A Kendall Square cafe folds global spices, herbs and Sephardic‑inspired condiments into house‑made, rotating ice cream flavors alongside all‑day coffee and mezzes.

CD Projekt RED is shifting its Massachusetts hub from Waltham to a larger Watertown office that will include motion‑capture facilities. The move reverses a 2025 Waltham incentive plan and could reshape local hiring and real‑estate demand.

A Spotlight investigation found MassHousing awards went to developers who had recently sold its VP a house, and inspections and contractor statements raise questions about work and invoices.

A 13-year-old was pulled from a Beverly backyard pool and flown to a Boston hospital after bystanders and first responders performed CPR. Authorities are investigating.

Sky Nutro picked Milford for a $12M headquarters, relocating 20 jobs and promising about 120 new full‑time positions. The Southbridge gummy maker plans to lease a large industrial space and begin hiring this summer.

Boston Dynamics plans a $100M Waltham manufacturing campus that would centralize Spot, Stretch and Atlas production and could add about 1,250 jobs.

A person was injured in a stabbing on South Beach Street in Nantucket on June 23; police say a suspect is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.

Worcester County prosecutors say an Auburn man was indicted in the 2017 death of 7-year-old Jayden Carlson.

The Massachusetts Parole Board granted parole to Richard Mayes, convicted in 1983 of killing his 2‑year‑old son. The board cited rehabilitation and sobriety while prosecutors objected.

Boston recorded 120 opioid overdose deaths in 2025 — the fewest in a decade — as naloxone distribution and outreach expanded citywide.

Two residents of a Chelsea home were identified after an early-morning fire destroyed the house on North Common. State police say the cause is under investigation.

A car was left trapped beneath an oil tanker on Eastern Avenue in Chelsea Tuesday morning. Emergency crews described the wreck as serious and the situation is developing.

A 19-year-old Clam Box employee was killed in a Route 9 crash in East Brookfield. The restaurant closed and a fundraiser has raised tens of thousands for his family.