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Cambridge declares heat advisory today, emergency Tue-Wed

Cambridge has declared a heat advisory for Monday, July 13, and anticipates a heat emergency Tuesday and Wednesday as forecasters predict highs near 99 degrees. Extreme heat poses serious risk to older adults, young children, people with chronic conditions, unhoused individuals, and outdoor workers. Public library branches will welcome people seeking to cool off during regular hours, and The Foundry at 101 Rogers Street in East Cambridge will also be open.

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DA, police probe fatal shooting of DPW worker on July 4

Middlesex DA Marian Ryan and Cambridge Police continue investigating the July 4 shooting death of Xavier Bautista, 32, a Cambridge Public Works employee found near Broadway and Norfolk Street. No arrests have been made as of the most recent update.

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Boston Globe editorial criticizes ShotSpotter removal

A July 13 Boston Globe editorial criticized the Cambridge City Council's decision to remove the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, linking the resulting tech gap to the July 4 shooting death of public works employee Xavier Bautista.

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Virtual office hours set for regional clean water plan

Cambridge hosts virtual community office hours Monday, July 13, at 5 p.m. on the Draft Updated Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan, a joint effort with Somerville and the MWRA to improve Charles River and Alewife Brook water quality.

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Queers on Wheels hosts Monday night rides from Common

This weekly road group ride departs Cambridge Common Monday, July 13, at 5:45 p.m., offering 30-mile and 40-mile drop routes.

Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition

MIT hosts neurobiology seminar on bat natural behaviors

MIT's McGovern Institute hosts a special seminar with Dr. Nachum Ulanovsky on neural codes for natural behaviors in bats, Monday, July 13, at 4 p.m. in Singleton Auditorium.

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Congregation Eitz Chayim hosts casual Mahjong Mondays

Cambridge's Congregation Eitz Chayim hosts its summer "Mahjong Mondays" on Monday, July 13, from 7:30-9:30 p.m., open to novice and expert players.

Congregation Eitz Chayim

Museum Makers starts at Harvard Natural History Museum

Harvard Museums of Science & Culture's Summer Science Week: Museum Makers runs Monday, July 13, through Friday, inviting children in grades 1-3 to make art inspired by museum specimens.

Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

Central Square Library hosts beginner ESOL classes

The Central Square Branch of the Cambridge Public Library offers free, drop-in English for Speakers of Other Languages classes Monday, July 13, at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Cambridge Public Library

Board of License Commissioners holds remote public meeting

The Board of License Commissioners meets remotely Tuesday, July 14, at 10:30 a.m. to review new alcohol license applications and temporary extensions.

City of Cambridge

Noodle Lab seeks wine and malt license on Main Street

Noodle Lab, LLC has applied for a new victualler wine and malt beverages license at 238 Main Street, to be reviewed at a public hearing Tuesday, July 14.

City of Cambridge

American Freedmen Commission subcommittee meets remotely

The Research Subcommittee of the Cambridge American Freedmen Commission holds an online working meeting Tuesday, July 14, at 6 p.m. to plan its fiscal year 2027 efforts.

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Trans Sanctuary Working Group to convene monthly meeting

The Cambridge Trans Sanctuary Working Group holds its monthly public meeting online Tuesday, July 14, at 5:30 p.m.

City of Cambridge