IFSI broke ground on a $16M Mattapan Community Hub to centralize childcare, job training and legal aid as TPS uncertainty ripples through the neighborhood.

Harvard’s union for non‑tenure researchers and teachers voted to authorize a strike after stalled contract talks, sharpening pressure on the university as the fall semester approaches. The move follows months of bargaining and disputes over pay, workload and protections for non‑U.S. workers.

A July overflow at the Springfield treatment plant dumped millions into the Connecticut River and renewed demands for regional sewer upgrades and better alerts.

A herd of 100 life‑size lantana elephants will fill Commonwealth Avenue Mall Aug. 8–Sept. 13 as part of a traveling public‑art fundraiser for conservation. The display is free and open to the public.

A three‑alarm fire tore through a Dorchester triple‑decker at 359 Geneva Ave Sunday, charring the roof and damaging a neighboring home while crews fought to contain the blaze.

Councilor Ed Flynn pitched quick rule changes — from paid details for retirees to residency waivers — to blunt a multi‑hundred officer shortfall and speed hiring. City Hall and Beacon Hill moves could reshape how Boston recruits this year.

A nine‑bedroom Brant Point home at 36 Easton St closed for $25M in early July, becoming Nantucket’s biggest residential sale this year.

A proposed 11-member American Muslim commission would advise state agencies and report on Islamophobia, but opponents point to a Framingham nonprofit controversy.

A three-alarm blaze heavily damaged a vacant three-family house in Savin Hill, sending smoke across Dorchester while crews worked to protect adjacent buildings. Investigators are probing the cause.

Surveillance video shows a bicyclist shove a man using a walker on Sumner Street in East Boston; police say the victim's injuries were not life-threatening and are investigating.

Last summer's Joe Ryan near‑miss is shaping Boston's Aug. 3 deadline calculus, and Franklin Arias' promotion raises the cost of buying. The Sox must choose fast.

Several mature trees were removed from the Boston Public Garden after a decades‑old willow snapped into the lagoon. Park stewards say the clearing is part of long‑term tree care and planned replanting.

A state police pursuit on I-93 ended in a crash in Braintree; three people were arrested and authorities reported no injuries.