Reward to catch cat killer rises to nearly $8,000 with help of crowdfunding set up by a neighbor
The reward for helping identify the person who tortured and killed a cat last week in East Cambridge has reached nearly $8,000 as of Wednesday night, including crowdfunding contributions meant to add to money offered by animal control and law enforcement officials.
Dog thief came back to the scene of the crime, police say, and was spotted (like the dog, Titus)
Police have arrested a suspect in a Friday dog theft because he returned – with the dog – to the scene of the crime.
‘Gunda’: Intimate portrait of a pig on a farm, lingering images you’ll never want to leave
“Gunda” follows the seasonal cycle of a sow on a farm, a “Charlotte’s Web” or “Babe” sans the anthropomorphic cuteness that turns the mundane into a riveting, can’t-turn-away event.
Public’s help asked to solve animal cruelty death; Cat in East Cambridge was bound, shot with BBs
The public is being asked to help identify the person who tortured and killed a cat found Thursday near Hurley and Sciarappa streets in East Cambridge.
Turkeys take over Harvard Square traffic island, prime real estate amid top shopping and dining
The three turkeys at home on a 30-foot Massachusetts Avenue traffic island may be charming, but animal experts remind the humans of Harvard Square that they can also become very aggressive.
Rodent-resistant trash barrels okayed at $1.5M, but won’t be with residents before spring 2022
Rodent-resistant trash barrels are on their way to all residential buildings taking part in the city’s trash program, thanks to a $1.5 million outlay approved Monday. But supply chain disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic mean barrels won’t be distributed until the spring of 2022.
Attend meetings on rolling out solution for rats, single-use plastics answer and zoning proposals
Public meetings this week look at keeping rats out of the trash with new barrel and advice on a single-use plastics ban; the school district budget; and the “Missing Middle” and “Green Roofs” zoning petitions.
Commuter rail facility noise and rodent problems lead off East Cambridge group’s meeting agenda
The East Cambridge Planning Team has a virtual community meeting planned for Wednesday to talk about incessant noise from an MBTA Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility and city efforts to manage the area’s rat problem.
Temporary off-leash dog run opens Monday during construction of East Cambridge park
A temporary, dawn-to-dusk off-leash dog park opens Monday at 174 Binney St. at Third Street in Kendall Square.
Cambridge resident contracted West Nile virus; City has been labeled ‘high-risk’ area (updated)
As if Covid-19 isn’t enough to worry about, Cambridge has been in the high-risk category for West Nile virus since Sept. 10, and among four people exposed in Middlesex County is a man in his 40s who is a Cambridge resident.
