A MassINC poll finds 40% of Bay Staters say their family’s quality of life has slipped, with housing and rising everyday costs driving the pessimism.

Toll Brothers is reviving plans to convert Heather Hill Country Club into a 384‑unit 55+ community after Plainville cleared a key water and sewer permit.

A 62-year-old Worcester man, identified as James McGuire, was struck and killed while crossing Hope Avenue on the night of May 10. Worcester police say the Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating.

Jury selection begins for Alvin R. Campbell Jr., accused in a string of sexual-assault cases; prosecutors say phone videos and DNA tie him to multiple victims.

A state filing shows Christianbook will lay off about 50 workers at its Peabody distribution center effective July 6, 2026.

A New Bedford man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2024 stabbing of his nephew and was sentenced to 12½–17½ years in state prison.

A man was found dead in Mattapan late Saturday; hours later two people were shot in Dorchester. Boston police say investigations are ongoing and no arrests have been announced.

A $10 million Instant Millions scratch ticket was sold at the Stop & Shop on Freeport Street in Dorchester, the Massachusetts Lottery's winners list shows.

Dairy Queen is returning to Broadway in Lynn — a new location at 414 Broadway aims to open before June 30 and is hiring staff now.

A 23-year-old was arraigned after a wrong-way collision on Route 9 in February that killed a Leominster woman; a June 30 return date is set.

Two teenage girls face robbery and assault charges after a woman says she was robbed and beaten outside a Mobil in East Boston. One suspect resisted arrest; both are due in Chelsea Juvenile Court.

A Massachusetts survivor of a 2005 rape and stabbing says DNA later tied a suspect, but a 15‑year time limit forced prosecutors to drop her case.

Cool, breezy Friday with isolated afternoon showers; rain likely Saturday. Boaters and commuters should watch for gusts and choppy seas.