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Join the Cambridge Public Library in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month by welcoming Yiyun Li, the author of the memoir Things in Nature Merely Grow, the winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Memoir, as well as several award-winning novels, including The Book of Goose. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Things in Nature Merely Grow was a finalist for both the National Book Award for Nonfiction and the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award as well as the recipient of the presitigious Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. After a reading from her work, Yiyun will appear in conversation with Grace Talusan, author of The Body Papers, winner of the Massachusetts Book Award for Nonfiction and the Restless Books Award for New Immigrant Writing. This hybrid event is cosponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation. Registration is required.

The City of Cambridge is excited to announce the launch of the web-based Participatory Budgeting (PB) Winning Projects Map.

The Cambridge Police Department is partnering with Massachusetts Civil Service to host an information session on the upcoming police exam. Join us on February 26th to learn more about the exam, the CPD hiring process, and career opportunities with the CPD.

Cambridge Police Department joined the Cambridge Public Health Department, the Access Drug User Health Program, and the CARE Team to recognize and remember the lives lost to opioid overdoses as part of International Overdose Awareness Day at the end of August.

An overview of the Cambridge Police Department's calls for service on January 15, 2026

The City of Cambridge will be renovating the basketball court area at the Gold Star Mothers Park in East Cambridge.

The Foundry Advisory Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority, to help ensure that the Foundry building’s redevelopment and ongoing operation remains consistent with the Vision and Objectives established in the Demonstration Plan that grew out of an extensive community planning process. Help the City of Cambridge ensure that the Foundry located at 101 Rogers Street, remains a community space for arts, technology, and workforce development.

The Baker-Polito Administration launched a $668 million program to provide financial assistance to Massachusetts small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program in part relies on the pending federal COVID-19 relief bill recently passed by Congress. Regardless of the developments at the federal level, the Baker-Polito Administration will start releasing millions in new funding to restaurants, retailers, and other small businesses throughout the Commonwealth as soon as next week.

CVS has more than 12,000 open appointments in Massachusetts for the next four days on its online scheduler. This vaccine is part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program and the vaccine is allocated by the Federal Government directly to the pharmacies.

Cambridge City Hall underwent a historic preservation of its façade, addressing the stone masonry, wood window frames, the clock tower, flagpole, and gilding of the historic text above the entryway.