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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.

Welcome to the City of Cambridge! This is a resource page for people who are moving to the city and what they might need to know.

Last winter’s colder-than-normal temperatures sent gas heating bills soaring versus prior years. Now, following a proposed winter gas rate increase, the City of Cambridge is urging residents to act early to plan ahead and research how they can cut costs and prepare for colder weather.

Bring adventure play to Cambridge kids! Physical adventure play promotes supervised risk-taking and fun. Ongoing events and training would help community partners to facilitate a new type of play that helps foster kids’ imagination.

– Led by Cambridge’s interfaith-based organizations, non-profit community and regional partners, the 9th annual citywide “Safer Homes, Safer Community: Cambridge Gift Cards for Guns” initiative is being held on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at two locations.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a nationwide effort to help individuals protect themselves online.

The City of Cambridge today announced a new initiative in which thousands of face masks will be distributed by members of the Cambridge Police Department to residents throughout the community beginning Thursday, April 30.

Get to Know Shamsher Bam, a public health nurse with the Cambridge Public Health Department, who sees building trust as central to his work. For him, that means meeting residents where they are, sharing information, and strengthening connections that keep the community healthy.

Get to know Daniel Liss, Principal Budget Analyst with the City of Cambridge! In his role, Liss collaborates with other budget analysts, the general finance team, and departments across the City to design, monitor, and study Cambridge’s budget. Learn more about Daniel in this article.

Cambridge Police officers have been undergoing new training to learn how to deploy multiple less lethal launchers to a scene. Currently, only one device would be used on scene at a time. These bright orange launchers propel a blue sponge-tipped round designed to help temporarily incapacitate or disarm an individual - to bring a dangerous incident under control, or to protect the lives or safety of others or themselves.