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The Baker-Polito Administration announced that Phase II of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan will begin on June 8th. Businesses and sectors set to begin opening in Phase II are subject to compliance with all mandatory safety standards.

Don’t think you have what it takes to use a sewing machine? Think again! In this FREE workshop, teens from the Cambridge Community Art Center will teach you how to properly thread a machine, sew a straight stitch, hem and unfinished edge, and secure your stitches. Practice by sewing colorful shapes onto small flags. Following the workshop, the flags will be made into a banner and displayed at the Library. No experience necessary. Sign up for your 30-minute slot now!

The City of Cambridge will hold a special public lottery event on Monday, October 5 at 5 p.m. in Cambridge City Hall’s Sullivan Chamber to select the 40 residents who will serve on Cambridge’s first-ever Civic Assembly -- an innovative new community engagement process that will help shape the future of public safety and surveillance technology in Cambridge. The lottery selection will be open to the general public.

To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies will present Washington in American Memory, a seven-part speaker series. Explore how Americans have remembered, reinterpreted, and reshaped the meaning of the American Revolution from 1776 to today, featuring: Michael Hattem, author of Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution and Associate Director of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Nikki Stewart, Executive Director of Old North Illuminated

Revolutionary Trivia event flyer

Governor Maura Healey this week announced $278 million in state and federal financing and tax credits to support housing development across Massachusetts. Of the 29 projects awarded statewide, two 100% affordable developments in the City of Cambridge

With the State of Emergency ending on June 15, the City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Public Health Department (CPHD) would like to thank all of the partners who have made the City’s robust response to the COVID-19 pandemic possible.

The Cambridge Police Department Traffic Unit sought public assistance to identify the individual pictured with regard to an on-going investigation into a hit & run crash on Vassar St. that caused serious injuries to a 9-year-old. This individual has since been identified.

The City of Cambridge has partnered with CultureHouse and the Cambridge Office for Tourism to bring the Cambridge Kiosk to life in an effort to reimagine the heart of Harvard Square; the Kiosk is expected to open in early 2025.

Restore and expand the African American Heritage Trail in Cambridge, highlighting the accomplishments of Black Cantabrigians, and recognize the historical sites of Indigenous peoples in Cambridge and include traditional Eastern Woodland languages on City property.