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Gold Star Pool, located at 123 Berkshire Street, is open every summer for Cambridge residents to enjoy open swim. The facility has two ADA-compliant pools: a Beginner Pool (maximum depth of 3-6 ft.) and a Lap Pool.

The Department of Human Service Programs has seven high-quality preschools located throughout Cambridge. All DHSP preschools are full-time programs, operating 5 days a week and 12 months each year.

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.

Food and arts vendors are invited to apply to sell their goods at the 2024 Cambridge Arts River Festival on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Cambridge’s Memorial Drive riverfront.

On June 6, 2024, the Board of License Commissioners (the “Board”) discussed the notice requirements for alcohol applications regarding changes in license type (i.e. going from a restaurant to a general on premises and vice versa).

Beginning February 8, the Cambridge Public Health Department will be offering free COVID-19 and flu vaccines to adults and children (age 5+) every Wednesday from 12-4 p.m. at 119 Windsor Street, second floor.

Install 6 touchless, pest-resistant Big Belly trash and recycling compactors in most needed areas. Solar-powered and more efficient than traditional bins, Big Bellies will be hands-free, reduce pests (like rats) and keep streets cleaner.

A Stand Up, Harvard! rally will be held Saturday, April 12, starting at noon at the Cambridge Common. Join members of the community in standing together for democracy and academic freedom.

Expect road closures and traffic impacts on April 2. Harvard Bridge will close from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Memorial Drive will close between Vassar Street and Binney Street from 1:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Just A Start (JAS) is hosting a second AHO community meeting on November 6, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss plans for the proposed development at 240 Broadway (also known as Broadway Park) as 100% affordable housing. You may attend this meeting either in-person or online. In-person: 243 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 Online: via Zoom. Please register here to attend the meeting online.  For more information about the project, please contact Yolanda Gilibert at YolandaGilibert@justastart.org or visit the project’s website at https://justastart.org/240-broadway/.