A nonprofit launched a student-feeding program at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, offering hot vegetarian lunches and positioning the effort for expansion across Massachusetts.

Somerville paired police with a COHR clinician for limited, real‑time co‑response shifts to handle mental‑health, substance‑use and welfare checks while officials collect data.

Wrentham police are searching for the owner of an emaciated dog left at a town dog park; the animal was reportedly covered in feces and urine and had recently had puppies.

The state lease on Lowell’s 190,000-square-foot UMass Lowell Inn expires in June; shelter staff cuts are already underway and the building’s future is unclear.

Cambridge Friends School will close in June 2027 after enrollment plunged to 43 students. Trustees say they will help students transition and explore ways to preserve Quaker education.

Milford canceled its Memorial Day parade and will hold a brief indoor ceremony at the Italian Vets. Rainy forecasts moved several local events indoors across the region.

A toddler at Wayland Town Beach was bitten by a raccoon, received stitches and began rabies treatment; police are searching the area and asking residents to report sick wildlife.

Quincy Police Department and neighboring agencies mourn the passing of Braintree Fire Lieutenant Paul Smyth. Services are scheduled for May 26–27.

President Trump announced a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom for Welles Crowther, the Boston College alum known as the "Man in the Red Bandana" for his 9/11 heroism.

Black Market Nubian will close on May 31 after owners said a purchase of their Washington Street space proved financially untenable. The neighborhood now faces the loss of a long-running cultural hub.

FIFA's slow permission process has left state‑funded World Cup watch parties in Massachusetts uncertain days before kickoff.

More than 37,000 flags filled Boston Common as families and volunteers gathered for a name‑reading honoring 422 post‑9/11 service members.

Lee Pelton, who led The Boston Foundation since 2021, announced he will step down and remain in the role through Aug. 31. Under his watch the foundation expanded grantmaking and pushed into housing and immigrant support.