Cambridge crews aid multialarm Somerville fire

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Cambridge crews help fight multialarm fire in Somerville

A multialarm fire at a mixed-use building in Somerville’s Teele Square drew mutual-aid crews from Cambridge and neighboring communities. The blaze damaged upper floors and businesses, and as many as 40 people may be displaced, according to media reports.

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Educators rally for higher paraprofessional pay; council defers

Cambridge Education Association members rallied outside City Hall on Monday, Sept. 28, calling for higher pay for paraprofessionals and other school staff. The City Council declined to intervene, saying the School Committee is responsible for contract negotiations.

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Tahereh Mafi discusses new novel at Porter Square Books

Porter Square Books hosts Tahereh Mafi at 6 p.m. for the release of *Escape Me*, the third novel in her dystopian Shatter Me series.

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Housing Committee discusses cultural preservation at 2 p.m.

The Cambridge City Council Housing Committee meets in a hybrid format at City Hall at 2 p.m. The agenda includes a roundtable with Central Square arts and cultural institutions about planning and cultural preservation.

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Transit Advisory Committee meets at 6 p.m.

The Transit Advisory Committee holds a public meeting at 6 p.m. at the City Hall Annex and online. The agenda is available through the City’s open-meeting portal.

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Human Rights Commission reviews preparedness and legal-rights work

The Human Rights Commission meets online from 6 to 8 p.m. The agenda includes a Lawyers for Civil Rights presentation, a family-preparedness update and follow-up on Danehy Park programming.

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Library hosts rescheduled workshop on pollinator-friendly habitat

The Cambridge Public Library hosts a rescheduled hybrid workshop at the Main Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Topics include healthy soil, invasive plants, nesting sites and reducing lawn to support pollinators, birds and other species year-round.

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Jess Klein and Jenny Reynolds play Club Passim

Singer-songwriters Jess Klein and Jenny Reynolds perform at Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., at 7 p.m. The show features acoustic, folk and roots-oriented music.

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Theo Croker brings modern jazz to Regattabar

Trumpeter and bandleader Theo Croker performs at Regattabar in The Charles Hotel at 7 p.m. The Cambridge show is part of a run supporting his album *Dream Manifest*.

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Reckoners celebrate album release at Lizard Lounge

Reckoners play the first of two Cambridge release shows for *Where the Hell Am I?* at the Lizard Lounge from 8 to 11 p.m. Dennis Brennan is the special guest.

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EmTech Future continues at the MIT Media Lab

MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Future runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MIT Media Lab. The conference brings together technology researchers, builders and business leaders to discuss emerging fields and their social impact.

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Learn machine sewing at the Main Library

The Cambridge Public Library’s Hive hosts a beginner Sewing 101 workshop from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Participants will learn machine setup, threading and straight stitches, then make a drawstring bag.

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Council orders on sex work and Huron Street bike lanes return for discussion

Policy orders recommending the decriminalization of sex work and a pause on Huron Street bike lanes will return for discussion at the next City Council meeting.

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Cambridge Public Library shares September’s top 10 reads

See the most popular adult fiction and nonfiction books at Cambridge Public Library this month.

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