After being unable to get loans, medical care and other benefits in his own name, Cambridge resident Frederick Cross, 68, stole the identity of another man, ultimately scamming more than $65,000 worth of state benefits since 2005 for which he was not eligible, the Suffolk County district attorney said Monday.

The founder and head of school of one of the most successful public charter schools in Massachusetts has announced her retirement.

The Brighton man who led State Police on a multicity chase Wednesday evening was wanted for his role in the illegal sale of an unregistered handgun in Revere, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said Thursday.

More than 2,300 degrees were conferred this year by Lesley University, school officials said, including for 33 doctorates, 1,899 masters and 456 undergraduates at 2012 Commencement ceremonies Saturday at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston.

There’s a repeat this week of a free two-part workshop on “Personal Budget Management,” with this one moving to a Cambridgeport community center.

A Kendall Square charter school has won an award — including thousands of dollars in cash for teachers and administrators — for academic gains for students in those years, the school said Friday.

A Cambridge security guard has been indicted on charges alleging that he sexually assaulted a female victim outside the Cambridgeside Galleria, the district attorney Gerry Leone says.

The Community Charter School of Cambridge’s robotics team brings excitement to tackling their “da Vinci” project.

Keeping in mind her 19-vote margin in the past to School Committee election, the Committee to Elect Patty Nolan has had volunteers door-knocking, hosting events and gathering endorsements in an effort to ensure a smooth reelection.

City councillor Leland Cheung has been selected as a 2012 recipient of the Eisenhower Fellowship and will travel to Basel, Switzerland, next summer to study innovation, technology and economic development strategies for the city.