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Join the City of Cambridge at Science in the City, our official contribution to the annual Cambridge Science Festival!

The Annual Report includes an overview message of the prior fiscal year from the City Manager along with major accomplishments. For additional copies, contact Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer at itomeu@cambridgema.gov.

The City of Cambridge announced that, beginning Monday, January 3, 2022, it will expand its free COVID-19 testing program to seven days a week during the month of January through its partnership with CIC Health. People who live or work in Cambridge can now book an appointment and be tested for free at CIC Health’s 295 Third Street location in Cambridge any day of the week.

The City of Cambridge issued an emergency order requiring that face masks or coverings be worn in indoor public places. The order takes effect at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 3, 2021. It applies to everyone over the age of two years old, with exceptions in alignment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health guidelines.

Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Louis A. DePasquale announced the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund has distributed nearly $1 million to 629 Cambridge residents and families financially impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis. Residents who are hoping to receive assistance from the Fund must apply by 5:00 p.m. on May 15.

A website section that provides an outline to applicants of what the general steps of the hiring process at the City of Cambridge are and what to do if they have any questions.

The City of Cambridge announced that, beginning Saturday, December 4, it is expanding its free COVID-19 testing program to five days per week. Through a new partnership with CIC Health, the City will launch a pilot appointment-only testing site by offering 300 appointments on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at CIC Health’s 295 Third Street location in Cambridge. In the coming weeks, the number of appointments at this pilot testing site will be expanded.

There are a number of affordable housing services, special events, and cost-assistance programs available throughout the City.

The integration of these new ebikes is expected to grow the overall Bluebikes fleet to 5,000 bikes across 500 regional stations by next summer.

The Cambridge Community Preservation Act Committee is soliciting project proposals for funding consideration for the FY2025 funding cycle. Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds can be used for affordable housing, open space, and historic preservation projects.