Cambridge city workers don’t have to get vaccinated against Covid-19 to keep their jobs, but the city will make it easier for them to get a shot if they want one. The city plans three vaccination clinics specifically for Cambridge employees and their families this week.

Public meetings this week look at bike lanes and Alewife offices and labs; Lamplighter Brewing and the return of the Indian restaurant Tanjore; how universal pre-kindergarten is being developed by the city and school district; and more.

A snowstorm that blew into Cambridge early Friday provided more than a snow day off from school – it provided a respite from the risk of Covid transmission after the collapse of an ambitious plan to Covid-test staff and students returning from winter holiday gatherings.

The new City Council term is bringing some shifts in committee assignments, while the Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeal similarly prepared last week for the coming year of work. One body of appointed officials stayed the course; the other made big changes in leadership.

Police are investigating reports of gunshots around School and Pine streets in The Port neighborhood late Thursday.

About 72 percent of fully vaccinated Cambridge residents 65 and older have received a third shot, according figures reported by the city for the first time Thursday, as 391 new cases of Covid were reported. The cases strained hospitals, nursing homes and even a library branch that will be closed for nearly a week.

School district rules are likely to be revised rapidly so those testing positive for Covid or who have Covid symptoms can return to school after a total five days of isolation and a negative test to confirm recovery, down from 10 days of isolation.

Cambridge Public Schools opened doors Wednesday after closing for two days of districtwide student and staff Covid tests – but due to the scale and complexity of the effort, many families and students awaited results even as schools reopened.

School Committee members were sworn in Monday, elected Rachel Weinstein to be vice chair for the term and agreed to hold off on changing the rules under which they operate until the amendments could be reviewed fully.

Things moved fast at Monday’s City Council inaugural, held outdoors at the Starlight Square complex in frigid 25-degree weather. Sumbul Siddiqui was returned to the Mayor’s Office unanimously, and Alanna Mallon was voted back to her seat as vice mayor.