Kawa, from restaurateurs Arnaud Abdoun and Loic Le Garrec, will take over the former FoMu at 655 Tremont St. Menu details are still under wraps but owners promise quality coffee and local ingredients.

Family-owned Santa Fe Burrito Grill plans a Stoughton outpost at 577 Washington St, expanding the chain's suburban footprint. Details and a 'coming soon' sign have been spotted.

An 8-month-old infant was found unresponsive at a Somerset Avenue home in Taunton and later pronounced dead after being flown to a Boston hospital. Investigators with Taunton Police and state detectives are working the case.

Governor Healey announced $70M in grants to expand career-technical programs at 28 schools statewide, funding new labs, equipment and up to 2,500 vocational seats.

Santander reversed a denial and returned $39,040 to a Foxboro couple after NBC10 Boston found eight fraudulent checks cashed across several states.

A roofing contractor fell from a Southborough home on Wednesday and later died. Police and state investigators are probing the incident.

A Quincy autism‑center worker was arraigned after a parent says surveillance video showed their son being inappropriately touched. The provider says it fired the employee and cooperated with police.

Methuen needs roughly $9.6M to close its school budget gap, and officials warn classrooms and services could be cut if the money doesn't appear.

Rob Gronkowski was voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on April 29, 2026, becoming the franchise’s 38th inductee. Fans chose him over Adam Vinatieri and Logan Mankins.

A Hampden County jury found Elijah Melendez guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of Elis Vizcarrondo. Sentencing is scheduled for Friday.

Boston will pay $850,000 to settle a federal civil‑rights suit by four protesters who say officers beat and pepper‑sprayed them during the May 31, 2020 demonstrations.

Prosecutors say a Plymouth woman fabricated a terminal cancer diagnosis and even faked her own death to derail cases. She pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail.

A 37-year-old man died after his car struck a cement barrier on Grafton Street in Worcester on Tuesday. Police are investigating and have withheld his name.