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SHADE is a temporary installation developed by a group of local teens for peers to combat isolation and encourage gathering in a safe, cool location.

This edition of The Cambridge Life will provide an overview of major initiatives as well as so much of the other climate work that are happening across the City. You’ll also learn about what the City is doing to support residents and businesses, how you can make your voice heard, and actions you can take to make a difference.

Because of the impact the water and sewer rate increases may have on senior citizens, the City offers a Senior Discount Water/Sewer program. All residents 65 years of age or older who own and occupy their one, two, or three family home are eligible for a 15% discount on water/sewer charges, not to exceed $90 per year.

This report presents the 2022 water quality monitoring results for three ponds on the Fresh Pond Reservation: Little Fresh Pond, Black’s Nook, and North Pond.

The following results are unofficial as of November 4, 2025. Write-in, auxiliary, provisional, and overseas absentee ballots are not included in the results.

Explains the steps involved in starting a business in the City of Cambridge, providing an overview of the process and regulatory requirements.

The following report presents an analysis by the Commission on Immigrant Rights & Citizenship (CIRC) of the most pressing needs of Cambridge’s immigrant communities, particularly with regard to legal rights, citizenship and local resources for this information, based upon responses provided at two Focus Groups and through a series of thirty-three individual interviews with Cambridge immigrants, conducted in the winter/spring of 2017.

This report presents the 2023 water quality monitoring results for three ponds on the Fresh Pond Reservation: Little Fresh Pond, Black’s Nook, and North Pond.

As part of the Social Justice Group, the Cambridge Police Department also has two officers and a Clinical Support Unit assigned to mental health outreach

In 2019, the City of Cambridge installed separated bike lanes in one direction (eastbound/toward Boston) on Main Street, between Broadway and the Longfellow Bridge.