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Christine Elow has been named Acting Commissioner of the Cambridge Police Department effective Saturday, August 21, 2021. Elow takes over for Commissioner Branville G. Bard, Jr., who accepted a new opportunity with the Johns Hopkins Institutions after leading the Department for the past four years.
The City of Cambridge announced that, after consultation with the Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and the Cambridge Public Health Department, masks will be required in all City buildings to protect the health and well-being of employees and visitors.
City Manager Louis A. DePasquale has announced the appointment of Superintendent Christine Elow as Acting Commissioner of the Cambridge Police Department effective Friday, August 20, 2021.
If you recently tested positive for Covid-19 or were in close contact with someone who did, you need to take action to prevent spreading the virus to others. Here is some important isolation and quarantine guidance from the Cambridge Public Health Department.
A 43-year-old Cambridge man was arrested on warrants out of Cambridge District Court for Armed Robbery and Armed Carjacking following a commercial armed robbery and carjacking that took place in Cambridge and Somerville on Thursday, August 12.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved an additional third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for certain people who are immunocompromised due to a medical condition or because they are receiving medications or treatments that weaken their immune response.
The Summer Classic 5K road race will take place Thursday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m. starting on Sydney Street. Expect traffic impacts in the Cambridgeport and Central Square areas, including Sydney, Franklin, Brookline, Valentine, Pearl, River, Putnam, Henry, Pacific and Albany Streets.
The Family Policy Council, officially known as the Coordinating Council for Children, Youth and Families, is dedicated to developing policy and program recommendations aimed at ensuring all children, youth, and their families have access to what they need to be successful, engaged residents who are prepared for life in our community and in the world.
Based on new data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant people, the CDC is strongly recommending that people who are pregnant or breastfeeding be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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