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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.

Sustainable building certifications, also known as green building certifications, recognize buildings and projects that have achieved environmental sustainability and energy efficiency standards in their design, construction, and operations. The linked map shows the locations of buildings and projects in Cambridge that have been certified under one or more of four sustainable building certification programs.

Join us for a special screening of Annihilation starring Natalie Portman and based on Jeff VanderMeer's novel of the same name. Popcorn and movie candy provided! Our horror book club will be reading and discussing this novel for our July 9th meeting for those interested in reading and discussing the novel before watching the film.

The City of Cambridge wants to make sure everyone—residents, families, pet owners, and businesses—stays safe, cool, and prepared during extreme heat. Here is a guide to locate places to cool off this heat wave and summer!

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.

The event will feature vehicles and interactive exhibits from Cambridge Police, Fire, Public Works, Animal Control, Emergency Communications, and the Park Rangers, along with our partners from the Massachusetts Environmental Police, Middlesex Sheriff’s Office, and Professional Ambulance Service.

Our community has experienced many impacts and hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has witnessed the resiliency and generosity of our city. In an effort to reflect on some of the most important events and milestones of the pandemic, we’ve created an interactive timeline to help remind us how far we’ve come.

Greene-Rose Heritage Park lies along Harvard Street near the intersection with Moore Street. There is also an access point from Broadway near the intersection with Windsor Street. The park was expanded and renovated in 2008 and now includes a children’s playground, water play area, open field, benches, landscaping and trees, and public art installations.

Summer weather often brings rain and thunderstorms, and leagues will be cancelled in the event of heavy rain, risk of lightning, or poor court conditions due to weather. Check this webpage and social media for weather-related updates.

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