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The Community Preservation Act (CPA) helps cities and towns preserve the character of their community. A 3% CPA surcharge is included with Property Tax bills to fund affordable housing, open space, and historic preservation projects.

Celebrate the start of the school year by making an accessory to hang from your backpack. Recommended for children ages 6-12 with a caregiver. Thursday, August 21: Beaded Lizard Keychains Thursday, August 28: Gimp Zipper Pulls Please note: latecomers arriving after 2:30 p.m. may not have time to complete this project.

Celebrate the start of the school year by making an accessory to hang from your backpack. Recommended for children ages 6-12 with a caregiver. Thursday, August 21: Beaded Lizard Keychains Thursday, August 28: Gimp Zipper Pulls Please note: latecomers arriving after 2:30 p.m. may not have time to complete this project.

Cambridge City Manager Louis A. DePasquale submitted his proposed Operating and Capital Budgets for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), as well as the proposed FY20-23 Operating and Capital Plans, to the Cambridge City Council on April 22, 2019.

Join Central Square's cookbook club! This month, we're cooking from Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for your Forever Files by Deb Perelman. Bring a dish to share or just come to talk about your experience with this cookbook. Copies are available for pickup at the Branch. For questions, email Ruby (rvail@cambridgema.gov)

Join Central Square's cookbook club! This month, we're cooking from Pasta Grannies: The Secrets of Italy's Best Home Cooks by Vicky Bennison. Bring a dish to share or just come to talk about your experience with this cookbook. Copies are available for pickup at the Branch. For questions, email Ruby (rvail@cambridgema.gov)

Join Central Square's cookbook club! This month, we're cooking from Pasta Grannies: The Secrets of Italy's Best Home Cooks by Vicky Bennison. Bring a dish to share or just come to talk about your experience with this cookbook. Copies are available for pickup at the Branch. For questions, email Ruby (rvail@cambridgema.gov)

Challenge your balance and willpower, build strength and confidence! Join us for a fun intro to martial arts! We will introduce basic kicks and self-defense. Recommended for kids aged 5 to 11, along with their caregivers (kids at heart). Children under the age of 7 must be accompanied by an adult.

Boston Communities and the Affordable Housing Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC) are hosting a community meeting on August 5, 2026 at 6 p.m. to discuss their proposed 100% affordable rental project to be permitted through the City’s Affordable Housing Overlay while maintaining retail space that will be permitted through the City’s Special Permit Process.

A Temporary Construction Access permit is required for temporary access across a public right-of-way to any construction site.