Public Safety
Man arrested after Memorial Drive shooting pleads not guilty
Today, the man arrested after a brazen May 11 shooting on Memorial Drive that left two people injured and a community shaken was indicted on charges filed by the Middlesex District Attorney’s office. Tyler Brown pleaded not guilty to the 43 charges, which include six counts of armed assault to murder, 17 counts of various […]
MIT professor dies after bike crash at Memorial Drive intersection
An MIT professor died Wednesday from injuries sustained in an Aug. 21 bicycle crash at Massachusetts Avenue and Memorial Drive, an intersection where bicycle advocates had warned of safety problems and mounted a campaign for improvements just weeks before the crash. Read more Porter Square developer sues Cambridge over 20% affordable housing requirement Thomas Rose, […]
Zondervan: HEART has shifted away from emergency response
After years of struggling for funding and undergoing leadership changes, HEART, the nonprofit alternative response team approved by City Council in 2021, has switched to providing services for community building and violence prevention. Read more School Committee hears about bus delays, lower absentee rates and AI on Cambridge’s first day of school HEART, or Holistic […]
Cambridge police involved in shooting
The Cambridge Police Department confirmed “a police-involved shooting” at an intersection on Temple Street on Friday night. Read more Candidates make their pitches at Cambridge mega-forum In a statement issued at 10:50 p.m., a police spokesperson said there remained a “significant police presence” at the scene, and that the incident was being investigated. Read more […]
Foul play not suspected in Fresh Pond case
The body found in Fresh Pond Aug. 11 was that of a 41-year-old man who was “known to be in the area,” according to a statement released Friday by the Middlesex District Attorney’s office and Cambridge Police Department. Read more Dragonflies are older than dinosaurs and still thriving The statement said that on Aug. 11 […]
ShotSpotter is back in action
Cambridge police issued a statement Monday evening that ShotSpotter has been reactivated. Police spokesperson Jennie Lopez said it was turned on for the Emergency Communications Center on Friday afternoon, and for the Cambridge Police Department on Monday morning. Read more Suspect arrested in July hit-and-run that injured a 12-year-old The statement said the acoustic detection […]
ShotSpotter not yet restarted; Wells details community policing goals
More than a week after Cambridge City Council voted to reinstate ShotSpotter for 90 days and form an assembly of residents to assess it, it remains unclear when either will happen. However, that 90-day clock started ticking as soon as the council voted on the policy order, a city spokesperson confirmed. Read more Cautious optimism […]
ShotSpotter returns, at least temporarily
On Monday Cambridge City Councillors voted 6-3 to temporarily re-activate ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection software that was used by the Cambridge Police Department for over a decade until its use was discontinued earlier this summer. The issue, which has divided councillors and community members for months, resulted in a compromise: ShotSpotter will be reactivated […]
Safety in The Port has always been a concern for its residents
Ty Bellitti grew up in Newtown Court, a housing project in The Port, and has mostly fond memories of it. But he also understands why community residents got so angry at city officials for calling Cambridge a “safe city” at a meeting last month. Read more Megadebate convenes nine candidates for state offices “I personally […]
Can an app get rid of parked cars in bike lanes?
A new app, Bike Bureau, offers local cyclists a way to document the perennial problem of cars parked in bike lanes. Read more MIT’s Fab Lab marks 25 years of making almost anything Here’s how it works: if a cyclist sees a car in a bike lane, they can open the Bike Bureau app on […]