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Cities are razing homeless camps across the US. New Bedford is considering building one.

The city-run encampment is envisioned as a place where homeless people could live safely.

She wants you to love greenhead flies. Then smack them.
They appear each year near the end of June, waiting for those sunny, windless, glorious summer days that scream “beach.” Then they attack, buzz-sawing open your capillaries.

This Cape Ann naturalist is in a 30-year love affair with humpback whales
A wild decision in her 20s led Tina McMahon-Foley to a 30-year career as a naturalist with Cape Ann Whale Watch.

News from Cambridge

Man shot in Cambridge, injuries are life-threatening, police say

At 9:13 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the area of 100 to 200 block of Harvard Street after reports of shots fired, Cambridge Police Department said in a statement.

Girl, 5, pulled from Cambridge pool, rushed to Boston hospital

Paramedics attended to the girl, who regained consciousness and was taken to Boston Children’s Hospital.

N.H. drowning victim from Cambridge ‘wanted to be a blessing’

Amin Tehar, 33, couldn't be revived after he was pulled Friday evening from Crystal Lake in Manchester, N.H., police said.

News from Somerville

Firefighters battle through flames and hot temperatures to extinguish house fire in Somerville

“It really took a lot out of the firefighters working in the heat conditions, so we had to rotate people in and out of the building,” Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen said in a phone interview.

A Somerville teen crocheted her prom dress in three days. Her video of the design process went viral.

Sarah Akinbuwa's behind-the-scenes look has garnered more than 26 million views on TikTok, raising her profile and affirming her faith in her abilities.

‘I don’t know why they’re not talking.’ People know who killed Charline Rosemond. They’re not cooperating with police.

Charline Rosemond borrowed her father’s car to go to work one morning in 2009. Almost a week later, she was found dead in Somerville.

More regional news

Cities are razing homeless camps across the US. New Bedford is considering building one.

The city-run encampment is envisioned as a place where homeless people could live safely.

She wants you to love greenhead flies. Then smack them.

They appear each year near the end of June, waiting for those sunny, windless, glorious summer days that scream “beach.” Then they attack, buzz-sawing open your capillaries.

This Cape Ann naturalist is in a 30-year love affair with humpback whales

A wild decision in her 20s led Tina McMahon-Foley to a 30-year career as a naturalist with Cape Ann Whale Watch.

News from Newton

Newton police chief says he went on leave in May over health issues

Surviving Boston summer without air conditioning? Growing share of households say no.

Swastika found drawn on desk at Newton South High School

News from Cape Cod and Islands

Off the field, media interns at the Cape Cod Baseball League are the heavy hitters

More debris found in ocean south of Nantucket as cleanup continues from damaged Vineyard Wind turbine

EPA weighing controversial geoengineering ocean experiment south of Martha’s Vineyard

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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Girl, 5, pulled from Cambridge pool, rushed to Boston hospital

Paramedics attended to the girl, who regained consciousness and was taken to Boston Children’s Hospital.

N.H. drowning victim from Cambridge ‘wanted to be a blessing’

Amin Tehar, 33, couldn't be revived after he was pulled Friday evening from Crystal Lake in Manchester, N.H., police said.

Cambridge man drowns in N.H. lake, authorities say

Amin Taheri, 33, was swimming in Crystal Lake in Manchester when a person noticed he had disappeared shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, New Hampshire State Police said in a statement.

Somerville life sciences building put on hold as developers confront lab space glut

Developers have halted construction on the nine-story life sciences building off McGrath Highway, a sign of the sluggish market for new lab space in the Boston area.

The ‘Pink House’ in Newbury is up for auction: ‘One last chance to save or salvage the structure’

The auction may represent the last hope of saving the house, built in 1925 and now in disrepair, after a protracted dispute over its fate.

Firefighters battle through flames and hot temperatures to extinguish house fire in Somerville

“It really took a lot out of the firefighters working in the heat conditions, so we had to rotate people in and out of the building,” Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen said in a phone interview.

In the ‘Mingya Valley,’ an Italian slang word finds a home

In this area of Massachusetts, “mingya” can mean “wow.” Or “damn.” Or anything you want it to mean if you just need an exclamation.

Martha’s Vineyard man charged in stabbings at Plymouth McDonald’s found dangerous by judge

Jared Ravizza, charged in the stabbings of two workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Plymouth, was found to be dangerous by a judge on Monday and ordered held without bail, officials said.