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Meeting minutes of the Cambridge Public Library Board of Trustees meeting held February 28, 2005

Enjoy a relaxing, summer day in the shade of the Senior Center’s beautiful roof deck and in the company of plants, bees, birds, and butterflies.

Meeting minutes of the Commission on the Status of Women meeting held October 12, 2022

The Housing Department has updated the preference point system used for the Inclusionary Housing Rental Program.

Students, families, and the community are invited to get their free Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot on Wednesday, Nov. 10 and Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the King Open School located at 850 Cambridge Street. Flu vaccine, including FluMist and high-dose vaccine, will also be offered.

The Cambridge Public Health Department (CPHD) recently identified 32 cases likely connected to a children’s summer program in Cambridge. Of these cases, 20 were among students attending the program (all under age12); 3 were among staff and interns; and 9 were among household contacts of staff and students. Children and staff in the summer program were following proper mitigation measures, including wearing masks and washing their hands frequently. Several cases associated with the cluster were sequenced and identified as Delta variant cases.

The Baker-Polito Administration announced that beginning next week, most of the Commonwealth’s mass vaccination sites will open for walk-up appointments.

Cambridge has been recategorized as a “yellow” risk community based on new data published by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health today. A Yellow designation is given to communities where the average daily case rate over the last 14 days is 4-8 cases per 100,000 population. Cambridge is currently at 4.1 cases per 100,000 residents according to the October 22 data release by the Commonwealth.

The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) offers summer camps and programs to Cambridge children and youth currently in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Activities include art, sports, swimming, field trips, and more. All DHSP summer camps and programs are filled through a lottery process. The deadline to apply to the 2025 DHSP Summer Lottery application is Monday, March 3.

On Wednesday, January 29 at 6 p.m., the Cambridge Public Library will welcome Nina MacLaughlin, Joan Wickersham, and Lucy Ives for a reading and Q&A.