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Animal rights activist facing felony charges after throwing glitter on interim Harvard president

Harvard Police arrested Brittany A. Drake on May 31, after she shouted “For the baby monkeys!” as she allegedly rushed the stage and showered Alan Garber with glitter before he began his speech on Alumni Day.

‘This was not on our mood board’: How a Quincy clothing company became the official brand for Cape Verde’s Olympics team
ISLNDZ was founded in 2018 by four Quincy residents who wanted to share their homelands' rich heritage through streetwear.

Dial 911 in Cambridge? Now social workers, rather than police, are responding to some calls.
The new unarmed team says it is successfully responding to calls for people in distress, even as a local police union remains skeptical about the program.

News from Cambridge

Dial 911 in Cambridge? Now social workers, rather than police, are responding to some calls.

The new unarmed team says it is successfully responding to calls for people in distress, even as a local police union remains skeptical about the program.

30-foot boat slides off trailer, interrupts traffic in Cambridge on Saturday

After stopping at a red light, a driver was accelerating through the intersection at Cambridge and Third streets when the trailer’s safety chains failed, causing the boat to slide onto the road, police said.

Man shot in Cambridge is recovering from surgery, police say

The man, 48, was found suffering from a injury to his left hip area on Harvard Street Tuesday night, police said.

News from Somerville

Firefighters battle through flames and hot temperatures to extinguish house fire in Somerville

“It really took a lot out of the firefighters working in the heat conditions, so we had to rotate people in and out of the building,” Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen said in a phone interview.

A Somerville teen crocheted her prom dress in three days. Her video of the design process went viral.

Sarah Akinbuwa's behind-the-scenes look has garnered more than 26 million views on TikTok, raising her profile and affirming her faith in her abilities.

‘I don’t know why they’re not talking.’ People know who killed Charline Rosemond. They’re not cooperating with police.

Charline Rosemond borrowed her father’s car to go to work one morning in 2009. Almost a week later, she was found dead in Somerville.

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‘This was not on our mood board’: How a Quincy clothing company became the official brand for Cape Verde’s Olympics team

ISLNDZ was founded in 2018 by four Quincy residents who wanted to share their homelands' rich heritage through streetwear.

Cities are razing homeless camps across US. Advocates want New Bedford to build one.

The city-run encampment is envisioned as a place where homeless people could live safely.

She wants you to love greenhead flies. Then smack them.

They appear each year near the end of June, waiting for those sunny, windless, glorious summer days that scream “beach.” Then they attack, buzz-sawing open your capillaries.

News from Newton

Newton police chief says he went on leave in May over health issues

Surviving Boston summer without air conditioning? Growing share of households say no.

Swastika found drawn on desk at Newton South High School

News from Cape Cod and Islands

Linda Murphy named executive editor of Cape Cod Times

Programs to address housing crunch on Cape and Islands make inroads

Hammerhead shark seen swimming off coast of Chatham

Laughter on the way at Harvard Square
WATCH: The beloved Comedy Studio was home to Boston’s comedy boom in the 1980s and now work is underway to rebuild.

Laughter on the way at Harvard Square

Home to the city's comedy boom in the 1980s, the Comedy Studio hopes to reclaim its spot as the heart of Boston's comedy scene.
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This Cape Ann naturalist is in a 30-year love affair with humpback whales

A wild decision in her 20s led Tina McMahon-Foley to a 30-year career as a naturalist with Cape Ann Whale Watch.

Man shot in Cambridge is recovering from surgery, police say

The man, 48, was found suffering from a injury to his left hip area on Harvard Street Tuesday night, police said.

Man shot in Cambridge, injuries are life-threatening, police say

At 9:13 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the area of 100 to 200 block of Harvard Street after reports of shots fired, Cambridge Police Department said in a statement.

BOTTLES

Vitamin Sea Brewing opens new Plymouth taproom

Vitamin Sea Brewing pours beer by the water at its new Plymouth taproom.

Girl, 5, pulled from Cambridge pool, rushed to Boston hospital

Paramedics attended to the girl, who regained consciousness and was taken to Boston Children’s Hospital.

N.H. drowning victim from Cambridge ‘wanted to be a blessing’

Amin Tehar, 33, couldn't be revived after he was pulled Friday evening from Crystal Lake in Manchester, N.H., police said.

Cambridge man drowns in N.H. lake, authorities say

Amin Taheri, 33, was swimming in Crystal Lake in Manchester when a person noticed he had disappeared shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, New Hampshire State Police said in a statement.

Somerville life sciences building put on hold as developers confront lab space glut

Developers have halted construction on the nine-story life sciences building off McGrath Highway, a sign of the sluggish market for new lab space in the Boston area.