The Justice Department opened a compliance review into Harvard’s China‑funded scholarships to determine whether donor rules exclude American students.

Skip Sack reached about a $1.1M settlement with Harvard over the failed En Boca in Harvard Square. The deal closes a years‑long fight about construction, a street closure and lost business.

A Corps draft due July 24 lays out up to $10.5B in coastal defenses for Boston; public comment is open through Sept. 18. The study maps neighborhood options and tradeoffs.

The James Beard Foundation opened an RFI for 2029–2033 host cities; Boston has the venues and restaurants to make a run, but a bid would require significant funding and coordination.

Dozens took a rare, state‑sanctioned dip in the Charles at City Splash, a packed event that came as watershed groups spar with MWRA over long‑term sewage plans.

A Lynn juvenile hearing was continued as prosecutors and defense await a collision reconstruction, phone extraction and lab report in the crash that killed 13‑year‑old Savanah Gatchell.

Wilyer Abreu’s two-out, seventh-inning homer gave Boston a 7-6 win and stretched the Red Sox’ streak to 12 games, lifting the club to a 49-48 record. The blast — Abreu’s second of the game — capped a four-run rally at Fenway.

Somerville announced the first group of tenants for its city-owned Armory, pairing longtime arts groups with new makers and studios as officials prepare leases. The selections follow the Armory Master Plan process.

Leaked Suno source code appears to document millions of scraped tracks and a customer list; affected users say they were not told after a November 2025 breach.

Webster police are asking for tips after an elderly concertgoer was pushed to the ground at Indian Ranch; investigators say the victim received hospital treatment.

EdTrust finds nearly 150,000 Massachusetts students in grades 6–8 and 10 are not meeting ELA benchmarks, with multilingual learners and students with disabilities hardest hit.

Stow Police filed a criminal complaint after an internal probe found a detective accessed the state's law‑enforcement database for non‑policing reasons.

Festival Betances moves onto La CASA's campus for its 53rd edition, bringing music, parade, vendors and gallery tours to Villa Victoria.