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The Women's Commission staff serve or participate on a number of committees that support women and girls.

Links to City Council Agendas and Minutes databases

What does space have to do with health and medicine on Earth? More than you might think! Scientists from Space Tango and Massachusetts General Hospital are teaming up to study how the unique environment of space, especially microgravity, can help us learn more about the human body, how we heal, and how we treat diseases. In this session, you’ll discover how research done in space can lead to faster drug discoveries, better treatments, and surprising breakthroughs that could change lives here on Earth. Curious minds of all ages are invited to come explore the future of medicine powered by space!

In order to develop Cambridge Crossing, DivcoWest was required to make improvements to Monsignor O’Brien Highway from Third Street to Museum Way. These improvements have included subsurface and surface infrastructure upgrades. This section of Monsignor O’Brien Highway is being transformed from a highway into a tree lined boulevard with bicycle lanes/cycle tracks, new sidewalks and significantly improved pedestrian crossings. Due to the construction associated with the MBTA’s Green Line Extension (GLX) Project, these improvements have been phased over several years.

A manual by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General developed for public officials who manage or oversee public construction projects and need a ready reference on the legal and procedural requirements of the procurement laws that apply to public design and construction contracts in Massachusetts

Expect traffic impacts due to road closures in Neighborhood Nine, North Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge, and Riverside.

Celebrate Summer Reading's "Plant a Seed, Read" theme! Paint a pot and grab a plant of your own to take home. Browse through a selection of books about our environment and the natural world. Registration is encouraged but not necessary.

Leaving pet waste on the sidewalk or lawn allows harmful bacteria to be washed into stormdrains and into our water bodies.

Join Central Square's cookbook club! This month, we're cooking from Dinner Party Animal: Recipes to Make Every Day a Celebration by Jake Cohen. Bring a dish to share or just come to talk about your experience with this cookbook. Copies are available for pickup at the Branch. For questions, email Ruby (rvail@cambridgema.gov)

Compost Instructions - Haitian Creole