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Recognizing Emergency Medical Services Staff for their Critical Community Contributions During EMS Week May 18 - 24, 2025

Every fire company in the city is an EMS unit, staffed with Firefighter EMTs, Paramedics, and Medical 1st Responders answering more than 7,000 EMS calls per year, providing optimal medical care 24/7/365, under any conditions.

Commonwealth Elevates Northeast Region, Which Includes Cambridge, to Level 3- Critical Drought Status

Due to the abnormally low levels, the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) today elevated the Northeast Region of Massachusetts, which includes Cambridge, from a Level 1- Mild Drought to a Level 3- Critical Drought.

100 Percent Affordable Housing Overlay

The 100%-Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) is designed to help affordable housing developers create new affordable homes more quickly, more cost effectively, and in areas of the city where there are currently fewer affordable housing opportunities.

City Offices Closed for Juneteenth Holiday on Wednesday, June 19

Curbside collection of trash, recycling, compost, and yard waste will be one day behind schedule for the remainder of the week. Street cleaning that normally would have occurred on Wednesday, June 19, was previously swept on May 30.

Traffic Impacts from Cambridge Spring Classic 5K Sunday, March 30, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Road closures include Sidney St from Franklin St to Pacific St, from 9:00-10:30 a.m., and Franklin St, from Brookline St to Sidney St from 9:15-10:30 a.m.

Open our Doors

Let’s make our schools, libraries, and public buildings more accessible for all by adding automatic door openers to entries that are wheelchair accessible but lack this feature. The City will work with the Disabilities Commission to prioritize locations.

Food Business Basics Program

The City of Cambridge Community Development Department (CDD) is launching a new program for Cambridge residents who have a passion for food and a dream of owning a business, but a lot of questions about combining the two.

"If These Walls Could Talk" Cambridge Program Play Performance

Join us for an unforgettable performance of the original play "If These Walls Could Talk." All of the play's performers are participants in The Cambridge Program, which serves residents with disabilities who are age 11 and older.

"If These Walls Could Talk" Cambridge Program Play Performance

Join us for an unforgettable performance of the original play "If These Walls Could Talk." All of the play's performers are participants in The Cambridge Program, which serves residents with disabilities who are age 11 and older.

Cambridge Community Preservation Act Committee Soliciting Project Proposals

Organizations interested in submitting proposals should submit a one-page Letter of Interest noting the funding category, estimated amount of requested funding, and a brief description of the project to dliss@cambridgema.gov by Friday, July 11, 2025.

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