About CHC
Background and services of the Cambridge Historical Commission, a department of the City of Cambridge
Purchasing
The Purchasing Office is responsible for implementation and administration of the City’s centralized procurement processes.
Valente Branch Book Group (Valente)
Join the Valente Branch for their new book group! This group will meet monthly to discuss a mix of fiction and nonfiction books. The June selection will be The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher.
How to get the print book: Copies of the book are available at the Valente Branch Library.
How to get the e-book and digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an e-book and digital audiobook through https://minuteman.overdrive.com/.
No registration is required.
Cambridge Needs Assessment
Report detailing a transparent and inclusive framework for understanding the needs of the Cambridge community.
6 - Mid-Cambridge
Mid-Cambridge is one of Cambridge's largest neighborhoods, stretching from Central Square in the east to Harvard Square in the west and north to Inman Square and the Cambridge/Somerville border. It is predominantly residential but also includes parts of the Harvard University campus, Cambridge and Youville Hospitals, and the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.
River Street Reconstruction
The project will upgrade the sanitary sewer, stormwater, and water subsurface infrastructure while developing a new surface design for River Street, the bus terminal, and Carl Barron Plaza.
June 2013 Site Monitoring Report
Highlights include: the MassDOT I-95 Resurfacing project and the 1265 Main Street (former Polaroid Facility)and the 1265 Main Street (former Polaroid Facility) redevelopment project.