THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, July 24, 2020 Page 9 CHA Moves COVID-19 Testing Site to Assembly Square S OMERVILLE – Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston's metro-north region, is transitioning its COVID-19 testing site from the CHA Somerville Campus to 133 Middlesex Avenue (Assembly Square). Individuals MUST CALL to set up an appointment using the hotline number 617665-2928. Testing is open to all CHA patients, people who live in CHA’s service area and other members of the community. CHA patients with symptoms or contact with confi rmed COVID-19 cases should call their primary care provider to schedule a test referral. Tests are provided at no charge to the patient. People will be asked for insurance information, but it is not required. The service accommodates drive-thru and people on foot/bike. All patients will also receive guidance on how to protect themselves and family members while test results are pending. This is available in multiple languages. The testing tent is open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. People are asked to call 617-665-2928 to get an appointment. The Call Center is open Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Results will be available in five days after people are tested. Each community’s Department of Public Health will contact people with the results who are not CHA patients. CHA is monitoring the situation and will make changes as circumstances evolve. Visit www.challiance.org to learn more and get updated information. Malden CPC to hold public hearing on Aug. 12 M alden’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) will be holding a public hearing for projects being considered in the next funding cycle on Wednesday, August 12 at 6:00 p.m. The CPC encourages Malden residents to attend. By adopting the Community Preservation Act (CPA) in November 2015, Malden joined a growing number of communities throughout the Commonwealth dedicated to improving residents’ quality of life through the preservation and rehabilitation of open space, land for recreational use, historic preservation, and community housing, through a local one percent surcharge. This hearing is an opportunity for residents to hear about and comment on what projects the CPA funds might help make possible. Please plan to join Malden’s CPC for this public hearing via Zoom or dial in. For more information on past CPC-funded projects or questions regarding the CPC, follow the CPC Malden page on Facebook and @CPCMalden on Twitter, or send an email to Maldencpc@cityofmalden.org. ~ HOURS ~ Open 7 Days a Week Monday thru Sunday * Breakfast * Lunch * Take-Out WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS! INDOOR SEATING & OUTDOOR DINING We Practice Safe Social Distancing & Cleaning 325 Main St., Saugus * (781) 558-2070 irontownsaugus.com
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