New Lease Rent Relief Grant
The New Lease Rent Relief Grant offers funds to assist with Cambridge small businesses with commercial rent. The goal of this program is to help fund small businesses in revitalizing commercial districts left with vacant storefronts due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects.
Apply for a Cannabis Business Permit
Cannabis Business permits are issued by the Inspectional Services Department. Anyone seeking to open a Cannabis Retail Store or operate as a Cultivator, Product Manufacturer, and/or Transporter in Cambridge must obtain a Cannabis Business permit.
Street Cleaning and Yard Waste Collection Begins Friday, April 1
In order to ensure that streets are properly cleaned, cars must move off the side of the street being swept to avoid being ticketed and towed. Cars must remain off the scheduled side of the street, from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., as indicated on the sign, even if the sweeper has already made a pass down the street, since it will often return a second time. Signs are posted on residential streets indicating the schedule.
Commercial District Recovery Plan Check-In Meeting
Please join the City's and City's consultants for an overview of findings and open discussion related to Phase 1 of the state's Local Rapid Recovery Program. This program aims to revitalize commercial districts, respond to the effects of COVID-19 on local businesses, and prioritize actions and strategies within Cambridge and communities across the state.
Cambridge Police Arrest Indecent Exposure Suspect
Wayne MacDonald, 61, 48 Boylston Street in Boston, was arrested this evening by Officers with the Cambridge Police Department and Boston Police Department in connection with an indecent exposure incident that took place Sunday at a CambridgeSide Place clothing store.