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CREATE Medicines, cofounded by Siddhartha Mukherjee, closed a $122M Series B to advance in‑vivo CAR‑T candidates for cancer and autoimmune disease.
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The Massachusetts attorney general sued Agretech, saying runoff from the company's Dracut recycling yard reached the Merrimack River and violated federal clean-water law. The case was filed in federal court in Boston.
Patchy fog and light drizzle slow Boston's Friday commute. Sunshine and warmer temperatures return Saturday and Sunday.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Advocates signed a roughly 95,000-square-foot lease to move its headquarters from Framingham to Marlborough’s InterLocke office complex this fall.
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Whitman resident Dawn Varley won $1 million on a Massachusetts Lottery scratch ticket and took a $650,000 lump-sum; the ticket was sold at Little Comfort General Store.
Food & Drinks in ...
Franchise partners Rong Cong and Lelin Kandel are expanding Pokeworks across Greater Boston, with Burlington and Hanover among the first confirmed openings.
Advocates warn a pause on state rental subsidies for people with serious mental illness could push clients into homelessness as lawmakers debate FY27 funding.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Officers responding to a medical call in Malden encountered suspected fentanyl after an unsecured bag opened; no officers were injured.
Boylston Properties paid $46M for five office buildings in Wellesley’s Lower Falls and plans cosmetic upgrades while keeping the site office-focused.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
Boston will repave State Street this summer while a planned full rebuild is pushed into fiscal year 2028 under the city’s capital plan. The repave leaves major accessibility fixes on hold.
Arts & Culture in ...
Lainey Wilson and Chance the Rapper will perform with the Boston Pops on July 4 at the Hatch Shell as part of Massachusetts' 250th celebration with an expanded fireworks show.
CBSET is expanding into Waltham with a 110,000‑sqft facility that will triple preclinical capacity and serve as a U.S. hub for foreign biotechs.
Five years after the edX sale, a Harvard‑MIT nonprofit has funded co‑ops, a manufacturing certificate at NECC and career programs — but critics question the slow pace.
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