Cambridge
Cambridge doesn’t allow chickens. This couple is fighting to keep theirs.
The Boston Globe The city could allow fowl as soon as this fall if a long-awaited zoning amendment passes. Susan Filene held a chicken named Loretta as she stood beside her husband, Robert Filene, as they posed for a portrait in front of the chicken coop in their backyard. JESSICA RINALDI/GLOBE STAFF By Maliya Ellis, […]
Gufo, a new Mediterranean-Italian restaurant, opens in Cambridge this week
Restaurants Coda Restaurant Group is opening its newest concept Friday. Pasta at Gufo, opening in Cambridge. Brian Samuels Photography Gufo, the latest restaurant from Coda Restaurant Group, will open Friday at 660 Cambridge St. in Cambridge. The modern Italian restaurant opens with dinner service as the first stage for the multifunctional, 4,200-square-foot space. Next month, […]
Worker dies following electrocution incident in Cambridge
Local News Authorities have not released the identity of the person who died. A worker died Tuesday morning from electrocution injuries sustained at AT&T in Cambridge, according to authorities. Cambridge police responded to the scene at the AT&T facility at 250 Bent St. for a report of an electrocution, police spokesman Robert Goulston noted in […]
Cambridge police investigate sexual assault on Lesley University campus
Crime The September assault was reported to police this past weekend, police said. A sexual assault is reported to have happened on Lesley University’s campus in Cambridge in September. Steve Annear/The Boston Globe Cambridge police are investigating a sexual assault reported to have happened on Lesley University’s campus in September. According to the university, the […]
Cambridge passes new affordable housing rules, paving the way for taller buildings
The Boston Globe The amendments, which passed the council on a 6-3 vote, mark one of the more ambitious local efforts to address the affordable housing crisis in Massachusetts. The site of the Jefferson Park public housing complex, which will be redeveloped through Cambridge’s Affordable Housing Overlay. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff By Andrew Brinker, The […]
Report: Multiple aides accuse Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui of creating toxic work environment
Local News The mayor, who is the first Muslim woman ever elected in Cambridge, is seeking reelection in November. Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui Jonathan Wiggs / The Boston Globe, File Eight women who have worked for Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui are alleging the city’s leader created a toxic work environment, The Boston Globe reports. According […]
Owl turf war in Cambridge sparks ‘swooping’ reports at Fresh Pond
Local News Cambridge Ranger Tim Puopolo said barred owls are the most likely culprit behind recent “owl-swoop” reports at Fresh Pond. A barred owl, one of several owl species that call Fresh Pond home. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Staff, File An owl turf war is heating up at Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge, and unsuspecting humans […]
302-year-old gold rooster weathervane atop Cambridge church will be taken down
Local News “Drone videos revealed there is significant and dangerous erosion of the gilding on one side of the cockerel, especially its large tail feathers.” Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe, File For more than a hundred years, a gilded cockerel has greeted the sun high above the Cambridge Common. But the era of […]
Judge finds fatal police shooting in Cambridge of UMass Boston student was justified
Local News Sayed Faisal, a 20-year-old Cambridge resident, was fatally shot by a Cambridge police officer in January. David Fichter, of Cambridge, holds a portrait of his late student, Sayed Faisal, during a rally Against Police Brutality held by The Bangladesh Association of New England in January. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe The January fatal shooting […]
An unclaimed $100,000 Mass Cash lotto ticket purchased in Cambridge is about to expire
Local News The ticket was purchased at Joe’s Kwik Mart, according to the Massachusetts Lottery. An unclaimed Mass Cash lottery ticket worth $100,000 is about to expire, according to the Massachusetts Lottery. The ticket won in the Sept. 30, 2022, Mass Cash drawing, the lottery said in a press release Wednesday. It was purchased at […]