Cambridge and Somerville
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Cambridge police investigating reported sexual assault in Harvard Square
Extra patrols have been assigned to the area as an “additional precaution,” police said.
‘It’s time to demolish it’: Cambridge condo owners face hard goodbye after evacuation
It's an extraordinary turn for the high-end residence on the Charles River.
A Cambridge skatepark has a message for graffiti artists: Come spray paint here
In most public parks, graffiti artists are chased away, and their work covered up as fast as possible. In Cambridge, officials are taking a very different tack.
Rain and new rules don’t dampen Somerville’s PorchFest
Groups of people who looked to be in their 20s and 30s roved the streets stopping every half block or so to check out the latest show they’d stumbled across.
First group of men charged with paying for sex through Cambridge-area brothel ring appear in court, plead not guilty
A judge ordered them released on personal recognizance.
Music teacher from Cambridge facing new child porn charges
Joshua DeWitte, 50, previously charged with child pornography in state court, is now facing federal charges, prosecutors said Thursday.
Cambridge City Council votes to ban mandatory renter-paid broker fees
It joins Boston and Somerville in calling for rules that would make landlords pay for brokers they hire. Lawmakers on Beacon Hill, however, will have the final word.
Former Cambridge city councilor faces kidnapping, intimidation charges after alleged incident at hotel
Police arrested Nadeem Mazen, a councilor from 2014 through 2017, in April. He pleaded not guilty.