State police are searching for a wrong-way driver who fled an I‑290 crash in Northborough; one person suffered minor injuries.

A fireworks accident scorched a stretch of Quincy dunes, leaving neighbors worried about ash, chemical fallout and protected shorebirds.

Two Dorchester residents were arrested after a multi‑agency raid that uncovered a trafficking scheme; officers seized a loaded 9mm and roughly 200 rounds of ammunition.

EMD Serono has given roughly 70 remote R&D staff tied to its Billerica lab three choices — relocate, commute three days a week, or accept severance; separations could start in early September.

A 59-year-old Boston man faces multiple charges after prosecutors say he attacked a Burger King worker, punched a customer and resisted arrest near Maverick Square.

Boston asking prices ticked down in June to a median of about $825K while the national median existing‑home sale price reached a record $440,600. Local supply gains are easing seller leverage.

The Fraiman family has listed the Somerville Theatre block in Davis Square and the Capitol Theatre block in East Arlington; brokers say long‑term leases are in place.

A black bear was sedated and relocated after wandering into Bourne Scenic Park near Buzzards Bay; state and town officers monitored the animal before moving it to safer habitat.

A 44-year-old Fitchburg man was killed after a motorcycle crash on Ashby State Road. Authorities say the crash remains under investigation.

An active gas leak near 126 King Caesar Road shut a stretch of King Caesar Road; Eversource crews worked while police and fire cleared the scene.

A federal superseding indictment expands a probe into alleged falsified Red Line inspections, charging seven current and former MBTA workers and adding wire- and overtime‑fraud counts.

A Tyngsborough man will be summonsed after police say he took a town police boat onto Lake Mascuppic and ordered people off the water. The town removed the vessel and authorities are reviewing charges.

Cargo Ventures filed to build a roughly 150,000‑sq‑ft East Boston commissary at 160 McClellan to centralize Logan’s concession deliveries and launch an electric shuttle fleet. The BPDA filing is under review.