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The City of Cambridge is seeking poems for its 2023 Sidewalk Poetry Contest. Five winning poems will be imprinted into the fresh concrete of new sidewalks around the city beginning this fall. Winners will also each receive a $100 prize.

Residents can request a small No Parking Zone around their driveway, which is commonly called "driveway clearance."

Franklin Street, between Pleasant Street and Landsdowne Street, is scheduled for street and sidewalk reconstruction in 2018.

Highland St, between Appleton Street and Sparks Street, is scheduled for street and sidewalk reconstruction in 2018.

Cambridge Public Library Launches “Tech for All” Program to Expand Digital Access

Update 6/17/25: Due to rain in the forecast, this walk has been cancelled. The next bird watching walk will be held on Friday, July 18th at 10:15 a.m. You can register for that walk at this link: https://cambridgepl.libcal.com/calendar/publicevents/JulyBird Join us for a morning walk at one of the most renowned birdwatching spots in Cambridge, Mount Auburn Cemetery! We will help you identify birds, learn birdwatching tips and tricks, and familiarize yourself with migratory birds as well as those that can be spotted all year round. A limited supply of binoculars will be available. The walk will meet at the Collins Branch Library at 64 Aberdeen Ave at 10:15 a.m. We will walk to Mt. Auburn Cemetery together (about a five minute walk). Please try to be on time as we will leave shortly after 10:15! Registration is required. This event can only accommodate a certain number of participants. One registration is good for one person. If you do not register, you cannot participate. Those on the waitlist will be contacted if a space becomes available.

Every month we will read and discuss a short story as a group. This month we will be reading “The Great Silence” by Ted Chiang. Copies of the story will be provided, and no preparation is need. Please drop in! Registration is helpful but not required.

Public Hearing to consider the removal of public trees. Any objections to their removal must be submitted in writing to the City Arborist prior to or during the hearing

This is a gallery of the winners art work for the 2019 Cambridge Vacant Storefront Design Contest

To vote absentee by mail, you first have to apply for an Absentee Ballot.