Celebrating a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving Holiday: Tips from the Cambridge Public Health Department
With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, please keep in mind that the best way to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community is to celebrate with the members of your household. If, however you do plan to gather with others outside of your household, please review the current state orders and follow the recommendations below from the Cambridge Public Health Department and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on how to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Jane's Walk
Walking tour of the Observatory Hill neighborhood. Part of a nation-wide annual Jane's Walk program in honor of Jane Jacobs.
Baby Squirrel Season is Here
Two mating seasons occur per year for squirrels, one in late January or February and another in late May or June. Following a 44-day gestation, the first litter of three to five young is born in March or early April, and the second in August or September.
Annual Commemoration of the Holocaust 2025
Recalling all who perished during the Holocaust, this year’s program features an evening of music, candle lighting, and remembrance with Holocaust Survivor Janet Applefield.
DCR Traffic Advisory
Beginning on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, and continuing through Sunday, September 7, 2025 (excluding Labor Day weekend), the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), in coordination with the City of Cambridge, will close two travel lanes of Memorial Drive between Hawthorn Street and Gerry's Landing Road to accommodate manhole repair work.
Broadway Working Group November 2025
On Tuesday, November 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Cambridge Department of Transportation will host the fifth Working Group Meeting for the Broadway Safety Improvement Project.