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Monthly Meeting for the Conservation Commission

On Wednesday, April 23rd the Police Department was grateful for the opportunity to join multiple City of Cambridge departments and regional partners out in front of Robert W. Healy Public Safety Building for the Science of Public Safety Touch-A-Truck Event.

A photo of Graffiti Alley in Central Square as the image that will be featured on the 2025 Resident Parking Permit sticker.

Inspectional Services enforces the State Sanitary Code for various establishments, including the issuance of temporary food handler permits for special events and farmer's markets.

This Spring marks the five-year anniversary of the citywide curbside compost program. Since 2018, Cambridge residents have diverted more than 6,500 tons of food waste from the trash. To celebrate, the Department of Public Works Recycle Division has announced a new food waste drop-off waste site located across from 10 Education Circle in the Cambridge Crossing part of East Cambridge. Any resident may use this drop-off location to dispose of their food waste.

The Cambridge Promise Pilot will allow eligible students enrolled at Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) and supported by the City’s College Success Initiative (CSI) to receive a “last dollar plus scholarship,” which includes free tuition and fees for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The City of Cambridge announced that over $1 Million in grants will be awarded through the Community Benefits Stabilization Fund. 106 nonprofit organizations (501c3) will receive $10,000 grants to provide services to vulnerable Cambridge residents during the COVID-19 emergency and recovery.

The integration of these new e-bikes grew the overall Bluebikes fleet to 5,000 bikes across 500 regional stations by summer 2024.

As part of the Social Justice Group, the Cambridge Police Department also has two officers and a Clinical Support Unit assigned to mental health outreach

The City of Cambridge is holding COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinics for people who live or work in Cambridge at the CambridgeSide mall.