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.

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.

A Webster man was given a decade in federal prison after prosecutors said he supplied about a kilogram of crystal meth to undercover agents in early 2025.

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.