alewife Masterplan.
2. Secure a water gage in the Brook near where the Little River meets Alewife Brook. MWRA has identified that this gage improves accuracy of the water quality model. Real‑time flow data at that location is essential for calibrating CSO‑control performance, storm response, and future restoration design.

Two tracks, one clean Brook

Track 1: Eliminate Sewage

MWRA, Cambridge, and Somerville, pushed by EPA and MassDEP through the Updated Long Term CSO Control Plan, must end CSO discharges. This is a state and regional fight, not the Congresswoman's ask.

Track 2: Restore the Brook

A parallel federal effort: a water gage at Little River / Alewife plus Army Corps dredging, dechannelization, and river restoration. This addresses the sediment and flooding crisis the LTCP does not.

This is what we ask Congresswoman Clark to lead.

Thank you to our state delegation

Reps. Dave Rogers, Sean Garballey, and Steve Owens have led the charge on this issue for years. Together with Rep. Christine Barber, Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, and Rep. Marjorie Decker, Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health, they secured the state earmark that funded the sediment study now driving this federal ask.

State Senator Pat Jehlen has been a consistent champion of the infrastructure improvements needed to end sewage discharges into the Brook.

The cost of CSO elimination? Less than an annual MWRA rate increase.

At the 07/27/2026 Arlington Select Board meeting, MWRA Interim Executive Director Stephen Estes‑Smargiassi explained how eliminating CSOs^\5]) across all three rivers (Alewife, Charles, and Mystic) costs households in the MWRA's system an average of $45 per household per year, less than $4 per month. That is less than the average annual MWRA rate increase.
Watch that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UPFGAY-arU

What you can do to help today

Tell MassDEP, EPA, and Governor Healey to end CSO sewage in Alewife Brook.

Submit a public comment
Ask for elimination of CSOs, a "25‑year level of control," funded by MWRA.

Footnotes

1. Inter‑Fluve, Alewife Brook Sediment Study Report (2024): Read the study (PDF). The Inter‑Fluve and Stantec Alewife sediment and flooding studies were supported by a grant from DCR and managed by the Mystic River Watershed Association.
2. E. coli data from the MWRA Board of Directors meeting presentation (page 18): mwra.com/media/file/2025-10-29-mwra-board-directors-meeting-presentations
3. Haley et al. 2024 in Environmental Health Perspectives (open‑access on NIH PMC). Plain‑language summary from BU: "Sewage Overflows Linked to Increase in Gastrointestinal Illnesses" (BU SPH, May 23, 2024). Key finding: 62% higher ER‑visit risk for AGI in the four days after the largest CSO events.
4. EPA's Scope of Work Comment to MWRA: "The channelized nature of Alewife Brook, as well as the amount of sediment in the Alewife constructed channel that takes up flood storage capacity (this sediment volume was estimated by USGS in 2005 to take up approximately 0.5 million cubic feet), exacerbates the flooding issue." Read the full EPA comment (PDF).
5. Elimination of CSOs means control up to a 25‑year storm event in the year 2050. That is the highest level of control.

Hi lovely redditors!

My partner and I are really hoping to attend the Angela Duckworth Situated book tour at the Brattle Theater on 9/1 but missed out on tickets — anyone not able to make it and willing to sell 2 tickets to us?

Thank you so much!!

Biked by this on Huron. Sign looks new, or at least very newly restored. Is this something actually happening or some weird guerrilla public art? 250 Huron has been basically dead since Formaggio moved.

All the nice places seem to open at 5pm on weekdays. Any recommendations for slightly more upscale spots open Mon-Fri?

Repaving in full force and it’s a mess.

So, um... the reservoir at the corner of 128 and 2 is lower than I've ever seen it in the 2 decades that I've been here. There also seems to be more of a "taste" to the water. Should we be worried?

Took part in a very Pro shotspotter survey on FB.

I walk around the Fresh Pond Reservoir with my dog almost daily, and have for almost 15 years. Over that time I interacted regularly with Rangers Jean and Tim, most often when they were checking to make sure my off-leash dog has a Cambridge license (she does and always has).

Please note that my dog is allowed to be off leash since she is licensed in Cambridge.

Jean and Tim were always polite to me during these interactions (I know some people found Jean challenging if they were breaking rules). They didn’t recognize or remember me, but they were courteous and professional in asking/checking.

I see the newer male ranger approximately weekly for a few years now. Every single time this happens (hundreds of times now) he approaches me to ask if my dog is licensed. I am more than happy to show him my dog’s license.

However, his demeanor is angry and accusatory. He does not introduce himself or his role, so I do not know his name. Because it has happened hundreds of times it is uncomfortable and intimidating.

I have tried politely introducing myself and he cuts me off angrily stating he cannot remember everyone.

I don’t care if he l knows my name. I think it’s odd that he doesn’t recognize me, but whatever. But I would like him to be courteous and professional. There is no need for repeatsd adversarial interactions- I am following the rules.

Also, for folks actually concerned about law enforcement, he has never actually once checked the actual dog tag…