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.

A judge denied a motion to dismiss felony animal‑cruelty charges after prosecutors say two dogs died inside a 130°F car; the case is scheduled for a May jury election.

A Boston‑area lawyer was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison and ordered to repay more than $2 million after prosecutors say he siphoned client escrow and trust funds.

The state will rebid family shelter contracts to about 3,200 units even as occupancy hovers near 50%, a move that has lawmakers and providers sparring over access and cost.

A divided Cambridge City Council approved a $400,000 settlement with retired Lt. Thomas Ahern tied to a 2019 P320 discharge. The decision settles claims of retaliation and renews scrutiny of police equipment and transparency.

Eneida Tavares quietly left the commissioner role while Boston's elections office remains under state receivership; the city has posted a job and named an acting chief.

A witness at a Worcester grocery parking lot spotted a handgun; police arrested a 27-year-old from Fitchburg and charged him with multiple weapons offenses.

Gray morning with upper-40s at Logan and a slight chance of light rain. Rain and gusty winds move in Thursday; heavier showers possible Sunday into Monday.

Sen. John Keenan filed a bill to require naloxone cabinets across major MBTA subway lines after a pilot ended with empty and broken boxes. The MBTA says it lacks staff to run the program as written.