A Lowell trust claimed the final $4M top prize from the $4,000,000 Gold 50X scratch ticket sold at 1899 Smoke Shop in Tewksbury. The store will receive a $40,000 bonus.

An early-morning stabbing at a Catharine Street rooming house left one man dead and another arrested, Worcester police say.

Four Flagship‑created biotech startups have signed onto one Watertown campus at 99 Coolidge Ave., shifting research from Boston and Cambridge into a new suburban lab hub. The move centralizes multiple Flagship teams and signals more life‑science growth for Watertown.

Alyssa Partsch pleaded guilty to a reduced manslaughter charge and was sentenced to 15–20 years in prison for the 2023 Boston Common stabbing that killed 21‑year‑old Jazreanna Sheppard.

BPS has issued a 36-page "Protecting All Students" guide that tells staff how to handle federal immigration agents and where families can get legal and emotional support.

A Boston coalition urged lawmakers to pass a Massachusetts Survivors Act to let courts consider abuse in sentencing and allow incarcerated survivors to seek resentencing.

Pepperell officials say a cyber attack disrupted some municipal systems on March 31. Emergency dispatch remains operational and outside cybersecurity teams are on the case.

Hasbro disclosed unauthorized access to its network on March 28 and has taken systems offline while it investigates. The company says orders will continue but interim measures could slow shipments.

At a March 31 State House hearing, Secretary Bill Galvin urged same-day voter registration while town clerks warned of costs, staffing needs and long lines.

A state trooper assigned to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s detail pulled a driver from a burning electric car at the Bedford Toll Plaza. Officials say quick action by the trooper, the governor and bystanders likely saved the driver's life.

Bentley has launched an $85M renovation of the Adamian Academic Center in Waltham, converting old lecture halls into AI labs, makerspace and a student-run café. The building is scheduled to reopen for fall 2027.

Eli Lilly will buy Boston‑based Centessa for about $6.3B, adding an orexin agonist program led by cleminorexton. The deal pays $38 per ADS up front and could reach $47 with milestones.

A $280 million renewal from the Stanley Family Foundation brings its Broad Institute giving past $1 billion and backs genetics and translational work on bipolar and schizophrenia.