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Police and the Hampden DA are investigating after a man was found shot on Sargeant Street Saturday. The victim was taken to Baystate Medical Center and later pronounced dead.
Kelly Shaw pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and related theft counts in the 2024 death of her Weymouth housemate and was sentenced to 15–17 years. Court filings and local reporting detail the investigation and financial allegations.
A person was airlifted to a Boston hospital after a shooting on Chestnut Street in Lowell. Middlesex DA detectives are assisting the scene as investigators work.
Science, Tech & Medicine in ...
Four Boston researchers were honored at the Breakthrough Prize gala for work from CRISPR cures to muon physics and Pantheon+. The awards spotlight local labs and long-term science.
Court documents say a Brunswick man confessed to killing his neighbor, then dismembered and burned the remains in a backyard fire pit. Authorities have charged him with murder.
Food & Drinks in ...
A ticketed Malibu Barbie Café pop‑up opens near Faneuil Hall this Friday with a chef‑curated menu, photo ops and merch through mid‑July.
Auburn police say their K‑9 helped detect narcotics hidden in mailed parcels. That find fed into a federal case that charged 13 people and led to seizures of kilos of cocaine and firearms.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
A preliminary Health Policy Commission review found the MGB–CVS MinuteClinic affiliation could raise commercial health care spending by about $40 million a year while reshaping clinic services.
A Greenfield man faces felony charges after an armed assault at Roberto’s Pizzeria left a 60+ customer airlifted to a hospital; officials arrested a suspect overnight.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
Uber will run scheduled shuttles between Cambridge/central Boston and Logan with half‑hour departures and a promotional $3 fare in week one. Seats are reserved in the app.
Lahey is expanding catheter‑based valve care — TAVR plus new mitral and tricuspid options — letting many patients avoid open‑heart surgery and shorten recovery.
A 4-year-old boy is stable after falling from a seventh-floor window in Worcester; police say the Crime Scene Unit is investigating and the case underscores window-safety risks.
Retail & Industry in ...
Woburn‑based Replimune says it will cut 63 jobs after the FDA issued a complete response letter rejecting its RP1 melanoma application and warned the U.S. program may not be viable without accelerated approval.
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