• cambridge February 21, 2024 4:46 pm

    Fire at MBTA's Kendall/MIT Red Line station; shuttles replace trains

    A fire at an MBTA Red Line station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, disrupted train service Wednesday, officials said. A fire involving a train was reported about 2:52 p.m., according to the Cambridge Fire Department. The MBTA said shuttle buses were replacing trains between Harvard and Park Street Stations because of the fire department activity, and urged riders to expect delays. The…

  • cambridge February 2, 2024 12:31 am

    Lowell man charged in Cambridge double stabbing

    A man has been arrested after a stabbing that left two people injured last month in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The stabbing happened Jan. 4 outside the Halal Guys restaurant on White Street. Two victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Cambridge police said Wednesday that 23-year-old Joshua Barreau of Lowell had been arrested in Boston. Barreau was identified after police shared surveillance…

  • cambridge January 11, 2024 10:04 pm

    Man in custody after police response at Cambridge home

    Police took a man into custody Thursday night, hours after responding to a report of a domestic dispute at a home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Officers responded to the Fenno Street home around 1:30 p.m. Police said shortly before 6 p.m. that a person inside may be armed, but that no one else was in the home. Around 10 p.m., police…

  • cambridge January 5, 2024 10:37 am

    2 sent to hospital with ‘knife wounds' after altercation in Cambridge, police say

    Two people were sent to the hospital with “knife wounds” after an argument in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Thursday night, police said. The incident happened at about 7:42 p.m. on White Street, Cambridge police said. The victims’ injuries were non-life-threatening, according to police, who said they’re searching for the assailant. No further information was released.

  • cambridge January 5, 2024 8:55 pm

    Man found dead, 15 displaced after apartment fire in Cambridge

    A man died in a fire at an apartment building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The fire broke out at about 4:40 a.m. on Chester Street, the Cambridge Fire Department said, and was brought under control about 35 minutes later. Cambridge Fire Chief Tom Cahill said a number of witnesses described an explosion. When firefighters arrived,…

  • cambridge December 27, 2023 8:47 am

    East Cambridge overflow site hosting 25 families

    Days after the Healey administration opened a new safety-net shelter in Cambridge, city and state officials will hold a community meeting as residents look for answers about the influx of migrants and homeless families seeking assistance in their neighborhood. About 25 families have been directed to the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds building, a former courthouse in East Cambridge, since…

  • cambridge December 22, 2023 7:04 pm

    Mass. opening overnight shelter for unhoused families at state building in Cambridge

    A state-owned building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will be used as an overnight shelter on Friday for unhoused families, according to a state official. The Healey administration will “open a safety-net site” to make sure “families who are eligible for Emergency Assistance have a warm and safe place to stay overnight until an EA shelter unit becomes available,” Emergency Assistance Director…

  • cambridge December 16, 2023 7:33 pm

    Family and friends remember Roderick ‘Kito' Jackson at funeral in Cambridge

    Family man and National Grid worker Roderick “Kito” Jackson, a beloved member of his community, was laid to rest Saturday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after he was killed while on the job in Waltham last week. The 36-year-old was working on gas lines, alongside a Waltham police officer who was working the detail, when a car crashed into the work site,…

  • cambridge December 15, 2023 2:52 pm

    Family of utility worker killed in Waltham crash plans lawsuit, memorial scholarship

    The week since Norma Asprilla’s son died in a hit-and-run crash has been “horrific,” she said at a news conference Friday, a “nightmare that I cannot wake up from.” Asprilla’s oldest son, Roderick “Kito” Jackson, was one of two people killed in a hit-and-run crash at a work site in Waltham, Massachusetts, last week. His death hit her especially...

  • cambridge November 23, 2023 6:05 pm

    Woman killed in overnight shooting in Cambridge

    Authorities responded to the area of 10 Magazine Street in Central Square around 12:30a.m. on Thursday where two people were shot near a black Tesla that was still located on the road.

  • cambridge November 8, 2023 9:16 pm

    Cyclist seriously hurt in Cambridge crash

    A cyclist was seriously hurt in a crash in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday evening. Cambridge police said the crash involved an electric bicycle and a station wagon on Gerry’s Landing Road around 6:00 p.m. The victim, a 57-year-old Watertown woman, was rushed to Beth Israel Hospital with serious injuries following the collision. The driver of the Volkswagen Golf Alltrack,...

  • cambridge October 12, 2023 11:21 am

    Crews battle apartment fire in Cambridge

    The Cambridge Fire Department confirmed it was working to put out the flames, with the department’s chief saying that two civilians were rushed to the hospital — one with burns.

  • cambridge October 5, 2023 11:39 pm

    Independent inquest into fatal Cambridge police shooting found use of force was justified

    An independent investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Cambridge college student at the beginning of this year found that the officer was justified in his use of force, the Middlesex district attorney said Thursday. Arif Sayed Faisal, 20, was fatally shot by a police officer during a confrontation in Cambridge on Jan. 4, 2023. Investigators have said he…

  • cambridge October 4, 2023 7:31 pm

    Some in Cambridge frustrated by ongoing construction of bike lanes

    The continuing construction of bike lanes in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is bringing frustration for some in the city. The Cambridge Bicycle Plan requires the building of 26 miles of bike lanes over the next seven years. At One First Condominiums, out of the nearly 193 residents inside, about 50 of them are senior citizens. “For those of us who need to…

  • cambridge October 4, 2023 6:54 am

    Cambridge among safest cities to trick-or-treat

    We also take a look at the most popular Halloween candies in New England.

  • cambridge September 29, 2023 7:27 am

    Shots fired on Gilmore Bridge believed to be road rage

    Authorities have not specified if they’ve identified any of the people or vehicles potentially involved.

  • cambridge September 29, 2023 11:45 am

    Shots fired on Gilmore Bridge could have been sparked by road rage, police say

    The Gilmore Bridge — connecting Charlestown and Cambridge — is back open after it was closed for an investigation into a possible road-rage-fueled shooting incident. Massachusetts State Police said on Thursday night that troopers were investigating a shots fired incident, which initial reports suggested was a road rage incident. The call came into police at around 7:40 p.m. Cambridge police…

  • Boston September 29, 2023 12:02 am

    Investigation closes bridge between Boston and Cambridge after shots fired

    A bridge between Boston and Cambridge was closed Thursday night after shots were fired in what Massachusetts State Police believe may have been a road rage incident. The incident happened on the Gilmore Bridge, connecting Cambridge with the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. The bridge has since reopened, but it was shut down as authorities investigated. No injuries were reported, but…

  • red line September 25, 2023 11:41 am

    Fire at Harvard MBTA station impacts Red Line service Monday morning

    Crews have put out a fire at the Harvard MBTA station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which led to service interruptions along the Red Line on Monday morning. The MBTA reported delays of around 20 minutes at 9:40 a.m. due to smoke reports. The Cambridge Fire Department was on scene to investigate. Trains may stand by at stations, the T said. By…

  • cambridge September 7, 2023 10:10 pm

    Teen dies after motorcycle crash last week in Cambridge, DA says

    A teenage passenger who was on a motorcycle when it crashed last Monday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has died. The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday that 16-year-old Jaden McDaniels of Cambridge died at Beth Israel Hospital. McDaniels was a passenger on a motorcycle whose operator crashed into a Toyota Rav4 when it was turning onto Pleasant Street from...

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