City of Cambridge

Cambridge Preschool Program: Apply now for free, high-quality preschool! 🏫🙌

✅ For families new to Cambridge or who missed the fall deadline
👶 Child must turn 3 or 4 by Aug 31.
‼️ Apply by April 13 for early summer placement
🔗 Learn more & apply: https://camb.ma/3MactiG

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☃️ Student Shoveler Program❄️

The Office of Workforce Development and Council on Aging work together to match teens who are interested in earning money with older adults and people with disabilities who need assistance clearing snow from their property. https://camb.ma/4896Gm1

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🎉 Celebrate Black History Month at CPL! Join Castle of our Skins for “A Little History”—an interactive 60-minute recital sharing stories of Black figures through music and poetry.

📅 Sat, Feb 28 | 2–3 PM
📍 Main Library
✅ No registration required
🧑‍🧒 For school-age kids

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Make winter heating more affordable with HEAP - Cambridge's Home Energy Assistance Program.

To see if you're eligible and to apply, please visit www.cambridgema.gov/HeatingHelp.

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Homeowners in Cambridge who are over 60 or have a disability may qualify for the Snow Exemption Program, where City staff shovel their sidewalks after clearing roads, schools, and public buildings. ⛄🌨️

To learn if you are eligible, call the Council on Aging at 617-349-6220.

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Cambridge teens are invited to join Moses Youth Center staff after school! 🎮🏋️

📅 Monday - Friday | 3 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
📍 359 Broadway (Temporary location)
✅ No registration needed!

Learn more: https://camb.ma/4cxxm5e

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A single chair is placed on a cleared parking space surrounded by snow on a city street. There are several signs nearby, including a "Do Not Enter" sign. A red brick building is in the background.

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❄️ We know shoveling out after a storm takes a lot of work and we appreciate you.

A quick reminder that “space savers” aren’t allowed in Cambridge and will be removed during curbside collection. 🪑🚗

Thanks for your cooperation. Stay safe and warm, Cambridge! 🙌💙

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A firefighter in full gear is connecting a hose to a red hydrant amidst snow-covered surroundings. A building with red doors and a snowy landscape are in the background.

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🔥👨‍🚒 Congratulations to our 5 Cambridge Firefighters on Probation (FFOPs) for graduating from the MA Firefighting Academy on February 13!

After completing EMS First Responder training, they’ll join Cambridge fire companies. We’re proud of this dedicated class of recruits! 🧯🚒

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🪏 If you’re able, please shovel out your nearest fire hydrant to speed up clearing and keep the city safe. Consider joining our “Adopt a Hydrant” program. Fire companies will also be out clearing snow from every hydrant citywide. 🚒❄️

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🎊 Final Winter Mix: Dance Party! 🪩🕺 Join us for warm food, hot cocoa, winter games, fire performances, and dancing to DJ beats! 🎶🎧

📅 Thurs, Feb 26 | 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Main Library

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In recognition of Black History Month's 100th anniversary, Cambridge's Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Initiative issued a statement to confront a painful truth about sexual violence long being weaponized to justify violence, surveillance & retribution: https://camb.ma/4s5EmLa

Hello - we have shared your concern with our Public Works team. This location is on their radar and they are hopeful to address it tonight.

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Join Opera on Tap Boston as they present "Shakespeare of Harlem", a concert celebrating the life, work, and enduring influence of Langston Hughes. 🎶🎙️

📅 Thurs, Feb. 26 | 6-7p.m.
📍 Main Library
🔗 Registration not required, but encouraged ➡️ https://camb.ma/4aJ74ut

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A big thank-you to the DPW, CFD, CPD, and all of the agencies that have been working around the clock to reopen our roadways, schools and City buildings! 🌨️❄️

ICYMI: For residents, the City provides salt barrels in several locations for residents to use.

Parking garage with several vehicles. Sign displays: "Snow Emergency Parking Ban Ends Tuesday at 5p." The City of Cambridge logo is at the bottom.

Important snow-related reminders:

⏰ The snow emergency parking ban will be lifted at 5 p.m. today (Tuesday)
⚠️ Residents parked in the City’s Snow Emergency Off-Street Parking locations should exit by 7 p.m. to avoid being charged.

https://www.cambridgema.gov/snow

Parking garage with several vehicles. Sign displays: "Snow Emergency Parking Ban Ends Tuesday at 5p." The City of Cambridge logo is at the bottom.

Important snow-related reminders:

⏰ The snow emergency parking ban will be lifted at 5 p.m. today (Tuesday)
⚠️ Residents parked in the City’s Snow Emergency Off-Street Parking locations should exit by 7 p.m. to avoid being charged.

https://www.cambridgema.gov/snow

Here's everything else you need to know, including street restrictions, trash updates and your sidewalk clearing responsibilities. 👉 Full details at the link in our bio or CambridgeMA.gov/Snow. 🏙️ (2/2)

❄️ The Cambridge Snow Emergency Parking Ban lifts today at 5 p.m. 🚗 If you're in a city lot, you have until 7 p.m. to exit before charges kick in. (1/2)

Collection resumes today (for those whose trash pickup was normally supposed to be Monday).

Due to the ongoing storm situation, the City of Cambridge has announced the following service and program impacts for Tuesday, February 24.

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🚨 Snow Emergency Parking Ban currently in effect will be lifted at 5 p.m. as of Tuesday, February 24, 2026! 🚨

Vehicles must exit off-street parking facilities by 7 p.m. For more information, please visit the City’s Snow Center at https://camb.ma/3ZTE1iD

Thanks for copying us on this. Appropriate staff have been notified for review.

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Celebrate Black History Month at the Cambridge Public Library at the Wikipedia Highlights Black Cambridge: Edit-a-Thon! 🖥️🌐

📍 Central Square Library Branch
📅 Wednesday, Feb. 25 | 5:30–8:30 p.m.
✅ No registration required.

Crews were ready! Thanks for sharing this and recognizing our hard working staff!

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A significant concern with this storm is the potential for a number of downed lines/wires. If you see any, report them directly to the Cambridge Police Non-Emergency Line at 617-349-3300. Power outages should be reported directly to your utility company. https://www.cambridgema.gov/snow

A snow plow is clearing snow from a city street at night. The scene is illuminated by streetlights and colorful holiday lights on nearby trees. Buildings line the background with snow-covered branches visible. The atmosphere is quiet and wintry.

It continues to be very white, wet & windy out there.

❄️Please stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary

Our DPW crews are fully deployed with nearly 200 pieces of equipment actively working to clear & treat roads, bike lanes, public spaces.
https://www.cambridgema.gov/snow

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Winter storms pose a severe risk to the safety and health of people outdoors. If you see someone & have concerns, please contact the FirstStep Outreach team at 617-592-6895 or Cambridge Police at 617-349-3300. Call 911 for a medical emergency.
https://www.cambridgema.gov/snow

🚨 The parking ban is in effect and vehicles will be towed. If you haven't already done so, please move your vehicle now. Every car left slows our plows & can put our community at risk. Find a garage: www.cambridgema.gov/snow ❤️

Sidewalk machine

❄️We are gearing up for another significant storm❄️

Our amazing Public Works team and contractors will be deploying nearly 200 pieces of equipment. Equipment includes loaders, salters, sidewalk and bike lane machines & bobcats. https://www.cambridgema.gov/snow

Public Works truck prepares for snow storm.

All City of Cambridge administrative offices, library branches, public schools, DHSP locations & Council meetings will be closed or cancelled Monday, Feb. 23 due to the severe weather.

Curbside trash & recycling collection will be delayed a day.

More: https://www.cambridgema.gov/snow