Spencer Buell

Runners dream of days like these. A cool breeze at their backs and some cozy springtime sunshine poking through the clouds set the stage for lasting memories — and history — to be made Monday at the 130th Boston Marathon

Somerville has now had its new mayor, Jake Wilson, for 100 days. He's got a lot on his plate. The budget is tight. Rents are sky high.

Four new renderings released by a local firm show the design of the project is up for debate. But the size, apparently, is not.

CAMBRIDGE — Residents here cheered when the city in 2023 ended its longstanding practice of towing cars parked illegally on street sweeping days.

When Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine Elow left her post last month, retiring from the department after more than 30 years — but less than

CAMBRIDGE — From a distance, life on this stretch of Memorial Drive seemed to be going on as normal. A popular route for joggers, cyclists, and parents pushing strollers, it stayed that way Tuesday morning.

It started out like any other trip on the Charles River for Anton Prodan, who travels up and down the waterway in a motorboat while working as a rowing coach at Boston's Community Rowing, Inc. boathouse.

SOMERVILLE — In this progressive city, in a year with an especially tight budget, and at a time of rising inflation, a half-dozen major contract negotiations are getting underway.

For many years, a network of microphones has been listening for the sounds of gunshots in Cambridge, in an effort to quickly alert police and other first responders so they can rush to the scene of gunfire.