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Check out the Library's Black History Month events

Residents can use our easy and convenient method to view and pay their personal property taxes online.

With the widespread concern about finding and getting a vaccine, some scammers are looking for ways to steal money and gather personal information that can be sold for profit. While we are not aware of any vaccine-related scams that have victimized residents in Cambridge, there are reports of scammers taking money in exchange for fake COVID-19 vaccine reservations around the country.

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Tom Lin—Carnegie Medal-winning author of The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, and professor of English and creative writing at the University of Iowa—for a discussion of his highly anticipated new novel, Babylon, South Dakota. Registration is required.

The City of Cambridge today announced that the Cambridge Community Electricity (CCE) Program is entering a new two-year contract period with Direct Energy Services LLC (Direct Energy) resulting in new fixed electricity prices starting in January 2024. Residential and commercial account holders will also now have three electricity options that vary in price and renewable energy content.

The Center for Families offers Cambridge families with children birth-8 parenting education and support programs held throughout the city.

The Cambridge Hip-Hop Collective will bring together the Hip-Hop, RnB and Electronic Dance Music communities in this collaborative event at the Urban Park (UP) roof garden in Kendall. In addition to live sets from some frequent Cambridge venue performers like Sun.Sets.Boston, The Modular Troupe will be bringing a live 5-piece band playing smooth RnB and Hip-Hop classics with featured performances from local singers and rappers.

The City of Cambridge extends a warm welcome to returning university students and staff after a year and a half of interrupted academic life. COVID-19 vaccines and increased knowledge of measures that help control the spread of the virus will help students have a more traditional residential experience this fall. The City’s three largest academic institutions - Harvard, MIT, and Lesley - report high vaccination rates among their students and employees.

Join the Central Square Book Group! This month, we're reading The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Copies are available for pickup at the Branch. Questions? Contact Ruby (rvail@cambridgema.gov).

The City of Cambridge is one of only 22 cities in the United States to earn the highest credit rating possible from Moody’s Investors Service, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings. The City has achieved this distinction of earning AAA ratings from each of the nation’s three major credit rating agencies every year since 1999.