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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What happened to all the trophies under the Longfellow Bridge?

From traditional mall to martinis and microscopes, CambridgeSide is unveiling its new look

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Back to the ‘90s. Cambridge City Dance Party rocks Mass. Ave.

The city shut down five blocks for the free party, which will run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday in front of Cambridge City Hall.

Cambridge cyclist deaths put spotlight on truck, intersection dangers

The crashes underscore the fact that as communities across Greater Boston work to add bike infrastructure, even the separated lanes favored by bike riders can only do so much to prevent serious injuries and deaths.

David Murphy appointed as interim Cambridge schools superintendent

David Murphy was the district's chief operations officer and will serve for up to a year as interim superintendent.

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.

‘We are all just people trying to make it home alive.’ Vigil held for two cyclists killed two weeks apart in Cambridge.

Family, friends, and fellow cyclists gathered at Cambridge City Hall Monday to grieve and call for change.

Cambridge confronts road safety after second fatal bicycle crash in two weeks

The deaths have come as bike safety advocates fight a plan to extend a deadline for installing separated bike lanes on three major streets.

Woman killed in Cambridge bicycle crash with box truck, second in two weeks

A 24-year-old woman who was killed near Kendall Square on Friday as her bike crashed into a box truck making a right turn was the second bicyclist to die in strikingly similar incidents in Cambridge this month.

Cambridge is considering a controversial approach to saving local news: Having the city pay for it

A new proposal would see taxpayer funds spent to prop up community coverage. Elected officials and journalism experts have doubts.