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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.

This June, the Cambridge Warriors — our undefeated Special Olympics basketball team — are heading to Minneapolis to compete in the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games National Championship! Learn more about the team and how to support them on this journey.

Do you want to prepare for college while earning college credits? The Community Learning Center’s Bridge to College Program prepares adult learners to succeed in college-level courses. We will start accepting applications in April for the 2026-2027 program.

During the Fire Headquarters renovation, expected to be completed in 2026, firefighters will move into Station 10, a temporary fire facility located at 15 Hovey Avenue (across from Spaulding Hospital) and administration staff will relocate to 23 Bay Street.  

The application period for Homeowners Rehab Inc. (HRI)’s 29-unit affordable development at 4 Mellen Street in Cambridge is now open. Click here to fill out the application online. Physical applications are available at the following locations: 810 Memorial Drive, #200, Cambridge, MA 02139 City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 Multi-Service Center, 362 Green St, Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 Completed applications can be returned to HRI as follows: Online: https://waitlistcheck.com/MA3398 By Email: FourMellen@Wingatecompanies.com By Mail: 810 Memorial Drive, #200, Cambridge, MA 02139 Applications are available from June 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026 at 5 p.m. with a lottery to be held August 13th, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. via Teams. Applicants are not required to attend the lottery. To learn more about the application and lottery process, please attend one of the upcoming information sessions: Online via Teams: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Teams Meeting link: https://shorturl.at/BxHwS For more information about this project, please visit https://linktr.ee/FourMellen. For information about eligibility or the application process, please contact HRI at (617) 693-0981or email FourMellen@wingatecompanies.com.

Are you suffering from chronic information overload? Feeling overwhelmed by too much technology in your life? Join us for an evening of old school board gaming! Relax and recharge your internal battery with one of our classic board games or bring your own personal fave. Adult Gaming: Unplugged takes place on the first Monday of every month from 6:00 -- 7:30 PM in the Rossi Room. Be there or be square! For the month of December, Adult Gaming: Unplugged will be held on Monday, December 8th, 2026. It will return to its first Monday of the month schedule starting January 5, 2026.

Join us for a cozy craft at the O’Connell Branch! Take a moment to reflect on 2025 and create your own vision board for 2026. All materials will be provided. This is a drop-in event designed for all ages. No registration required.

The first of four Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days in 2026 will be on Saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m., at 50 Mooney Street. Please enter the event via Fawcett St. This event is for Cambridge residents only

The Cambridge Office of Early Childhood is offering a spring enrollment period for the Cambridge Preschool Program (CPP) to support families with preschool-aged children who have recently moved to Cambridge or who missed the earlier application period for the 2026-2027 school year.

Concerned about ticks? Worried about protecting yourself and your pets from illness this tick season? Come join our community Tick Hunt and Educational Session on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (rain date: Friday, April 24) at 12:00 p.m. at the Cambridge Water Works.