The MBTA will consider fare-free sections of bus routes where the red line closes for repairs this year, but making the No. 1 bus fare-free is off the table for now.

A Manchester, New Hampshire, man was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston for making bomb threats against Harvard University.

The rumors turned out to be true: It will be H Mart taking over the 11,000-square-foot bfresh grocery store that closed Oct. 12 in Davis Square.

Public meetings this week look at city-funded housing vouchers; transportation planning policy; universal after-school options and the middle-school experience; and what’s next for a church weathervane made in 1721.

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.

The Somerville Media Center is now a permanent resident of Somernova, a 7.4-acre business campus in Somerville’s Ward 2 neighborhood.

Public meetings this week look at a Net Zero Action Plan report, a test of “digital navigators” to help people get online from the wrong side of the digital divide and child care for Cambridgeport. There’s also a town hall about black business.

The process of converting an outsider artist’s home into affordable housing begins this month with a community meeting, and a famous fence is coming down too.

The Cambridge police officer named in an April 2 accidental gunfire incident has been placed on administrative leave pending a full review of the incident.

Public meetings this week look at setting City Council goals for the term and evaluating the city manager, housing and diversity hiring, and a Patriot’s Day celebration filled with history, treats, a horse riding in from Boston and a Humvee.