What To Do If You or a Close Contact Tests Positive for Covid-19
If you recently tested positive for Covid-19 or were in close contact with someone who did, you need to take action to prevent spreading the virus to others. Here is some important isolation and quarantine guidance from the Cambridge Public Health Department.
Pay Equity Dashboard
This pay equity dashboard (Beta) was created to display the City’s wage data in a transparent and easily accessible way so that anyone would have access to it. This project was part of the Pay Equity Initiative of former Mayor E. Denise Simmons.
Veterans' Garden
Veterans of war often return home with severe but unseen injuries. 8,000 veterans, each year, take their own lives. A garden design to heal the wounds of war for vets and their families is the purpose of this project. Help make it possible.
Mobile Recycling Center
Instead of going to the Recycling Center, let the Recycle Center come to you! At community events, the Mobile Center can help residents recycle items without having to cross the city. Help recycle items like e-waste, books, batteries, plastic bags, and more.
State Mass Vaccination Site Accessibility Information
The following information related to the accessibility of the State's Mass Vaccination Sites at Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium, Eastfield Mall in Springfield, and the Doubletree Hotel in Danvers was pulled together by the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities on February 1, 2021.
Community Safety Department Begins Responding to Needle Pickup Calls
Starting this week, the Cambridge Community Safety Department’s CARE (Community Assistance Response and Engagement) Team began responding to needle pickup calls in public spaces across Cambridge. Needle pickup calls are the first call types that the CARE Team is being dispatched to.
87-101 Blanchard Road
B'nai B'rith Housing, a Greater Boston nonprofit housing developer, is proposing to expand the existing site at 89 Blanchard Road and create new affordable senior housing. They plan to create this new housing under provisions of the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO).
Cambridge Preschool Program Enrollment Fair
Attend this free event to learn about the Cambridge Preschool Program (CPP), explore the preschool programs available through CPP, and ask questions. The CPP application for the 2026-2027 school year will be open from October 1 - November 14, 2025.