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Cambridge Life Cambridge Life cover 0905 2 8/28/05 11:42 AM Page 1 The FREE Cambridge Fall 2005 - Winter 2006 Brought to you by Life the City of Cambridge FOCUS ON HOUSING KEEPING CAMBRIDGE AFFORDABLE FOR ALL Cambridge Preschools Meeting the Needs of Children and Families Employment for All The Office of Workforce Development isis HereHere toto HelpHelp Living Healthy in Cambridge | Recycling Tips Plus: Resources for Cambridge Newcomers & Residents Welcome Letter 0905 1 8/28/05 12:09 PM Page 2 MESSAGE FROM THE CITY MANAGER On behalf of the Mayor, the City Council and the employees of the City of Cambridge, I am pleased to present residents, workers and visitors of our fine city with the fall/winter issue Robert W. Healy of The Cambridge Life. This biannual magazine includes regular City Manager features on City departments, programs and services, a City resource section (including a newcomers’ page) and a calendar sampling of upcoming events. directly to Cambridge households twice a In its most recent goal setting process, the Cambridge City year, in May and November.We also utilize Council continued to place a high emphasis on creating and the City’s Web site at www.cambridgema.gov preserving affordable housing. Learn more about some of our as a key communications tool and recently innovative housing initiatives, partnerships and projects on launched Cambridge E-Line, a weekly E-mail page 12. newsletter and on-demand City information service. The City Council also places a high priority on education. Find out how our City preschools help meet the needs of We hope you find this latest issue of The Cambridge children and families on page 8. Cambridge Life enlightening and interesting! Each year, we help nearly 1,000 Cambridge residents and Sincerely, businesses with employment resources and programs. Learn more about these on page 10. Adopting environmentally sound and energy efficient practices was a new goal for the City Council. Last year Cambridge resi- Robert W.Healy dents recycled over 6,000 tons of paper and cardboard.Turn to City Manager page 4 for tips on what else we can do to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to sustain our environment. Cambridge works hard throughout the year to promote a safe and healthy environment for our residents. Earlier this year we launched a Healthy Living Cambridge initiative. Find out more on page 6. We are very proud of what we do to foster community in Cambridge and utilize several tools to regularly communicate information to our residents. The CityView newsletter is mailed 2 THE CAMBRIDGE LIFE FALL 2005 - WINTER 2006 TOC masthead 0905 1 8/28/05 1:17 PM Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS FALL 2005 - WINTER 2006 2 Welcome Letter 21 Voter Registration 3 Table of Contents 21 Cambridge Political System 22 Human Services FEATURES 22 Rights and Resources 4 Recycling Tips Tips for recycling and waste disposal 23 Community Development that every resident should know 23 Public Safety 6 Living Healthy 24 Children, Youth, and 6 in Cambridge Family Services The 5-2-1 plan for healthy living 25 Schools 8 City Preschools Meeting the needs of children 26 Health and families Hospitals, Cambridge Health Alliance Services 10 Employment for All The Office of Workforce 27 Public Facilities Development is here to help Parks & Recreation, Libraries, Post Office 12 Cambridge Housing Keeping Cambridge affordable 28 Cambridge Culture for all Arts and History, Museums, 8 Galleries,Theaters, Dance, Music 29 Community Organizations REFERENCE Services,Volunteer Opportunities 14 For New City Residents 30-31 Cambridge Events At-a-glance info. on moving van permits, voter registration, and more 14 Utilities Editor Electricity/Gas,Telephone, Internet Ini Tomeu Access,Water/Sewer, Cable Public Information Officer, City of Cambridge 10 15 Cambridge City Government [email protected] Contact Info. for City Hall, City 617.349.4339 Manager, City Council, and the Mayor Publisher 15 Useful Phone Numbers Lucie Stites City Info. Lines and Departments Inside the Box Publishing 16 Public Transportation The Cambridge Life 17 Registry of Motor Vehicles is published for the City of Cambridge 18 Business Resources by Inside the Box Publishing 18 City Licenses and Taxes [email protected] 12 617.629.0002 19 Public Works Cover photo: Scouting Way: Street Cleaning,Trash Collection, The Cambridge Life is a free publication 13 affordable rental units completed by Recycling published twice a year, in March and Just A Start. This page, from top: September. Inside the Box Publishing verifies Produce from a local farmers’ market; 19 Traffic, Parking, and the accuracy of the information provided to the best of the publisher’s ability. ITB Publishing Enjoying the “imaginary frog pond” at Transportation the Morse Preschool; Older teens and The City of Cambridge assume no liability participate in the YouthWorks Summer Resident Parking Permits, Snow for loss or damage, errors or omissions. No part of this publication may be reprinted Jobs Program; Trolley Square: 40 Emergencies, Moving Van Permits without the written permission of the publisher. affordable rental and homeownership © 2005 Inside the Box Publishing units currently under construction. 20 Organizational Chart FALL 2005 - WINTER 2006 THE CAMBRIDGE LIFE 3 Recycling 0905 2 8/28/05 12:28 PM Page 2 RECYCLING IN CAMBRIDGE IF IT RIPS, RECYCLE IT – RECYCLING PAPER IS EASY! In 2004, Cambridge residents recycled 6,460 tons of paper and cardboard, but threw out up to 1,500 tons more! Remember, “if it rips, recycle it.” Just keep it free from food and plastic wrapping. BY RECYCLING 6,460 TONS OF PAPER AND CARDBOARD, WE SAVED: • 19,380 cubic yards of landfill space • 387,600 pounds of air pollution • 12,920 barrels of oil (enough for over • 45,220,000 gallons of water 1,000 round trips between Cambridge • 109,820 trees and San Francisco!) • 26,486,000 kilowatts of energy (enough to power over 500 average homes for 6 years!) HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE CARDBOARD: Materials accepted include: adhesives, IT’S NOT car tires (limit 4), chemicals, fluorescent THAAAT bulbs, fuels, hobby & art supplies, cleaners & spot removers, car batteries, HARD! paints (oil & latex), poison & weed killers You have a few and propane tanks (20lbs or less). options… The next collection is October 22 at • Flatten & cut to 3 feet X 3 feet 450 Concord Ave. For a comprehensive • Fold, flatten & stuff in a paper bag or a list of the materials accepted and not paper recycling toter on wheels accepted, call or visit our Web site, • Flatten & bring to Drop-Off Center during open hours www.cambridgema.gov/theworks. MOTOR OIL State law requires retailers to accept Are You a Homeowner and recycle it for free, so bring it back who Recycles a lot with your receipt. Oil from residential of Paper? use only can also be brought to DPW You may be eligible for a large during business and Drop-Off hours. recycling bin on wheels just for paper. E-mail: [email protected] or COMPUTERS, TVS call 617-349-4866 to find out. & APPLIANCES DPW will pick up one TV or monitor per week per household on collection day Check Out Our Donate with a diagonal screen length of 20 inch- & Recycle Listings! es or less. Hard drives, keyboards, mice and printers 40 lbs or less are accepted. An A-Z list of materials with information on where to For large TVs, monitors, printers and donate unwanted items such copiers, call to purchase a sticker and as furniture, building materials schedule a pickup for $20 ($15 for and electronics. Also answers seniors). Stickers also must be pur- your recycling questions about chased for appliances and bulky metal. odd materials. Call or visit our Web site for a detailed list. 4 THE CAMBRIDGE LIFE FALL 2005 - WINTER 2006 Recycling 0905 2 8/28/05 12:28 PM Page 3 Recyclewhat to CO-MINGLE CONTAINERS MIXED PAPER LOOSE IN YOUR BIN IN A BAG ALUMINUM MAGAZINES & (PIE PLATES, FOIL, NEWSPAPERS TRAYS) JUNK MAIL & GLASS BOTTLES PHONEBOOKS (ANY COLOR) (NO CDs OR PLASTIC WRAP) METAL CANS (EMPTY AEROSOL OFFICE PAPER CANS TOO!) & ENVELOPES (ANY COLOR. PLASTIC PLASTIC WINDOWS, STAPLES, CONTAINERS (#1-7) PAPER CLIPS, SPIRALS OK) (NO STYROFOAM OR PLASTIC BAGS) PAPERBOARD (CEREAL & TISSUE BOXES, No plastic bags*, styrofoam packaging, foam peanuts*, hard cover PAPER TOWEL ROLLS, books*, toys, clothing hangers, light bulbs, paint cans, or window glass. MILK & JUICE CARTONS) * Items with asterisk accepted at Drop-Off Center at 147 Hampshire Street. SOFT COVER BOOKS Open Tues/Thur 4 – 7:30 p.m. and Sat 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CARDBOARD (FLATTENED & CUT TO RECYCLING 3 FEET X 3 FEET) TIPS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW! 1. PAPERBOARD IS ACCEPTED Cereal & tissue boxes, paper towel rolls and milk & juice cartons with the plastic spout 2. GLOSSY PAPER AND JUNK MAIL ARE ACCEPTED “If it rips, recycle it!” Just remove plastic wrapping. Recycle phonebooks too! Yard 3. PLASTIC WINDOWS ON TISSUE BOXES OR ENVELOPES ARE OK And, there’s no need to Waste remove staples, paper clips, or spiral bindings! • Accepted: Leaves, grass & plants and shrub 4. NO PLASTIC BAGS Place co-mingled prunings & twigs thinner than your thumb containers loose in your bin, mixed paper in and shorter than your arm a paper bag and yard waste in paper bags • Not accepted: stumps, rocks, soil, food, trash or labeled barrels. Bring plastic bags to the • NO PLASTIC BAGS. Place in a barrel with City Drop-Off Center during open hours. stickers facing the street or in paper bags. Don’t staple or tape bags. www.cambridgema.gov/theworks 617-349-4800 Business Hours: Mon 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m., Tues – Thur 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Fri 8:30 a.m.
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