Cambridge MA

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Just across the river from Boston, Cambridge offers an exciting multicultural setting where visitors from around the world mingle in the shadow of two of the world’s premier educational institutions: Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Teeming with cafes, bookstores, and boutiques, Cambridge is often referred to as “Boston’s Left Bank”. Old Cambridge encompasses the original village of Newtowne–established by founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. The customs and institutions of Newtowne’s first residents are discernible in the street plan of their settlement, which survives almost intact in Harvard Square. The neighborhood of Old Cambridge remains a residential, commercial, and academic center. The buildings here span four centuries of Cambridge history and have witnessed the development of a wilderness village into an international community. The most famous house along “Tory Row” on Brattle Street is the Longfellow National Historic Site, former home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and briefly the headquarters of General George Washington during the Revolutionary War. To purchase a self-guided walking tour of Old Cambridge and other helpful information, visit the Visitor Information Booth located just outside the main “T” entrance in the heart of Harvard Square.

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Cambridge City Hall City Hall Hours Mon. 8:30 am-8 pm Tues.-Thur. 8:30 am-5 pm Fri. 8:30 am-12 pm CambridgeMA.gov   City Hall  Affirmative Action 795 Massachusetts Ave City Hall Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4331 617.349.4000 /   TTY 617.349.4242    Animal Commission  Arts Council 344 Broadway 344 Broadway 617.349.4376 Cambridge, MA 02139   617.349.4380 / TTY 617.492.0235  Assessing  Auditing City Hall City Hall 617.349.4343 617.349.4240  Budget  City Manager’s Office City Hall City Hall 617.349.4270 617.349.4300  City Clerk  City Council City Hall City Hall 617.349.4260 617.349.4280  Cable TV  Community Development 449 Broadway 344 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4296 617.349.4600 / TTY 617.349.4621  Commission for Persons With Disabilities Conservation Commission 51 Inman St. 344 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4692 /  TTY 617.492.0235 617.349.4680 / TTY 617.349.4621  Consumers’ Council  Election Commission 831 Massachusetts Ave. 51 Inman St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.6150 /  TTY 617.349.6112 617.349.4361 / TTY 617.492.0235  Electrical  Emergency Communications 250 Fresh Pond Parkway 489 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138 Cambridge, MA 02138 617.349.4925 / TTY 617.492.0235 617.349.6911 / TTY 617.499.9924  Emergency Management  Finance 147 Hampshire St. City Hall Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4842 /  TTY 617.349.4805 617.349.4220  Fire Department  Historical Commission 491 Broadway 831 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4900 /  TTY 617.494.9924 617.349.4683 / TTY 617.349.6112  Human Rights Commission  Human Services 51 Inman Street, Cambridge 02139 51 Inman Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4396 /  TTY 617.492.0235 617.349.6200 / TTY 617.492.0235  Information Technology Department  Inspectional Services 831 Massachusetts Ave. 831 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4140 /  TTY 617.349.6112 617.349.6100 TTY 617.349.6112  Law Department  Library City Hall 349 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4121   617.349.4040 / TTY 617.349.4421 License Commission  Mayor’s Office 831 Massachusetts Ave. City Hall Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.6140 / TTY 617.349.6112 617.349.4321  Peace Commission  Personnel 51 Inman St. City Hall Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4694 /  TTY 617.492.0235 617.349.4332  Police Department  Police Review & Advisory Board 125 Sixth Street 51 Inman Street, 2nd Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.3300 /  TTY 617.499.9924 617.349.4396 / TTY 617.349.0235  Public Works  Purchasing 147 Hampshire St. City Hall Cambridge MA 02139 Cambridge MA 02139 617.349.4800 /  TTY 617.349.4805 617.349.4310  School  Traffic, Parking & Transp. 159 Thorndike St. 344 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02141 Cambridge MA 02139 617.349.6494 617.349.4700 / TTY617.349.4621  Veterans’ Services  Water Department 51 Inman St. 250 Fresh Pond Parkway Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge, MA 02138 617.349.4761 /  TTY 617.492.0235 617.349.4770 / TTY 617.492.0235  Weights & Measures  Women’s Commission 831 Massachusetts Ave. 51 Inman St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.6133 /  TTY 617.349.6112 617.349.4697 / TTY 617.492.0235

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Top 25 Cambridge Employers: 2009 Select an employer’s name and you will go to the careers page on that organization’s web site. 2009 Rank NAME OF EMPLOYER EMPLOYEES1 BUSINESS 2008 Rank 1  HARVARD UNIVERSITY 11,382 HIGHER EDUCATION 1 2  MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 8,167 HIGHER EDUCATION 2 3  CITY OF CAMBRIDGE2 2,657 GOVERNMENT 3 4  MT. AUBURN HOSPITAL 2,056 MEDICAL 4 5  NOVARTIS INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 1,946 BIOTECHNOLOGY 5 6  BIOGEN IDEC 1,654 BIOTECHNOLOGY 6 7  GENZYME CORPORATION 1,386 BIOTECHNOLOGY 8 8  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 1,292 GOVERNMENT 9 9  DRAPER LABORATORY 1,199 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 10 10  CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE 1,154 MEDICAL 7 11  VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS 1098 BIOTECHNOLOGY 11 12  MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS 1003 BIOTECHNOLOGY 14 13  WYETH CAMBRIDGE 810 BIOTECHNOLOGY 18 14  CAMP, DRESSER, and MCKEE 668 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS 15 15  EF INTERNATIONAL 650 TRAVEL & EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 16 16  QUEST DIAGNOSTICS 640 CLINICAL TESTING SERVICES 13 17  WHOLE FOODS 622 SUPERMARKET 17 18  AKAMAI 618 INTERNET NETWORK SERVICES 19 19  LESLEY UNIVERSITY 651 HIGHER EDUCATION 21 20  COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 526 GOVERNMENT 12 21  FORRESTER RESEARCH 519 BUSINESS SERVICES 20 22  SHIRE HGT3 491 BIOTECHNOLOGY – 23  BBN TECHNOLOGIES 478 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 23 24  ITA SOFTWARE 443 SOFTWARE 22 25  YOUVILLE HOSPITAL & REHABILITATION CENTER 418 MEDICAL 24 1. All figures collected between 7/09 and 10/09, unless otherwise noted. All figures reflect employment within the City of Cambridge only. Whenever possible, totals are based on Full Time Equivalents (FTEs). Part time workers were counted as 0.5 FTEs, unless otherwise indicated by employer response. 2. City of Cambridge figures include School Department employees. 3. Not on 2008 Top 25 list. 4. Employer deleted since 2008: Monitor Group.   Source:   Cambridge Community Development Department and cited employers, 2009.

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Utilities Electric: NSTAR, Ph.  1-800-592-2000 www.nstaronline.com Telephone: Verizon Ph 1-800- 870-9999 www.verizon.com Gas: NSTAR Gas Ph. 1-800-572-9300 www.nstaronline.com Cable TV: Comcast Cable Ph. 1-888-633-4266 www.comcast.com

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Cambridge Public Schools School Registration Information and Forms Choosing a School Intensive Studies Program Elementary School  The Amigos School 101 Kinnaird Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel 617-349-6567 Jr. Kindergarten – 8th Grad  Graham & Parks School 44 Linnaean Street main office 617.349.6577 Absent/Tardy Hotline – 617 349-6577 x 125 http://www.cpsd.us/GAP/ Kindergarten – 8th Grade  Martin Luther King, Jr. School 100 Putnam Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: 617-349-6562 Fax: 617-349-6569 Jr. Kindergarten – 8th Grade http://www.cpsd.us/MLK/  Maria L Baldwin School 28 Sacramento Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone (617) 349-6525 K – 8th Grade http://www.cpsd.us/BAL/calendar.cfm  The Haggerty School 110 Cushing Street Cambridge MA 02138 Phone: 349-6555 Absences:349-6555 Kindergarten – 6th Grade http://www.cpsd.us/HAGGERTY/  The Morse School 40 Granite Street Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 349-6575 Grades: JK-8 http://www.cpsd.us/MOR/  Cambridgeport 89 Elm Street Cambridge, MA 02139 phone 617-349-6587 http://www.cpsd.us/CPT/about.cfm K – 8th Grade  Kennedy-Longfellow School 158 Spring Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Grades: JK-8 Phone number: 617-349-6841 http://www.cpsd.us/KLO/  Peabody School 70 Rindge Avenue Cambridge, MA 02140 617-349-6530 http://www.cpsd.us/PEA/ Grades: K-8  Fletcher Maynard Academy 225 Windsor Street Cambridge, MA 02139 http://www.cpsd.us/FMA/ pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade  King Open School 850 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02141 Phone: 617-349-6540 Fax: 617-349-6548 Grades: K-8 http://www.cpsd.us/KOP/  The John M. Tobin/Tobin Montessori School Grades Pre-K – 8 617-349-6600 197 Vassal Lane, Cambridge, MA 02138 http://www.cpsd.us/TOB/ High School  Cambridge Rindge & Latin School 459 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel. 617-349-6630 Fax. 617-349-6749 http://www.cpsd.us/CRLS/index.html  High School Extension Program 15 Upton Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel. (617) 349-6880 Fax. (617) 349-6306 http://www.cpsd.us/HSEP/  Rindge School of Technical Arts 459 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138 Telephone: (617) 349-RSTA High School http://www.cpsd.us/RST/ Cambridge MA Private Schools Boston Archdiocesan Choir School 30 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Type Private School Level 5-9 KING OPEN SCHOOL 850 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 Type Public School Level KG-9 Buckingham Browne Nichols School 80 GERRYS LANDING ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 Type Private School Level PK-12 Matignon High School 1 MATIGNON RD, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140 Type Private School Level 9-12 Cambridge Friends School 5 CADBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140 Type Private School Level PK-8 Mulberry Child Care Center 600 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139 Type Private School Level PK-KG Cambridge Montessori School 161 GARDEN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 Type Private School Level PK-6 North Cambridge Catholic High 40 NORRIS ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140 Type Private School Level 9-12 Castle School 298 HARVARD ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 Type Private School Level UG-UG Shady Hill School 178 COOLIDGE HILL, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 Type Private School Level PK-8 Ecole Bilingue French Amer In 45 MATIGNON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140 Type Private School Level PK-12 St John The Evangelist School – Closed 122a Rindge Avenue, Cambridge, MA 0214 Type Private School Level PK-8 Fayweather Street School 765 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 Type Private School Level PK-8   St Peter Elementary School 96 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 Type Private School Level PK-8 Haggerty 110 CUSHING ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 Type Private School Level K-5 THE ANDREW PEABODY SCHOOL 70 RINGE AVENUE, Cambridge, MA 02140 Type Public School Level PK-8 James F. Farr Academy 71 PEARL STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 Type Private School Level 9-12 The Henry Buckner School 85 BISHOP RICHARD ALLEN DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 Type Private School Level K-1 KENNEDY – LONGFELLOW SCHOOL 158 SPRING STREET, Cambridge, MA 02141 Type Public School Level KG-9   Cambridge Colleges and Universities Cambridge College Cambridge Private Masters Episcopal Divinity School Cambridge Private Special-focus institution Harvard University Cambridge Private Research university Hult International Business School Cambridge Private Special-focus institution Lesley University Cambridge Private Masters Longy School of Music Cambridge Private Special-focus institution Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Private Research university

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