Dump truck driver faces more serious charge in October death of Cambridgeport pedestrian
Prosecutors have upgraded the charge against the driver of a truck that struck and killed a 27-year-old woman in Cambridgeport last Oct. 5 to motor vehicle homicide by means of negligent operation.
Cases of drivers charged in pedestrian deaths proceed slowly, missing some court timelines
Drivers facing criminal charges in connection with the deaths of two Cambridge pedestrians last fall have not yet been tried, months after the victims died in separate incidents.
Delays hearing case of Oct. 5 pedestrian death cited in truck driver request to return to work
A Cambridge District Court judge refused Wednesday to lift the no-driving order for Daniel Desroche, the truck driver charged with negligent operation in the Oct. 5 death of Jie Zhao, 27, in Cambridgeport.
Observation station at Somerville Hospital went full time Jan. 1 watching over CHA sites
A central observation station opened late last year at Somerville Hospital, allowing public safety employees to view feeds from more than 400 surveillance cameras at all Cambridge Health Alliance locations and help coordinate responses to emergencies.
Suspect in Friday nonfatal stabbing is arrested at his home after searching officers receive tip
The suspect wanted in connection with last night’s non-fatal stabbing on Thorndike Street has been arrested and is due to be charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, police said.
Man suspected in stabbing is on the run, police say; seek public help in finding him
Police are seeking the suspect in a stabbing at Thorndike and Sciarappa streets that led to an “active barricade situation,” with a suspect in a stabbing holding off officers with threats of access to a gun, Cambridge police said.
More food waste than ever, students say, makes it time to learn ‘How to Eat Trash’
To learn “How to Eat Trash” – which is a possibility for Thursday evening, while enjoying a community dinner made of food rescued from dumpsters – you may as well go to the place most associated locally with the art: Crafts House, an iconoclastic Tufts student residence.
Five things to do this weekend: April 20-22
Women in Comedy Festival; “Berlin; or, The Part of You That Wants It: A Musical Comedy Love Story (Written by Accident)” world premiere; QuadFest Fest 2018; BAHFest MIT 2018; and Citizens’ Loft’s April Showcase & Open Mic.
High School students join forces in protests, sophisticated actions against gun violence
The sky was gray and weeping sleety snow as more than 500 Cambridge high school students held a silent walkout today for Students Against Gun Violence.
Communities enduring Logan airplane noise see cause for optimism in MIT center study
A years-long struggle over noise from Logan Airport flight paths is showing results, say citizen activists and Cambridge transportation officials.
