Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
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Sep 2 · Cambridge Day →
Decker, Rogers, Mbah, Ewen-Campen win state primaries
Sep 2 · Cambridge Day →
Pop-up recycling event at Green and Pleasant streets
Sep 2 · City of Cambridge →
Board of License Commissioners holds remote meeting
Sep 2 · City of Cambridge →
LGBTQ+ Commission Outreach Working Group schedules online meeting
Sep 2 · City of Cambridge →
Decker-MacKay claims fact-checked before primary
Sep 1 · Cambridge Day →
City manager holds office hours after police shooting
Sep 1 · City of Cambridge →
City announces Labor Day closures, trash pickup delays
Sep 1 · City of Cambridge →
Judicial inquest scheduled for fatal police-involved shooting
Driver cited after pickup truck strikes building on Blake St.
Sep 1 · Patch →
Cambridge Housing Authority hosts hearing on FY27 MTW Plan
Sep 1 · Cambridge Housing Authority →
Transit Advisory Committee to hold virtual meeting Sept. 3
Sep 1 · City of Cambridge →
MIT Reopens Building 18 After Mercury Spill Decontamination
Aug 31 · Cambridge Day →
Cambridge Voters Head to Polls Tuesday for State Primary
Aug 31 · The Harvard Crimson →
Satellite Ballot Drop Boxes Close at 8 p.m. Monday
Aug 31 · City of Cambridge →
Half Crown-Marsh Applications Due Today
Aug 31 · City of Cambridge →
Construction Begins Monday on Gray Street Reconstruction Project
Aug 31 · City of Cambridge →
DA to Seek Inquest as Woodworth's Prior Arrest Surfaces
Aug 30 · The Harvard Crimson →
City Manager holds open office hours Tuesday, Sept. 1
Aug 30 · City of Cambridge →
Pop-up recycling event set for Green & Pleasant Sts Wednesday
Aug 30 · City of Cambridge →
MIT Building 18 Closed After Suspected Dimethylmercury Spill
Aug 30 · The Tech →
Satellite ballot drop boxes close Monday
Aug 30 · City of Cambridge →
State Rep Candidate Evan MacKay Hosts Door-Knocking Event
Aug 30 · Evan for Cambridge →
Ryan, Solet clash in fierce Middlesex DA primary
Aug 29 · Cambridge Day →
City Council passes ordinance changes for Zero Waste Master Plan 2.0
Aug 29 · City of Cambridge →
City revises Beech Street safety project after pushback
Aug 29 · City of Cambridge →
Body camera footage from fatal Central Square shooting still under review
Aug 29 · Cambridge Day →
Cambridge Day Publishes Guide to Competitive Sept. 1 Primary Races
Aug 28 · Cambridge Day →
Mayor Siddiqui Holds Office Hours After Fatal Police Shooting
Aug 28 · City of Cambridge →
Adult Road-Readiness Bike Workshop Held Near CambridgeSide
Aug 28 · City of Cambridge →
Bird Walk Sets Out From Collins Branch Library
Aug 28 · City of Cambridge →
Alternative Parking Arranged for Harvard Student Move-In
Governor's Council District 6 Primary Nears Vote
Aug 27 · Cambridge Day →
Open House for Affordable Condos at One Inman Square
Cambridge Police Detail Fatal Temple Street Shooting Investigation
Cambridge Police Commissioner Pauline Wells and the Middlesex DA's office confirmed an active investigation into the fatal shooting, saying officers tried to physically disarm a man who allegedly pointed a firearm at them before shots were fired.
Aug 26 · City of Cambridge →
Mayor, City Manager Address Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Yi-An Huang released a statement on the fatal officer-involved shooting of a man in his 60s on Temple Street, offering condolences and support for the independent DA investigation.
Aug 26 · City of Cambridge →
Sixth Neighborhood Pop-Up Recycling Event Scheduled at Haskell St
The Cambridge Department of Public Works hosts a neighborhood pop-up recycling drop-off event today, Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at 80 Haskell Street.
Aug 26 · City of Cambridge →
Board of Assessors Schedules Public Meeting at Central Square
The City of Cambridge Board of Assessors meets today, Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Central Square Branch.
Aug 26 · City of Cambridge →
Man fatally shot by Cambridge police identified as William Woodworth
The Middlesex District Attorney's Office identified William Woodworth, 64, of Watertown, as the man fatally shot by Cambridge police near Central Square on Aug. 21 after he allegedly pointed a firearm at officers. Body-camera footage is part of the ongoing investigation.
Keezer's and neighbors displaced by Porter Square redevelopment
Old North Development's plan to replace 1736-1738 Massachusetts Ave. with a six-story, 71-unit building is forcing Keezer's and Le Courtier House of Alterations to move to 1730 Massachusetts Ave. by Aug. 31; Simon's Coffee's next location is still unconfirmed.
Aug 25 · Cambridge Day →
Cambridge Housing Authority releases FY27 Moving to Work Plan draft
Physical copies of the Cambridge Housing Authority's draft Fiscal Year 2027 Moving to Work Annual Plan are available for public comment and pickup at its central office starting today, Aug. 24.
Aug 24 · Cambridge Housing Authority →
Candidates pitch ideas at Cambridge legislative mega-forum
Vying for legislative seats representing Cambridge in the upcoming primary, candidates pitched their plans for housing affordability and legislative transparency at a forum held at the Cambridge Public Library.
Aug 24 · Cambridge Day →
CSO control plan office hours held today
Today, Aug. 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., the Draft Updated Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan project team holds in-person office hours at Boston Public Library's Copley Square location; public comments are due by Sept. 30.
Aug 24 · City of Cambridge →
Overnight road paving begins Sunday night in Central Square
Paving starts Sunday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. and continues until 4 a.m. Monday, with closures and detours on Massachusetts Avenue, Western Avenue, Green Street, River Street, Prospect Street, Franklin Street and Magazine Street.
Aug 23 · City of Cambridge →
State primary early voting continues through Friday
Early voting for the state primary runs Monday, Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, Aug. 25-27, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Friday, Aug. 28, 8:30 a.m.-noon at the Cambridge Water Department, Main Library and Valente Library.
Aug 23 · City of Cambridge →
Board of Assessors meets virtually Wednesday
The Board of Assessors holds a public meeting Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 10 to 11 a.m. virtually via the city's PrimeGov meeting portal.
Aug 23 · City of Cambridge →
Fresh Pond to host Monarch butterfly release Sunday
The Cambridge Water Department hosts Monarch Release 2026 Sunday, Aug. 23 from 1-2 p.m. at the Walter J. Sullivan Water Treatment Facility, with crafts, storytelling and a butterfly release at Kingsley Bowl Meadow; rain date is Aug. 24.
Aug 23 · City of Cambridge →
Social Housing Joint Task Force meets Wednesday
The Social Housing Joint Task Force meets Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Bayard Rustin Conference Room at City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway.
Aug 23 · City of Cambridge →
Pop-up recycling event Wednesday at Rindge Field
The sixth Pop-Up Recycle Center event, collecting household materials prohibited in the trash, is Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Rindge Baseball Field, 80 Haskell St.
Aug 23 · City of Cambridge →
Affordable Housing Trust meets Thursday
The Affordable Housing Trust holds its monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. at City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., in the Ackermann Room, also available via Zoom.
Aug 23 · City of Cambridge →
Early voting opens for September state primary
Cambridge hit the voter-registration deadline for the Sept. 1 state primary Saturday, Aug. 22, and in-person early voting runs through Friday, Aug. 28; vote-by-mail applications are due Aug. 25 at 5 p.m.
Aug 23 · City of Cambridge →
Birds of prey program planned at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery hosts Birds of Prey Sunday, Aug. 23 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., with raptor rehabilitators Julie Anne Collier and Jim Parks of WINGMASTERS presenting live birds of prey for ages 6 and up.
Fresh Pond body identified as 41-year-old man; no foul play suspected
Cambridge Police and the Middlesex District Attorney's office said Friday, Aug. 21, that a body found in Fresh Pond on Aug. 11 was identified as a 41-year-old man known to the area, with no signs of trauma and no foul play suspected.
Aug 22 · City of Cambridge →
RAC Free Store offers gently used goods Saturday in Cambridge
Cambridge's Recycling Advisory Committee holds a Free Store Saturday, Aug. 22, at Reservoir Church, 170 Rindge Ave., with drop-off from 10-11:30 a.m. and free shopping from noon to 2 p.m. to help reduce summer move-out waste.
Aug 22 · City of Cambridge →
Main Library garage reopens Saturday after Broadway paving closure
Paving on Broadway as part of the city's Safety Improvement Project closed the Main Library parking garage Friday, Aug. 21; the facility is scheduled to reopen for normal public use Saturday, Aug. 22.
Aug 22 · City of Cambridge →
Cambridge police fatally shoot armed man near Central Square
Cambridge police officers fatally shot a man in his 60s Friday night, Aug. 21, shortly after 8 p.m., after he reportedly pointed a loaded gun at them in a Temple Street parking lot.
Aug 22 · Cambridge Day →
Abundant Housing Massachusetts endorses Mike Connolly
Abundant Housing Massachusetts endorsed State Representative Mike Connolly Friday, Aug. 21, citing his housing reform advocacy and work on the 'Yes in God's Backyard' legislation.
Aug 22 · Cambridge Day →
Cambridge Election Commission begins advance ballot processing
The Cambridge Election Commission will begin advance removal and processing of early voting ballots for the State Primary Monday, Aug. 24, at the City Hall Annex.
Aug 22 · City of Cambridge →
Op-Ed Calls for Fire Code Review After Roberts Road Blaze
A Cambridge Day op-ed urges the city to study fire-safety impacts of its February 2025 citywide multifamily zoning changes, citing a two-alarm fire on Roberts Road that displaced nine people and two dogs and raised structure-to-structure fire exposure concerns.
Aug 20 · Cambridge Day →
Fresh Pond Nature Walk Leaves From the Ranger Station
Cambridge Public Library's Nature Club hosts a Fresh Pond walk with Park Ranger Amanda Garms today, Aug. 20, from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m., meeting at the Fresh Pond Ranger Station, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway; registration required.
Aug 20 · City of Cambridge →
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