Cambridge police say a Somerville man was arrested in North Cambridge after a struggle that turned up a loaded .45, suspected fentanyl and fraudulent IDs.

One person was wounded Friday on Dorchester Avenue after gunfire erupted; witnesses say the victim walked to the Avenue Grill and police expect them to recover.

After 15 years, Scholars closes May 15–16, 2026 as Off The Rails prepares a late-summer relaunch at 25 School St with live music and Nashville-style food.

Healey announced final rules to curb insurer prior‑authorization delays at Dana‑Farber, with patient advocate Chuck Stravin among speakers.

CREATE Medicines, cofounded by Siddhartha Mukherjee, closed a $122M Series B to advance in‑vivo CAR‑T candidates for cancer and autoimmune disease.

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.

Advocates signed a roughly 95,000-square-foot lease to move its headquarters from Framingham to Marlborough’s InterLocke office complex this fall.

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.

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.

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.