Cambridge is staying at Phase IV, Step 1, of the state’s coronavirus reopening plan as other parts of the state are able to return Monday to additional activities such as indoor singing at restaurants and venues.

The Cambridge Police Department is seeking applicants for its next class of police cadets, a program designed for Cambridge residents between the ages of 18 an 23 interested in a career in policing.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation began operation Saturday of curbside parking meters recently installed along Memorial Drive.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is sponsoring free Blue Bikes rides to and from coronavirus vaccination sites.

East Cambridge Planning Team voting has elected four people to its board of directors and reelected president Chuck Hinds.

A contactless holds pickup service begins at the Boudreau branch of the Cambridge public library system, on Observatory Hill in Neighborhood 9, beginning April 26.

A rally to Stop Asian Hate is planned for 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Harvard Square MBTA station by the Chinese American Association of Cambridge with partners the University Forum, Woodenfish Foundation and Boston Asian Moto Club.

Cambridge is freezing its coronavirus reopening where it is, going for a “cautious and measured approach to activities and industries permitted” despite saying in a Monday email that “the ongoing rollout of the commonwealth’s vaccination plan is encouraging.”

The Community Dispute Settlement Center of East Cambridge is offering free mediation services to landlords and tenants as part of the state’s Eviction Diversion Initiative, and for parents who are separating and need to address co-parenting time and other child-related conflicts.

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.