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The Cambridge Police Department announced the promotions of 11 members to Lieutenants and Sergeants on April 1, 2024. At a ceremony held in the Sullivan Chamber at Cambridge City Hall, City Manager Yi-An Huang and Police Commissioner Christine Elow promoted five officers to Lieutenants and six to Sergeants.

The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) offers summer programs to Cambridge children and youth currently in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Activities include art, sports, swimming, field trips, and more. All DHSP summer camps and programs are filled through a lottery process. The deadline to apply to the 2025 DHSP Summer Lottery application is Monday, March 9.

Beginning this week, the President is directing all federal pharmacy partners to begin to provide walk-in hours. You’ll soon be able to get vaccinated without an appointment at the vast majority of our 40,000 pharmacy locations across the country.

Cambridge has expanded and restructured its Housing Department into five divisions across Housing Planning and Development, Affordable Housing Programs, and the new Housing Services division.

Our public libraries have conference rooms actively used by many Cambridge groups. We can expand their use by adding video conferencing to improve the accessibility of meetings, trainings, interviews, and other conversations.

The ResilientCoasts Plan lays out a path to protect people, homes, businesses, and infrastructure from rising seas and strong storms. If funded through the Mass Ready Act, it could save billions of dollars in damage and recovery costs.

The City of Cambridge announced today the appointment of 23 members to a new City Manager’s Construction Advisory Group. Representing public health, building trade unions, inspectional and public works officials, contractors, development project managers, and universities, the Advisory Group will provide advice on drafting best practices that the City can incorporate into a safe construction reopening plan.

In an effort to streamline processes and increase transparency, the License Commission has created an application for the following requests: one-day alcohol licenses, one-day entertainment licenses, and one-day alcohol and entertainment licenses.

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that hunger is a major problem in Cambridge. New programs bring food to residents in isolation and quarantine.

Cambridge and the Northeast Region of the Commonwealth have recently been downgraded from a Level 2- Significant Drought to a Level 1 – Mild Drought.