Building 3 at Northland’s Pattern District topped off this week, moving the long‑debated Needham Street redevelopment into the skyline with hundreds of apartments and new retail.

Watertown police say a reported threat at the Perkins School for the Blind was handled internally and there is no ongoing threat to the community.

Five people were arrested after a brawl on the second floor of Dorchester District Court; a 17-year-old faces additional assault charges and police say the probe is ongoing.

Austen M. Cooper pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 19 months after admitting to a string of fires in Raymond and Epping, authorities said. The state fire marshal tied multiple 2022 blazes to him.

The health system credits a two‑year quality drive with more than 1,400 fewer inpatient deaths, but some clinicians say paperwork and hospice shifts may be inflating the result.

Vice detectives served warrants at a Chandler Street apartment Tuesday and say they recovered about 80 grams of suspected cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms and processing gear.

In a close vote, Cambridge’s City Council moved to shut down ShotSpotter and ordered sensors removed within 90 days amid concerns about accuracy and data use.

A stolen red Nissan crashed into a utility pole in Arlington early Wednesday; the driver fled, jumped into a second SUV and sped away toward Mystic Valley Parkway.

A father and his 15-year-old son from Martha’s Vineyard were detained while fishing and handed to ICE; lawyers filed an emergency habeas in federal court in Boston.

The MBTA will launch the F10 Harbor Loop on June 29, running weekday peak‑period service between North Station, the Aquarium, the Seaport and Logan Airport. Fares match Zone 1A and contactless payment is accepted.

New City Microcreamery has opened at 19 Commonwealth Ave. in Chestnut Hill, replacing White Mountain Creamery and serving liquid‑nitrogen ice cream and late‑night hours.

A Suffolk Superior Court judge barred a Morgan & Morgan attorney from the Harvard morgue lawsuit after the lawyer disclosed prior sanctions for filing motions that relied on AI‑generated fake citations.

The FAA awarded Boston Logan $2.8 million to renovate four Kidports with new play structures and themes as part of a $970M national package.