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As part of the City of Cambridge’s Shade Is Social Justice program, temporary public art structures are being installed to provide shade and seating across the community to further the city’s efforts to address our warming world.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a uniquely stressful time for almost everyone. Depression and anxiety are a normal response to stress. The MassSupport Network was established to provide free support services to people of all ages living in Massachusetts. The program is a partnership of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Riverside Community Care.

Library trustees are volunteer community representatives, library advocates, and leaders in the establishment of goals and policies for the Cambridge Public Library system. Trustees are a vital link between the library staff and the community and work to ensure the quality of library services, collections, and programs, and to make certain that the library reflects and is relevant to the community.

A certified Crime Prevention Officer will come to your home, apartment, or business, FREE of charge, and conduct a “target-hardening” survey and offer advice on how to make the residence or business less susceptible to break-ins or crime.

The Cambridge Police Department announced the promotions of 7 members to Lieutenants and Sergeants on October 18, 2024. At a ceremony held at the Cambridge Police Department, Police Commissioner Christine Elow promoted two officers to Lieutenants and five to Sergeants.

Immediately call your local law enforcement agency and download this checklist of actions to be taken by families in the initial stages of a missing child case.

The City of Cambridge today announced updates to its Outdoor Dining Policy that extends expanded outdoor dining in Cambridge once the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 Relief Measures expire.

The State has announced that Cambridge and the Northeast Region of the Commonwealth will be downgraded from a Level 2- Significant Drought to a Level 1 – Mild Drought.

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Ben Wikler—political organizer and strategist who served as the chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin from July 2019 to July 2025—for a discussion of his new book, This Is The Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy. He will be joined in conversation by Danielle Allen—James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, acclaimed author of Our Declaration, and the forthcoming book Radical Duke, releasing June 2026. Registration is required.

A planning study for Massachusetts Avenue from Cambridge Common to Alewife Brook Parkway.