Police removed a suspicious item from Pentucket Lake School after a student reportedly brought it home; preliminary field tests were inconclusive and lab analysis is pending.

Town Meeting approved rezoning that paves the way for a major mixed‑use redevelopment on Route 9. The proposal would replace a five‑acre office park with housing, a 200‑room hotel and new commercial space.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell sued UnitedHealthcare, alleging the insurer misclassified senior‑care patients and secured at least $100 million from MassHealth. The filing could reshape state Medicaid oversight as budget pressures mount.

Boston health officials report a rise in mpox cases and are expanding vaccine access at clinics, pharmacies and Pride events ahead of June 1.

The Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement is listed as a supporter of a June 17 "Trans Period Pride" event at the Boston Public Library, drawing online backlash and national attention.

A three-alarm fire at East Coast Divers on Boylston Street injured an employee and a firefighter and displaced residents above the shop.

Sprouts plans to open 30–40 stores across New England beginning in 2028, with Weymouth slated as its first local location. The Phoenix-based grocer’s move could upend suburban grocery competition.

Four Lynn men received lengthy federal sentences after a probe found they pressed counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and a potent nitazene called Pyro that investigators tied to multiple deaths.

Giovanni “Gio” Bala, 22, was killed after a late-night celebration in Dorchester. Family says he had just completed union carpentry training and was beginning his trade.

A husband and wife were arraigned after prosecutors say they attacked diners at a Porter Street restaurant with racial slurs, threats and physical assaults.

Barnat Development has launched construction on Holmes Beverly Phase II, adding 52 apartments near the Beverly Depot with Opportunity Zone equity and HUD‑insured financing. Twenty percent of units will target workforce households.

Beloved North End bakery Mike’s Pastry will open a Terminal C outpost at Boston Logan this year, promising cannoli, grab‑and‑go items and espresso; no date yet.

A 360‑ton Dracut condo was lifted so crews can replace a pyrrhotite‑damaged foundation, displacing residents and triggering calls for state help.