House leaders announced an April 8 vote on a package to bar many children from social media and require phone bans in schools, pairing platform rules with a school pilot.

Two people were hurt Monday in a Hyde Park stabbing near Readville Street; police arrested a suspect nearby and the case remains under investigation.

Mayor Michelle Wu convened Boston executives at Harvard’s Treehouse to crowdsource candidates and ideas for the city’s next economic chief. The search will pair public strategy with private outreach.

The Federal in Waltham closed on April 2, with owners citing rising costs. The sister Stazione di Federal will honor outstanding gift cards.

A Marshfield man won a $2 million Massachusetts Lottery top prize and took a $1.3M lump sum. The ticket was sold at Home Spirits in Hanover, which will receive a $20,000 bonus.

A Nantucket painter says he slipped while working at Bill Belichick’s Fair Street home and is seeking roughly $300,000 in damages in a new negligence suit.

Cool, windy Monday in Boston with gusts up to 40 mph. Small craft advisories affect local waters.

A West Roxbury man was arrested after police say two employees at Sam's Express in Dedham were assaulted and a customer's car was stolen in separate incidents.

Renderings show trees, cobblestones and native plantings for Town Square; funding, ADA limits and a monument relocation will shape whether it happens.

Dense fog this morning, then showers and a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon with gusty coastal winds expected.

CPCS is offering $500-per-case bonuses to private lawyers in Suffolk and Middlesex to reduce a mounting backlog, but defenders say permanent pay and staffing fixes are required.

City Manager Fidel Maltez has proposed raising inclusionary‑zoning thresholds and lowering fees to attract development and bolster school funding amid enrollment losses.

Harvard warns affiliates that callers impersonating IT staff are using live calls and cloned .edu pages to harvest credentials; affiliates are urged to report suspicious contact.