CityView Newsletter Winter 2010-11
The CityView Newsletter is published by the City Manager's Office and mailed to Cambridge residents in April and November. For additional copies, contact Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer at itomeu@cambridgema.gov.
Join the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library
This is a volunteer-driven community membership organization open to all library-loving individuals and families who wish to participate in the ongoing celebration and support of the Cambridge Public Library and its six neighborhood branches.
VA Non-Service Pension
Pension is a benefit paid to wartime veterans who have limited or no income, and who are age 65 or older, or, if under 65, who are permanently and totally disabled, not due to their own willful misconduct.
Contemporary Book Group (Main)
This month's book: Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj
Reading Interests: The group concentrates on fiction and narrative nonfiction. Some past selections include: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters, and Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang.
How to get the print book: Copies of the print book are set aside at the Main Library. Visit the Main Library Q&A Desk at 449 Broadway during service hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy.
How to get the e-book or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an e-book through OverDrive or the Libby app. The digital audiobook is available through Hoopla.
How to register: Click the registration link below to register. Registration is encouraged but not required.
For more information, contact Susannah (sbtkacz@cambridgema.gov).
Citywide Urban Design Guidelines Open House and Exhibition
Coming soon, the Community Development Department is excited to present draft citywide urban design guidelines for Cambridge. Join us in March and April for an open house and exhibition to review the draft guidelines and provide feedback.
Apply for VA Non-Service Pension
Pension is a benefit paid to wartime veterans who have limited or no income, and who are age 65 or older, or, if under 65, who are permanently and totally disabled, not due to their own willful misconduct.
10 - West Cambridge
West Cambridge, also referred to as Neighborhood Ten, is a relatively low-density residential neighborhood with about eight thousand residents. The neighborhood is located west of Harvard Square and bordered by Concord Avenue, the Charles River, Fresh Pond Reservation, and a portion of the former Watertown Branch railroad line. Historic Mount Auburn Cemetery is located at the southwestern edge of the neighborhood.
Bob Moses MathTrail
The Bob Moses MathTrail is a mile-long path in The Port neighborhood that invites the community to find the fun in math all around them.
Map Gallery
Cambridge GIS has an assortment of maps and atlases produced by City of Cambridge staff. In some cases where individual departments have their own map page, there is a link to redirect to the appropriate Web site.