Backers told a State House hearing the Nature for All plan would redirect sporting‑goods tax revenue into an estimated $100M annual conservation fund.

Longtime House GOP leader Brad Jones announced Monday he won’t run again, saying he will finish his term through January 2027 and leaving his North Reading‑area seat open.

Near‑freezing Tuesday morning in Boston, then sunny with highs near 44°F. A warm Thursday gives way to rain and gusty winds late, followed by a sharp cool‑down into the weekend.

Fall River detectives executed a Davis Street search warrant and seized a Glock switch, two handguns and dozens of high‑capacity feeding devices. One man was arrested and charged.

Leggat McCall told Woburn officials it is ditching lab and R&D plans at The Vale, recasting the 107‑acre former Kraft site as an all‑residential development with roughly 504 apartments.

A federal judge ordered Monica Cannon-Grant to repay $224,063 after prosecutors said she diverted donations and misused pandemic relief funds.

The Red Sox trimmed their Fort Myers camp on March 23, optioning several pitchers and narrowing the roster as Opening Day approaches.

Pfizer and Valneva say their VLA15 Lyme vaccine is showing promise in late‑stage trials; a Phase 3 readout is expected in early 2026.

Multiple police cruisers and officers were photographed in Westminster Monday evening as investigators worked at a roadside scene. Details remain limited.

Quotient Therapeutics, a Flagship spinout in Cambridge, struck a potential $2.2B partnership with Merck to mine somatic genomes for inflammatory bowel disease targets.

Claremont has filed plans for a 12‑story, roughly 150‑unit tower beside its Brookline Village Hilton, a major push for density along Brookline Avenue.

A Cape Cod man was arrested and charged with fentanyl trafficking after a drug bust on the Cape. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

Apna Bazar plans to convert the empty Stop & Shop on Boston Turnpike into a 70,000-square-foot South Asian supermarket, aiming to open by early June.