Daily brief · Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Nanopress Daily — Central Square, MA
June 6, 2026
Cambridge Council Rejects Motion to Restore ShotSpotter, 3–6
The Cambridge City Council voted 3–6 on June 5 to reject a motion to reconsider the city's decision to terminate its ShotSpotter gunshot-detection contract.
Cambridge Day
Guinness World Record Soccer Juggling Attempt at MIT's Jack Barry Field Today
Community members are gathering today, June 6, from 12:30–1:30 p.m. at Jack Barry Field near The Port to attempt a Guinness World Record by simultaneously juggling a soccer ball for 10 seconds.
City of Cambridge, MA
Protest at Citizens Bank in Central Square Over Prison Financing
Boston Workers Circle's Immigrant Justice Committee held a protest today, June 6, from 10–11 a.m. at 698 Massachusetts Ave., calling on Citizens Bank to stop financing private prison and immigration detention operators.
Boston Workers Circle
Cambridge Gun Buyback Event Runs This Morning at Two Sites
Cambridge's Safer Homes, Safer Communities gift-cards-for-guns event runs today, June 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at Pentecostal Tabernacle in The Port and Reservoir Church in North Cambridge.
City of Cambridge Police Department
River Street Paving Phase Underway Through Central Square
Contractor P. Gioioso & Sons began full-depth paving on River Street around June 1 as part of the $25 million River Street Reconstruction Project; the paving phase is expected to take about three weeks.
City of Cambridge – Department of Public Works
Citywide Roadway Milling Starts Monday, June 8
Cambridge DPW announced June 5 that milling and paving work will begin Monday, June 8, weather permitting, on several street sections citywide, with work hours generally 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
City of Cambridge Department of Public Works
Charles River Task Force Equity Draft Due June 10, Vote June 17
The Charles River Task Force is finalizing equity and environmental justice recommendations, with an updated draft due June 10 and a vote scheduled for June 17.
Cambridge Day
Draft CSO Plan for Charles River Open for Public Comment Through September
Cambridge has published a Draft Updated Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan for the Charles River — the first in the nation designed around climate-intensified rainfall projected to 2050 — and is accepting public comment through September 30, 2026.
City of Cambridge – Department of Public Works
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