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The man who died during a stairway collapse at a construction site at a city-owned parking garage in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tuesday has been identified. Authorities said Christopher Stuck, a 56-year-old from South Windsor, Connecticut, was the man killed in the accident. He is believed to have been removing metal railings from a fourth-floor stairway at 55 First Street when the…

A construction worker was killed and another critically injured when a staircase collapsed at a city-owned parking garage in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tuesday. Authorities received a 911 call about an incident at 55 First Street around 8:23 a.m. At the scene they found a stairway partial collapsed and the two workers, both male. One of the workers was pronounced dead at…

A worker was killed and another left in critical condition after a stairwell they were working on in Cambridge collapsed.

One construction worker died and another is injured after a stairwell collapsed in Cambridge on Wednesday.

A rash of catalytic converter thefts has reached Cambridge, Massachusetts.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A restaurant in Boston’s Chinatown that features inventive takes on Asian food is expanding across the river. According to a press release, Shojo is planning to open in Cambridge, moving into a space on Mass. Ave. on the eastern edge of Central Square. The email mentions that the new location of the...

Several female students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology received emails seeking Asian egg donors.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A bit more than a year ago, one of the most popular restaurants in Cambridge’s Harvard Square was hit by a fire and has remain closed ever since. Now we are hearing that it is gone for good. According to an article from Cambridge Day, Border Cafe on Church Street will...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A beloved Cambridge bar that has received national recognition over the years for its quirky vibe appears to have shut its doors for good. According to several sources, including an initial Facebook post from Chris Brokaw, The People’s Republik on Mass. Ave. may have closed permanently, with Cambridge Day seeming to...

A professor and researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is facing federal charges for allegedly failing to disclose his ties to the Chinese government to the U.S. Department of Energy. Gang Chen, 56, of Cambridge, was arrested Thursday morning on charges that he abused his position as a professor at MIT to commit wire fraud, failed to file a…

A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is facing federal charges for allegedly failing to disclose his ties to the Chinese government to the U.S. Department of Energy.

It was an intense scene overnight at an eight-story building on Concord Avenue in Cambridge Tuesday night.

Several residents were rescued and then displaced late Tuesday night and two firefighters suffered minor injuries when an apartment building caught fire in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Two of the top five companies on Glassdoor’s annual “100 Best Places to Work” list released this week are based in the Boston area, including management firm Bain & Company, which topped the list. The website cited the firm’s COVID-19 response plan and increased efforts surrounding equity, diversity and inclusion as part of the reasoning for the top honor....

Several people were hurt in a fire in Cambridge Tuesday night.

A Cambridge man was injured Friday night when he was stabbed near Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s campus. Cambridge police are investigating the apparent stabbing that took place at the Newtowne Court apartments, near the intersection of Main and Windsor streets. The victim was taken to a local hospital with a leg injury, police said. No update was given on...

A Cambridge resident was injured Friday night in an apparent stabbing at Newtowne Court, police said.

With the Moderna vaccine poised for approval, as many as six million doses could start going out on Monday. While similar to Pfizer’s vaccine, Moderna’s does not have to be stored at super-cold temperatures, which will expand distribution options.

In a small parking lot in Cambridge, there’s a big piece of the vaccine distribution process happening 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “We get the load in, we prepare it to go out and we already have orders for the vaccine transportation,” said Marc Savenor, owner, Acme Ice.  Acme Ice has been distributing dry ice for 40…

Dry ice will be necessary to transport some of the COVID-19 vaccines, including one by Pfizer that has received emergency approval from the FDA.