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Expect road closures and traffic impacts due to events in Cambridge between Thursday, June 8, and Sunday, June 11, 2023.

The function of the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Commission is to advocate for a culture of respect and monitor progress toward equality of all persons with regard to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, and to promote policies and practices that have a positive effect on the health, welfare, and safety of all persons who live, visit, or work in the City with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Commissioners are expected to be knowledgeable about the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals and must live or work in Cambridge.

The Cambridge Preschool Program (CPP), also known as universal preschool, will provide free preschool to Cambridge 4-year-olds and some 3-year-olds beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. CPP will offer families a streamlined, single application process where they can apply to a variety of Cambridge-based preschool programs. Families can apply to CPP from December 1 – January 15.

Garden Street to Walden Street

Garden Street to Walden Street

Magazine Street to Pearl Street

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 announced today plans to restore the exterior façade of the historic City Hall. Cambridge has a rich history, and the landmark City Hall building is a significant part of that story. The 15-month restoration project will preserve Cambridge City Hall's historic character. Work includes gilding at the clock tower, originally manufactured by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Company of Waltham. The clock is original to the building and was last restored 20 years ago. To this day, it is still wound by hand once a week.

On Wednesday, April 30th members of the seventh class at the Cambridge-Northeastern Police Academy took to the streets and trails around Kendall Sq. for what is their only full class run in Cambridge. This run is symbolic as it includes a stop at the Officer Sean A. Collier Memorial.

The Cambridge Water Board is a five-member board appointed by the City Manager that acts in an advisory role to the Managing Director of the Cambridge Water Department. Members typically assist in developing, modifying, and approving policy related to Water Department owned land and land use.