The Select Board moved Thursday to abandon a two‑site DPW/fire plan and return the project to a single Route 130 facility, pausing neighbor outreach. Officials say design cuts trimmed costs but also removed key space.

State troopers returned fire on Massachusetts Avenue Friday evening; one person was hospitalized and another taken into custody as the Hampden DA investigates.

A 10–1 win at Fenway provided a brief lift, but Boston remains on pace for a finish that would sit among the franchise’s worst. The offense is underperforming and depth is the central worry.

Three people were found stabbed at a Sunrise Avenue home in Worcester; one person was pronounced dead and two were hospitalized as detectives investigate.

Chevron Partners and Capital Hall Partners will spend about $25M repositioning 99 Bedford in downtown Boston and will keep the five‑story building as office space. The plan adds amenities and a 9,600‑sf spec suite to lure tenants back.

Two Southwest jets touched during pushback at T.F. Green Airport; the FAA says a wing struck another plane's tail and Southwest is inspecting both aircraft.

A Boston judge allowed Natick resident Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi to be freed on a $500,000 secured bond and home detention days before his trial. He is accused of helping procure tech used in a drone strike that killed three U.S. soldiers.

Federal marshals say 35 vulnerable Massachusetts children were recovered since April in a multiagency sweep ahead of the World Cup. The recoveries have prompted trafficking and kidnapping investigations and will continue during the tournament.

A 21-month-old girl was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Springfield on Wednesday evening. Police say the child was rushed to Baystate Medical Center and later died.

A Lufthansa flight from San Francisco made an unscheduled stop at Logan after a passenger allegedly attacked another traveler; authorities say the matter is under investigation.

Framingham’s School Committee approved an education plan to accompany a bid for a Hemenway replacement or a new south‑side elementary. The MSBA feasibility process, site options and a rough cost range are now moving forward.

A 17-year-old from Brockton faces juvenile firearms charges after police recovered a loaded .45 in Hyde Park following reports of shots fired.

Protesters halted a Boston City Council budget hearing at City Hall, forcing a two‑hour recess and leading to eight arrests as councilors debated Mayor Wu’s $4.9B proposal.