After heavy rain sent a combined sewer overflow into Nahant Bay, Swampscott and Lynn warned beachgoers to avoid King’s Beach for at least 48 hours while tests and inspections proceed.

Fall River widened its HD‑1 housing overlay to make roughly 70 acres eligible for state tax credits, aiming to accelerate mill conversions and new apartments.

A new 79,500‑square‑foot orthopedic ambulatory surgery center at 71 Border Road opened in June, backed by $75.6M in financing from Washington Trust and roughly $105M in total cost.

Back-to-back outages left Somerville residents without air conditioning during a heat emergency; city libraries, pools and mutual-aid groups scrambled to help.

A body was found Wednesday afternoon on the 900 block of Saratoga Street in East Boston. Homicide detectives are on the scene as investigators work to learn more.

Investigators and the state medical examiner worked overnight at Nantasket Beach in Hull while authorities withheld details.

Phoenix Theatres opened a flagship at Patriot Place with Dolby ATMOS, 4K projection and heated recliners, plus family-friendly pricing to lure South Shore moviegoers.

Triple‑digit heat will bake Boston today with an Extreme Heat Warning and an ozone alert. Cooling centers are open and isolated afternoon storms are possible.

NWS warned of quarter‑size hail and 60 mph gusts across parts of western Massachusetts; officials urged shelter and to monitor local updates.

Chief Glenn Cronin was honored on Tuesday after 32 years with the Malden Police Department. Video and photos show the surprise farewell and the handoff to Captain Marc Gatcomb.

An Extreme Heat Warning runs 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 1 through 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4. Expect upper-90s highs, heat indexes above 100 and cooling centers across the city.

Federal prosecutors say Marc Sanchez cooked powder cocaine into crack in his Massachusetts Mills apartment and stored two loaded 9mm handguns in a safe. He pleaded guilty in Boston federal court this week.

Massachusetts joined a multistate legal challenge Monday to block CMS’s new 80‑hour‑a‑month Medicaid work rule, arguing tighter exemptions and paperwork threaten MassHealth coverage.