State Rep. Mike Connolly, a Democrat in the 26th Middlesex District, made up of parts of Cambridge and Somerville, invites residents to bring questions, concerns and policy ideas to office hours scheduled for Oct. 15.

State Rep. Jon Hecht, a Democrat in the 29th Middlesex District made up of parts of Cambridge and Watertown, plans office hours in Cambridge next month.

State Rep. Jon Hecht, a Democrat in the 29th Middlesex District made up of parts of Cambridge and Watertown, plans two office hours in Cambridge this month.

Memorial Drive will be largely shut down for 12 hours between Vassar Street and Massachusetts Avenue to accommodate construction crane operations, the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation says.

State Rep. Jon Hecht, a Democrat in the 29th Middlesex District made up of parts of Cambridge and Watertown, plans one more office hour in Cambridge this month.

State Rep. Jon Hecht, a Democrat in the 29th Middlesex District made up of parts of Cambridge and Watertown, plans two office hours in Cambridge this month

State Rep. Mike Connolly, a Democrat in the 26th Middlesex District, made up of parts of Cambridge and Somerville, invites residents to bring questions, concerns and policy ideas to office hours scheduled for June 13.

The Public Health Department is conducting an anonymous survey through May to identify residents’ top health, environmental and social justice concerns.

The Participatory Budgeting cycle – a democratic process in which community members decide directly how to spend part of a public budget – launches soon. The deadline to apply for the Participatory Budgeting Outreach Committee is May 17.

State Rep. Mike Connolly, a Democrat in the 26th Middlesex District, made up of parts of Cambridge and Somerville, invites residents to bring questions, concerns and policy ideas to office hours scheduled for April 26.