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.

A person was found dead Thursday at Brockton’s Oak Hill Way wastewater plant; police say the discovery is under investigation. No identity or cause has been released.

Northmarq arranged roughly $22.9M in Fannie Mae DUS financing for Elora Flats & Townhomes, preserving 104 income‑restricted apartments after Arrowpoint’s purchase.

Pontegadea paid $234M for The Kensington, a 27‑story, 381‑unit tower in Boston’s Theater District — a high‑profile move by Amancio Ortega’s family office.

A Beacon Hill move could let Richard Fields install slot‑style 'historical horse racing' machines at Suffolk Downs and Raynham, promising construction, jobs and a new events fund.

Vice detectives executed warrants at The Spot and an adjacent apartment, seizing drugs, weapons and roughly $65,000 while detaining a 45-year-old man.