Mayor Wu and city unions are at odds over GLP‑1 drug costs that could raise premiums and strain the benefits budget.

A Saturday night porch fire on Medway Road displaced five people and left the home uninhabitable; state investigators have been called in.

Older adults are boosting sales at Massachusetts dispensaries, while doctors warn about potency and dosing risks.

A 26-year-old Massachusetts man was taken into federal custody after an email allegedly threatened a victim with an assault rifle; he is due in Boston federal court.

The Croft School suspended founder Scott Given after trustees launched an independent review into alleged financial irregularities and a proposed family bond plan.

Weymouth narcotics detectives arrested a 65-year-old at Avana Weymouth after seizing roughly 90 grams of crack/cocaine, 2.6 grams of meth, diazepam pills and $2,481.

Senate leaders advanced S.2157 to the Rules Committee; the bill would set Massachusetts on Atlantic Standard Time year‑round but requires neighbor states and DOT approval.

Boston mothers are turning burnout into organized advocacy for child care, perinatal mental-health funding and paid leave.

Fire crews responded Thursday to a possible mercury leak at Manchester Essex Regional Middle School; officials said no students or staff were in danger.

An 18-year-old from Lynn is in custody after a death at a Danvers home on Amherst Street. The suspect is due in Salem District Court Friday.

The Celtics will sit Jayson Tatum for Thursday's game in Oklahoma City as he continues to manage a right‑Achilles issue; Payton Pritchard is available.

The DPU will hold hearings after National Grid filed to raise gas distribution revenue by about $144M (12%). Hearings run March–April and written comments are due April 30.

Nasoya’s $55M expansion in Ayer adds the world’s largest tofu line, lifting output to about 400,000 lb/day and promising local jobs while reopening questions about past odor and hazardous‑waste penalties.