Two juveniles were arrested after an alleged attempt to steal a coat at Green Street Station; a replica gun was recovered and the suspects were booked.

Boston police arrested two Roslindale residents after a probe turned up fentanyl, crack and a handgun at a Washington Street home.

Doctors and recent studies say gaps in preventive dental care — and strains on Medicaid — are sending more children to emergency rooms with painful tooth infections. Local experts and national research point to prevention and hospital‑based fixes.

Surveillance video released this week shows the Oct. 1, 2024 Green Line derailment near Lechmere. The NTSB found the operator failed to stop and the train entered a 10‑mph zone at about 36 mph.

A Boston trust claimed the first $25M Mega Money scratch‑off and took a $16.25M lump sum; the Turners Falls Cumberland Farms that sold the ticket will receive a $50K bonus.

Two new proposals — at 320 Summer Street and 11 Avenue de Lafayette — would add about 213 apartments and push Boston’s office-conversion tally to 29 buildings.

The SJC unanimously held that Commonwealth charter schools must obey Massachusetts' public‑records law, ending a yearslong fight with Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden.

An external power-line failure left parts of the Massachusetts State House on generator power, knocking out internet, the LAWS system and session livestreams.

Danish biotech Zealand Pharma is opening a Boston research hub to speed obesity drug discovery and expects to hire about 50–100 staff.

A Framingham Fire Department photo of a melted smoke alarm underscores the importance of testing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

State highway officials say environmental reviews for the Sagamore and Bourne bridge replacements should finish this summer, moving procurement and limited property takings forward.

Massachusetts pot prices have collapsed into the low single digits, squeezing growers and small dispensaries and pushing regulators to consider pausing new cultivation licenses.

Councilors want to raise Cambridge’s resident parking permit from $25 to $75, ending a senior exemption and prompting neighborhood pushback.