Decker beats MacKay; Senate race too close

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Decker, Rogers, Mbah, Ewen-Campen win Cambridge primary races

Preliminary Cambridge results released around 2:08 a.m. showed Marjorie Decker re-elected in the 25th Middlesex District with 4,104 unofficial votes to Evan MacKay's 3,599, a rematch of her 41-vote win in 2024. State Reps. David Rogers, Will Mbah and Ben Ewen-Campen also won their races, and Ed Markey was projected to take his Senate primary. The state Senate contest between incumbent Will Brownsberger and Daniel Lander remains too close to call, with Brownsberger ahead by 61 votes and auxiliary and overseas ballots still uncounted.

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Machete manhunt near Harvard Square ends with arrest

Police searched near Mount Auburn and Brattle streets on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, after a person allegedly brandished a knife or machete at a coffee shop, prompting a shelter-in-place order; the order was lifted around 10:30 a.m. after Massachusetts State Police detained a suspect near Mount Auburn Hospital, who faces assault-by-means and disorderly conduct charges.

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Election Commission to review provisional primary ballots today

The Cambridge Election Commission meets Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at 689 Massachusetts Ave. to review provisional ballots from Tuesday's state primary.

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LGBTQ+ Commission working group meets tonight via Zoom

The Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission's Outreach & Visibility Working Group meets Wednesday at 6 p.m. via Zoom to discuss future programming and the 2026/2027 fiscal budget.

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City announces service changes for Labor Day holiday

City offices, libraries and senior centers close Monday, Sept. 7 for Labor Day, with libraries also closed Sunday, Sept. 6; curbside collection is suspended on the holiday and delayed one day the rest of the week.

City of Cambridge

Rebirth Brass Band performs free outdoor concert in Kendall Square

Global Arts Live hosts a free outdoor concert by Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Henri A. Termeer Square.

Global Arts Live

The Sea Hag launches weekly blues series in Harvard Square

The Sea Hag Restaurant & Bar debuts its Blues & Roots Wednesdays series with the Barrett Anderson Band tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Harvard Square Business Association

Bob Marley tribute band Duppy Conquerors plays Lizard Lounge

The Bob Marley tribute band Duppy Conquerors performs at the Lizard Lounge tonight, with doors opening at 8 p.m.

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City hosts pop-up recycling event for hard-to-recycle items

The Cambridge Department of Public Works holds a pop-up recycling event Wednesday from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at 9 Pleasant St., collecting batteries, electronics, books, fluorescent bulbs, plastic film and scrap metal.

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Cambridge Housing Authority holds public hearing on FY27 plan tonight

The Cambridge Housing Authority holds an in-person and virtual public meeting Wednesday at 5 p.m. to gather comments on its draft FY27 Moving to Work Annual Plan.

Cambridge Housing Authority

Middle East Upstairs hosts charity concert for Transgender Fund

Broken String Booking and The Middle East Upstairs present an all-ages benefit concert Wednesday at 7 p.m. with JVK, Nicoteens, Fracture Type and Wallower, benefiting the Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts.

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Mike McKenna Jr. and William Steven Hall perform at Club Passim

Singer-songwriter Mike McKenna Jr. and indie-folk artist William Steven Hall co-headline an acoustic show at Club Passim Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Club Passim

Comedian Peter Liu headlines show at The Comedy Studio

NYC-based stand-up comic Peter Liu headlines a set of new material at The Comedy Studio in Harvard Square Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Studio