Central Square

Determined to make the city more accommodating to homeless people, thieves are stealing armrests off benches at Central Square MBTA station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, then gloating about it online. The issue has drawn public criticism and sparked debate. Transit police released four surveillance photos of people who are wanted for questioning in connection with the thefts, which happened overnight on…

Police searching for armrests stolen from benches in Cambridge say they are meant to help people with disabilities, but others say they are there to target homeless people.

This week’s Restaurant Roundup includes a pizza chain downsizing, a place specializing in bundt cakes and crowdfunding for a brewery

In this edition of Restaurant Roundup, a closed cupcake spot and a gluten-free bakery is opening.

A Massachusetts man who killed one man and wounded another in Lynn on Easter two years ago will spend at least 42 years in prison, prosecutors said Monday after his sentencing. William Cash, 47, received a life sentence for second-degree murder, 10 years for armed assault with intent to murder and 7 years for human trafficking, according to the Essex...

A Massachusetts was found guilty Friday for a double shooting in Lynn two years ago Easter Sunday that left one man dead and another injured, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office. William Cash, 47, was found guilty Friday by a jury in Salem Superior Court.

The Middlesex District Attorney announced Friday that it is dropping all charges against a dozen people who protested Amazon’s ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Cambridge, Massachusetts Thursday. Even though Friday was a good day for demonstrators, they say they won’t be celebrating until conditions at the southern border improve and immigrants are treated better. “There are people...

A dozen protesters were arrested Thursday evening at an Amazon office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group of marchers, organized by “Never Again Action: Jews Against ICE,” began in Boston, causing traffic problems in the city.

A 15-year-old male in Cambridge was struck by a car in Central Square on Saturday evening, officials say. The teenager was walking in a crosswalk around 7:50 p.m. when he was hit, Cambridge Police said.

Cambridge police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a woman and tried to grab the stroller her 1-year-old child was riding in. The alleged assault happened Tuesday morning near Harvard and Prospect streets, police said. The barefoot assailant allegedly yelled at the woman and hit her with a phone before he allegedly attempted to pull her stroller.

Cambridge police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a woman and tried to grab the stroller her 1-year-old child was riding in. The alleged assault happened Tuesday morning near Harvard and Prospect streets, police said. The barefoot assailant allegedly yelled at the woman and hit her with a phone before he allegedly attempted to pull her stroller.

A barefoot man assaulted a woman with a phone and yelled at her on Tuesday morning while she was out with her baby in Cambridge, according to police, who are looking to identify the attacker. The man also grabbed but unsuccessfully pulled the woman’s stroller, which was carrying her 1-year-old child, Cambridge police said.

A barefoot man assaulted a woman with a phone and yelled at her on Tuesday morning while she was out with her baby in Cambridge, according to police, who are looking to identify the attacker. The man also grabbed but unsuccessfully pulled the woman’s stroller, which was carrying her 1-year-old child, Cambridge police said.

There’s no place like Boston for the Fourth, and the size of the crowds on the Esplanade Thursday night proved it.

Thousands are expected to flock to the Charles River Esplanade on Thursday for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Here’s everything you need to know.

Two Massachusetts teenagers are facing a number of charges in connection to a shooting last week in Cambridge. Following an investigation into a May 13 shooting in Central Square, police arrested a 15-year-old male teenager from Boston and a 15-year-old male teenager from West Roxbury. Both were scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Middlesex County Juvenile Court.

A New Hampshire child has been diagnosed with measles and public health officials have listed three locations where others may have been exposed to the infection.

We made it through another week! The weekend is here and lucky for us it’s filled with great things to do the entire family is sure to enjoy.

A 37-year-old man is recovering from serious injuries after he was stabbed and robbed in Lynn, Massachusetts on Wednesday. Police responded to the stabbing at about 3:30 p.m. after they received a report that four men robbed and attacked the victim in Central Square. Officials say the victim was dragged into an alleyway near Cal’s News Store.

A new Middle Eastern spot has come to Cambridge, opening in the space that had been home to another Middle Eastern eatery.