Members Sought for City of Cambridge Recycling Advisory Committee
Do you or does someone you know have a passion for recycling, food waste diversion, reuse, and waste reduction programs? Cambridge City Manager Yi-An Huang is seeking Cambridge residents, business owners, property managers and local professionals interested in serving on the Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC) for a 3-year term beginning January 2026.
37 Brookline Street Community Meeting
JAS is hosting a community meeting on April 16, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. to provide updates on the proposed development at 37 Brookline Street as 100% affordable housing.
Please register here to attend the meeting online.
For more information about the project, please contact Yolanda Gilibert at YolandaGilibert@justastart.org or visit the project’s website at https://www.justastart.org/37-brookline-street/.
Books Not Binaries Reading Group (Central Square)
Join us for a book discussion and hangout each month as we read books that celebrate the LGBTQIA+ experience. All readers age 12-15 welcome! Registration is required. For questions, email hsaxton@cambridgema.gov.
This month we're reading Just Between Us by Adeline Kon (Dial 2026).
Copies of the book are available at the Central Square Library Children's Desk.
Pizza will be provided!
Adult Gaming: Unplugged (Main)
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. 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!
Do you want to learn how to play Mah Jong? Stop by Adult Gaming: Unplugged on Monday, Feb. 9th for a fun and free-spirited tutorial. Learn the basics of the game and even try your hand for a turn!
For the month of February, Adult Gaming: Unplugged will be held on Monday, February 9th, 2026. It will return to its first Monday of the month schedule on March 2nd, 2026.
Exhibit Showcases New Mural From Boston Mural And Comics Artist Michael Talbot
"What would you say to Time if you got the chance?” Michael Talbot asks in his new exhibition, “Conversations With Time,” at Cambridge Arts’ Gallery 344 from Nov. 17, 2025, to Jan. 16, 2026. Join us for an opening reception on Nov. 17 from 5 to 8 p.m., with a poetry reading at 6 p.m. Admission to all events is always free.
National Night Out
Come join the Cambridge Police Department and other community partners to celebrate National Night Out at Donnelly Field.
The event is free and open to all.
There will be numerous activities including games, slides, races, an introduction to lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, obstacle course, face painting, dunk tank, food & more.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
3PM - 10PM
Donnelly Field
York St. & Berkshire St., Cambridge, Ma 02141
Community Celebration and Fair Housing Resource Fair
If you’d like to learn more about your housing rights and connect with local resources, please join us on Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the King Open School in Cambridge for a community event featuring City departments and local organizations offering information on housing, tenant protections, and available services. This event is free and open to all, with food, family-friendly activities, and entertainment provided.
1826 & 1840 Massachusetts Avenue Community Meeting
JAS is holding a community meeting on June 30, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Lesley University Hall Room 3-094 (1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge) to provide updates to the community on their plan to develop affordable housing at 1826 & 1840 Massachusetts Avenue in Porter Square. To RSVP, please visit the link here: https://justastart.tfaforms.net/f/MassAve. To see the meeting flyer, please click here.
Man Charged for Role in July 4th Fatal Shooting in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge Police Commissioner Pauline Wells have announced that Rayquon Brown, 29 of Canton, has been arrested and charged with murder, carrying a firearm without a license, being an armed career criminal, and conspiring to commit murder. On July 4, 2026, at approximately 5:24 AM, the Cambridge Police Department received a call from pedestrians who, while out on a walk, found a man, later identified as Xavier Bautista, lying in a pool of blood in the area of Norfolk Street and Broadway Street.
Rayquon Brown was arraigned today at Cambridge District Court and ordered held without bail. The next date in this case is Friday, July 17, 2026.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Cambridge Police Department at (617) 349-3300.
Anonymous tips can be shared with the Cambridge Police Department through phone, text or e-mail. Instructions for doing so are available on the CPD website