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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...

A tractor-trailer became stuck in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Labor Day after it struck a utility pole. The Cambridge Fire Department said the intersection of Columbia and Washington streets was blocked due to the semi stuck against the utility pole and a tree. No injuries were reported. Eversource responded to the scene to secure the overhead electrical lines that were affected,…

No injuries were reported.

Over 24 hours later, repair work is still ongoing in the Harvard Square area.

Businesses in the Harvard Square area had to be evacuated amid elevated carbon monoxide levels.

After a manhole exploded in Harvard Square, the major intersection was closed to traffic as students moved Wednesday.

A manhole explosion in Cambridge’s Harvard Square on Wednesday morning caused major traffic disruptions, according to police. Cambridge police said the manhole explosion was reported around 8:30 a.m. in the vicinity of 27 Brattle Street. Firefighters were working to extinguish a fire following the explosion, and Eversource is also at the scene. Fire officials said Wednesday afternoon that there were…

A crash between a vehicle and a moped in Cambridge sent two people to the hospital on Monday night, according to police. The crash was in the area of Putnam Avenue and Pleasant Street in the Cambridgeport section of the city, and was reported by police shortly after 9:30 p.m. The passenger who was on the moped was taken to…

For the second consecutive year, Harvard University hosted a summer boot camp for standout college-aged students from around the country who want to work in the music industry — particularly hip hop. A nonprofit called No Label brought them to Boston after a long-odds application process that permitted about 25 students in each time from a pool of 3,000, according…

A new sign was hoisted over an entrance to Storrow Drive in Boston on Monday, the latest attempt to prevent trucks from crashing into the low-clearance overpasses on the highway — an occurrence that’s so common it has its own place in local lore.

A man suspected of killing and dismembering his roommate in Indiana six years ago was arrested Thursday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, police said. John Hallett, 54, was taken into custody at an apartment on Chester Street by federal, state and local law enforcement, according to Massachusetts State Police. Last year, investigators in Michigan City, Indiana, identified him as the man who…

Watch the funny new video, set to that well-known Sarah McLachlan song, on how not to have your truck “Storrowed” during the upcoming move-in season from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

An SUV crashed into the lobby of a Cambridge, Massachusetts, apartment building on Wednesday. The crash on Museum Way took place about 10:02 a.m., according to the Cambridge Fire Department, which didn’t immediately say if anyone was hurt or how the white Chevrolet ended up in the building. A Cambridge police sergeant at the scene said one person was...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A Brookline ice cream shop is expanding across the river. According to a source, Jamie’s Ice Cream Co. is planning to open in Cambridge, with a Cambridge Day article saying that it will move into a space on Kirkland Street near the Somerville line. The owners of the original ice cream...

The co-founders say 85% of clothes produced end up in landfills so they decided to turn that waste into something useful.

The co-founders say 85% of clothes produced end up in landfills so they decided to turn that waste into something useful.

A local group of entrepreneurs is hoping to change the world of fashion and now they are semi-finalists in a worldwide competition. Rikita Lakdawla and Francesco Ficorilli are co-founders of the GRAFF, a sustainable startup. They developed clothes hangers made from textile waste. “I was like we need to do something about this because this is really not sustainable for…

Damage to the street was revealed when water levels began to recede throughout the morning.

Water was covering the street around the corner of Portland Street and Broadway.

A water main break in Cambridge, Massachusetts, led to some significant street flooding during the early morning hours on Wednesday. The water main break happened near the corner of Portland Street and Broadway, where water was covering the streets. The issue was first reported at around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, and Cambridge police and fire were responding to the scene….