The East Cambridge Planning Team has a virtual community meeting planned for Wednesday to talk about incessant noise from an MBTA Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility and city efforts to manage the area’s rat problem.

As of Monday, the city advances with other communities statewide to Phase III, Step 2, of the coronavirus reopening plan, with limited exceptions: An emergency order issued by the city prohibits live musical performances at restaurants until further no …

The Cambridge Main Library is testing a remote printing service that lets users upload documents to a website, then call to arrange pickup of their printouts during contactless holds pickup hours.

The Clarendon Avenue Playground in North Cambridge has reopened with an improved entry plaza, seating area and play opportunities.

Volunteers are wanted for the Harvard Square Advisory Committee, which reviews and comments on land use and development proposals in the Harvard Square Overlay District; conducts large project review consultations; and comments on applications for variances and special permits.

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers launched an initiative Feb. 8 to offer remote counseling to community members experiencing coronavirus-related mental health issues.

A city snow emergency parking ban ended at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Cambridge and a half-hour later in Somerville for a storm that fell short of the threatened foot of snow.

Cambridge’s recycling contamination rate dropped to 4 percent last year from 11 percent in 2018, saving the city more than $100,000 for the year, 

A nor’easter following the mid-Atlantic coast was expected to dump anywhere from 6 inches to a foot of snow on the Cambridge area “later Monday morning,” Accuweather forecasters said Sunday, and the city announced its first snow emergency parking ban of the year.

The city’s current coronavirus restrictions are extended one week to the start of Feb. 8, officials said in a Friday email.