Man who planted fake bomb in a Harvard plaza, recruited from Craigslist for plot, gets probation
A Manchester, New Hampshire, man was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston for making bomb threats against Harvard University.
Police seek information on fake home business where ‘chiropractor’ is accused of two assaults
A man running an unlicensed chiropractic business out of his home has been charged with sexually assaulting two women who fell for the ruse, officials said.
Suspect in the driving death of ‘Kito’ Jackson indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges
Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, was indicted on two counts of second-degree murder and other charges in connection with fatally striking Jackson, a 36-year-old National Grid employee, and Waltham police officer Paul Tracey, 58.
Officers’ social media posts shaking public trust can be punished by police department, court says
A police sergeant’s lawsuit against the City of Cambridge and former police commissioner Branville G. Bard Jr. was dismissed in a U.S. District Court.
Court solidifies a three-month rule on evictions after pro bono lawyer steps in to represent family
An Appeals Court decision came the same day Cambridge’s City Council asked the city to include money in the next city budget for legal representation for any lower-income tenant threatened with eviction in Housing Court.
Tenants facing evictions would get legal help under plan, part of a council focus on housing
Any lower-income Cambridge tenant who wants legal help fighting an eviction should get it for free, and money should be allocated in the next municipal budget to make that happen, city councillors told the city manager Monday.
City prevails again in second suit on bike lanes, ruled as markings, not regulations by a judge
Middlesex Superior Court Judge Maureen B. Hogan ruled for the City of Cambridge and dismissed a second lawsuit against the city that had argued bicycle lanes were an improper use of taxpayer funds and broke the law.
Atomic Bean Cafe space still empty after 2.2 years because businesses in ‘condo’ reject competition
A dispute sparked by a noncompete agreement among landlords of businesses along a popular block of Massachusetts Avenue, including the Plough & Stars bar and restaurant and the Mass Ave Diner, has ended up in court after two lost sales.
Dismissal of one charge doesn’t free jailed man hurt in Thanksgiving Day shooting near Central
A judge has dismissed a domestic violence charge against the Boston man who was injured in a Thanksgiving Day shooting in Central Square that killed 27-year-old Danasia Greene of Cambridge. He faces more charges.
Government and media hype aspects of sex case as clients ask judges for privacy in prosecutions
Given the topic, attention being given to a case of brothels and sex work isn’t surprising. But the timing and selection of details released by prosecutors have led to a blurring of some aspects – aided by Boston media – that may play differently to a judge or jury.
