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An overview of the Cambridge Police Department's daily calls for service for July 29, 2021

The Department of Public Health (DPH) released updated guidance regarding the use of face coverings and cloth masks by individuals who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

The Cambridge Public Health Department continues to urge residents -- vaccinated and not -- to wear a mask when indoors in shared spaces. To be extra protective, people who are living with someone who is immunocompromised may choose to wear a mask in all indoor settings beyond their own home.

On July 29, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the risk of West Nile virus infection from "low" to “moderate” in Cambridge and six other communities: Belmont, Brookline, Boston, Newton, Waltham, and Watertown. The rest of the state is currently at low risk.

An overview of the Cambridge Police Department's daily calls for service for July 28, 2021

The Cambridge Public Health Department, Cambridge Public Schools, and Cambridge Health Alliance invite you to get your COVID-19 vaccine at the Summer Vax Party: Part II on Wednesday, August 4 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the King Open School (850 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA).

RECESS! is a free, safe, in-person summer program designed specifically for and with Cambridge’s middle schoolers to provide new and engaging experiences, as they emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

An overview of the Cambridge Police Department's daily calls for service for July 27, 2021

Hidden Life Radio is a public art project from artist Skooby Laposky with assistance from the Cambridge Department of Public Works Urban Forestry. The project aims to increase awareness of trees in Cambridge, MA and the city’s disappearing canopy by creating a musical “voice” for the trees. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Cambridge Arts Council

Biosafety Committee members are volunteers appointed by the City Manager for a 5-year term to work with the Cambridge Public Health Department staff as designated by the Cambridge Public Health Commissioner in oversight, enforcement and permit issuance under the Recombinant DNA Technology Ordinance (Chapter 8.20, 1981, 1993) and the Cambridge Laboratory Biosafety Regulation (2009).