Mostly Cloudy 42°
Police & Fire
Two Dozen Gravestones Damaged At Massachusetts Cemetery, Police Say Two Dozen Gravestones Damaged At Massachusetts Cemetery, Police Say
Two Dozen Gravestones Damaged At Massachusetts Cemetery, Police Say Around two dozen gravestones were damaged at a Massachusetts cemetery over the weekend, authorities said. Cambridge Police said the gravestones were "pushed over and damaged" after they responded to North Cambridge Cemetry on Rindge Avenue around 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, June 5.  A resident who was visiting their family member's grave noticed a headstone was loose and notified police, Universal Hub reports.   The estimated property damage was said to be more than $12,000, according to police. The investigation is ongoing. 

SHARE

by David Cifarelli
News
Massachusetts Man Indicted For Bank Robbery Massachusetts Man Indicted For Bank Robbery
Massachusetts Man Indicted For Bank Robbery A Massachusetts man with a lengthy rap sheet is facing more time in prison after being busted for an alleged bank robbery in Cambridge, federal prosecutors announced. Boston resident Jamaal Copeland, age 49, was indicted by a federal grand jury in connection to the robbery of a TD bank branch in the region. Prosecutors said that Copeland was charged with one count of bank robbery and will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date after being charged in a criminal complaint in May. According to court documents, on Wednesday, April 27, Copeland entered the TD Bank branch on Massachus…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Booster Shot Significantly Raises Antibody Levels Against Omicron, Moderna Says COVID-19: Booster Shot Significantly Raises Antibody Levels Against Omicron, Moderna Says
Covid-19: Booster Shot Significantly Raises Antibody Levels Against Omicron, Moderna Says A Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster shot significantly raises the level of antibodies against the new Omicron variant, the company announced on Monday morning, Dec. 20. The currently authorized 50-microgram booster neutralized antibody levels against Omicron approximately 37-fold compared to pre-boost levels and a 100-micrograms dose increased neutralizing antibody levels approximately 83-fold compared to pre-boost levels, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said in a statement. The results are based on laboratory testing. “The dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases from the O…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
MA Man Gave Teen Girl Drugs, Alcohol Before Sexually Assaulting Her, Prosecutor Says MA Man Gave Teen Girl Drugs, Alcohol Before Sexually Assaulting Her, Prosecutor Says
MA Man Gave Teen Girl Drugs, Alcohol Before Sexually Assaulting Her, Prosecutor Says An 18-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old New Jersey girl after giving her drugs and alcohol, authorities said. Wolide Yessuf, of Cambridge, met the girl over social media in March, Hudson County, New Jersey Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Yessuf and another girl came to North Bergen County motel in New Jersey March, where he provided the victim with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting her, Suarez said. Yessuf was arrested Monday, July 26 at the Arlington Police Department without incident, and was being held in Massachusetts pending extraditi…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Matt Damon Endorses Candidate For Town Justice In Northern Westchester Matt Damon Endorses Candidate For Town Justice In Northern Westchester
Matt Damon Endorses Candidate For Town Justice In Northern Westchester A famous actor has endorsed a candidate running for a post in New York. Matt Damon, known for his roles in movies such as Good Will Hunting and The Martian, recorded a video sharing his endorsement of Clark Petschek for Bedford Town Justice in Northern Westchester County. Petschek is running against Jodi Kimmel for the position. Damon, a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a longtime friend of Petschek, since they were roommates at Harvard University.  "He's one of the most exceptional people I've met in my life," Damon said. "I've followed his life and career closely since c…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
Woman From New York Who Was Only Person Who Knew Both JFK, Oswald, Dies Woman From New York Who Was Only Person Who Knew Both JFK, Oswald, Dies
Woman From New York Who Was Only Person Who Knew Both JFK, Oswald, Dies A woman who was born and raised in New York who was the only person who personally knew both President John F. Kennedy and the man who killed him, Lee Harvey Oswald, has died at the age of 92 in New England. Priscilla Johnson McMillan died on Wednesday, July 7, at her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. She was born in Glen Cove and raised in Locust Valley in Nassau County.  The outlet reported that she worked for Kennedy on Capitol Hill when he was a senator. She later interviewed Oswald when she was working as a journalist in Mos…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote
News
COVID-19: Map Predicts Pandemic's Economic Impact On Every Street In US - Find Yours Here COVID-19: Map Predicts Pandemic's Economic Impact On Every Street In US - Find Yours Here
Covid-19: Map Predicts Pandemic's Economic Impact On Every Street In US - Find Yours Here A new interactive map is forecasting the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic not just on individual states, and towns, but neighborhoods, as well. Created by BestNeighborhood.org, a property data clearinghouse, the map draws on industry data and economic projections to predict where the economy will be hardest hit by the pandemic over the next 6-12 months. With just a bit of clicking and zooming, very precise predictions about where the economy is expected to suffer the greatest economic damage from COVID-19 can be searched down to street-level. The map is color-coded and, at the s…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
News
This Massachusetts City Wants To Decriminalize All Drug Use - Especially Magic Mushrooms This Massachusetts City Wants To Decriminalize All Drug Use - Especially Magic Mushrooms
This Massachusetts City Wants To Decriminalize All Drug Use - Especially Magic Mushrooms In a radical shift from longstanding U.S. policy, a second Massachusetts city is moving toward decriminalizing entheogenic plants - aka psychedelic mushrooms. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Cambridge City Council approved an order asking the District Attorney and local law enforcement not to arrest or prosecute people for possessing, using, and distributing entheogenic plants. An entheogenic plant is a psychoactive, hallucinogenic substance derived from plants or fungi. In addition, the city council asked the same group of people not to arrest or prosecute people on the use and possession (wi…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
Schools
Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings
Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings The five highest-ranked schools in U.S. News & World Report Top 40 National Universities Rankings are all in the Northeast. The top five schools of the rating consist of: Princeton University, first  Harvard University, second;  Columbia University, third; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, fourth (tied); Yale University fourth (tied). These rankings, which have been published for the last 36 years, are devised using seventeen different factors, including: graduation rates retention rates after the first year of study social mobility academic reputation, per an ass…

SHARE

by Christina Coulter
Schools
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Over half of Niche's Top 10 ranked colleges are situated in the Northeast with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology leading in first place.  Following MIT, Harvard is the list's second-ranked university. Yale University is fourth, after Stanford University Duke University is ranked fifth and Princeton University sixth. For a list of best colleges by state, follow these links: New York Connecticut Massachusetts The list was assembled using data from the United States Department of Education and surveys of students and faculty. Academics, including the quality of pr…

SHARE

by Christina Coulter
News
Three Marijuana Dispensaries Nailed with $800,000 In State Fines Three Marijuana Dispensaries Nailed with $800,000 In State Fines
Three Marijuana Dispensaries Nailed with $800,000 In State Fines Three marijuana dispensaries are facing multi-hundred-thousand dollar fines for violating pesticide and ownership laws. The Botanist, Garden Remedies, and Healthy Pharms have been assessed fines that total $800,000, according to the most recent information provided by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. All three marijuana entities have agreed to pay the fines and perform other remedies as required by the state. The fines were assessed by the Cannabis Control Commission, which oversees marijuana licensure in Massachusetts and conducts compliance investigations. The Botanist: Wor…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini