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On August 3, the City Council adopted several new and updated policies to help Cambridge reduce waste, lower trash disposal costs, reduce climate impacts, and address rodent activity. The changes support goals in the City’s Zero Waste Master Plan 2.0, which City Council adopted in June 2025. The new policies apply to residential and commercial buildings throughout Cambridge and will take effect on February 3, 2027.

Separated bike lane installation in Kendall Square to Begin

Cannabis Business permits are issued by the Inspectional Services Department. Anyone seeking to open a Cannabis Retail Store or operate as a Cultivator, Product Manufacturer, and/or Transporter in Cambridge must obtain a Cannabis Business permit.

The Green Street Garage will reopen to the public on Thursday, March 16, and First Street Garage has returned to full capacity as construction concludes at both city-owned garages.

Cambridge’s two-way bike lane on Brattle Street now spans the entire length of the street, connecting Harvard Square to Mount Auburn Street.

Learn who to contact in order to formally file a police report.

The Baker-Polito Administration announced two new mass vaccination sites will open in Natick and Dartmouth. On Thursday, 74,000 appointments will be posted online for mass vaccination sites and pharmacies at locations statewide. The administration also announced that individuals who accompany someone age 75 or older to get a vaccine at a mass vaccination site may also schedule and receive their own vaccination on the same day.

The City of Cambridge will be hosting two final public meetings for the latest updated draft to the city’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. Both meetings will occur on Wednesday, October 25.

The City of Cambridge announced it is expanding payments from its COVID-19 Housing Stabilization Program from two months of short-term financial assistance to four months of assistance.

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