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Person taken to hospital after shooting in Chelsea

Officers were investigating a report of shots fired near 89 Congress Ave., the Chelsea Police Department said.

Did a community organizer seal the deal to bring the ARPA-H to Cambridge?
The office will help deploy hundreds of millions, if not billions, in federal dollars to solve some of the toughest problems in health care.

Two women rescued after being swept off Dog Bar breakwater in Gloucester
The departments received a call at 10:46 a.m. Sunday reporting that the women had been washed off the granite breakwater, which extends into the harbor from Eastern Point Lighthouse on the harbor’s outer edge, officials said.

News from Cambridge

Judicial inquest clears Cambridge police officer in fatal shooting of 20-year-old college student

The shooting of a 20-year-old Sayed Arif Faisal by a Cambridge police officer in January was “justified and does not constitute a criminal act,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Thursday.

Cambridge church to remove 302-year-old golden rooster weathervane

The congregation will discuss whether the historic weathervane should be sold and if the church will install a replacement for the rooster, which was created in 1721 and designed for a church in Boston’s North End.

Mystery solved: Cambridge officials reveal identity of Fresh Pond’s so-called ‘Loch Fresh Monster’

Some visitors to Fresh Pond in Cambridge claim to have spotted a mysterious creature out in the water, which they’ve dubbed the “Loch Fresh Monster.” But Cambridge officials say they can explain what it is.

News from Somerville

Despite objections, BPDA OKs Charlestown plan

The new zoning plan will guide large-scale redevelopment around Sullivan Square.

‘Extremely disappointing.’ Businesses react to problems plaguing MBTA Green Line extension

The problems on the MBTA Green Line extension are a cause of frustration for many.

Crowds brave downpours for 18th Fluff Fest in Union Square

Fluff Fest, as locals call it, celebrates innovation in and around Somerville’s Union Square neighborhood, paying tribute to Marshmallow Fluff, which was invented in the region in 1917, according to Jessica Eshleman, executive director of Union Square Main Streets, which organizes the event.

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Person taken to hospital after shooting in Chelsea

Officers were investigating a report of shots fired near 89 Congress Ave., the Chelsea Police Department said.

Two women rescued after being swept off Dog Bar breakwater in Gloucester

The departments received a call at 10:46 a.m. Sunday reporting that the women had been washed off the granite breakwater, which extends into the harbor from Eastern Point Lighthouse on the harbor’s outer edge, officials said.

Black Labrador rescued from culvert in Carlisle state park

Rescuers hooked Zena’s harness with a fire department pike pole and pulled her out of the water, where she was about 5 feet below the surface of the land, according to police.

News from Newton

Community choirs rock the house

Video: It wasn’t a tornado that toppled the Lincoln High School press box

‘He has left an incredible legacy’: Tufts School of Medicine professor killed in Newton bike crash remembered as scientist, mentor

News from Cape Cod and Islands

On the Cape, a new generation of business owners steps up

Medfield man, 19, indicted in Dennis boat crash that killed 17-year-old Sherborn girl

Artist’s family strikes deal to stay in Provincetown dune shack for five more years

Laughter on the way at Harvard Square
WATCH: The beloved Comedy Studio was home to Boston’s comedy boom in the 1980s and now work is underway to rebuild.

Laughter on the way at Harvard Square

Home to the city's comedy boom in the 1980s, the Comedy Studio hopes to reclaim its spot as the heart of Boston's comedy scene.
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Waiting for a heart transplant, he finally got a life-saving call — but had no ride. A stranger stepped in to help.

When an Oxford resident in need of a heart transplant needed a ride to Boston, he got one from a person — a heart transplant survivor — he barely knew. The act of kindness transpired with help from HeartBrothers, a Marlborough-based nonprofit.

Community choirs rock the house

Rock Voices spreads the harmony of being so happy together

Judicial inquest clears Cambridge police officer in fatal shooting of 20-year-old college student

The shooting of a 20-year-old Sayed Arif Faisal by a Cambridge police officer in January was “justified and does not constitute a criminal act,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Thursday.

Bodies of two divers in their 70s who drowned recovered at beach in Rockport

The victims were identified as Alan De Oliveira Leao, 75, of Pepperell and Richard Brady, 78, of Hampton, N.H., law enforcement officials said Thursday night.

Two men charged with murder in death of pregnant woman’s baby in Holyoke

A woman struck by a stray bullet while she was riding a public bus Wednesday was eight months pregnant, a prosecutor said in court.

Nonprofit buying Iron Horse Music Hall — once the beating heart of Northampton’s live-music scene

The Parlor Room is set to purchase the club, a deal that could usher in a new chapter for the city’s musical life.

Cambridge church to remove 302-year-old golden rooster weathervane

The congregation will discuss whether the historic weathervane should be sold and if the church will install a replacement for the rooster, which was created in 1721 and designed for a church in Boston’s North End.

15 indicted in New Hampshire for alleged roles in Lawrence, Mass.-based fentanyl and cocaine drug ring

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that 15 people were indicted last month in New Hampshire for their alleged roles in a drug ring based in Lawrence, Mass., and that one of the defendants died soon after the indictment was handed up.