East Cambridge conservation district is endorsed by historical commissioners and Planning Board

Test starting in April tows only repeat offenders for being in the way of monthly street cleanings. Cars in the way of crews on street-cleaning days in Cambridge this spring will now be ticketed $50 for the first two offenses instead of towed immediately. The City Council asked for a plan in December and accepted one Monday from staff saying cars will be towed on a third offense.

Green line extension stops are on MBTA maps, just not the ones we’re seeing, agency promises. The green line’s D and E branches may no longer end at Lechmere, but riders would never know it based on MBTA maps at stations around the metro area and on trains.

Avoid contact with Alewife Brook, Mystic River until Saturday morning, health officials warn. People and pets should avoid contact with the Alewife Brook and parts of the Mystic River through 5 a.m. Saturday due to the release of stormwater mixed with sewage into the brook, the Cambridge Public Health Department said Thursday.

Transportation leader promises better planning as MBTA red, green and orange lines disrupted. Cambridge and Somerville commuters on all three T lines into Boston can expect service disruptions this weekend and in February, with a state transportation official vowing fewer such surprises for riders. Somerville commuters who use the orange...

Kendall Square is always evolving. At the One Kendall Square complex, where restaurants replaced a firehose factory, gone is The Blue Room, that regal old go-to for casual fine dining, but the Cambridge Brewing Co. persists and so does The Smoke Shack BBQ and Big Dipper Hospitality, a local group that owns the Jewish-styled Mamaleh’s, post-work/post-dinner gathering spot State Park and Vincent’s.