The Grill Basket Express, an Afro‑Portuguese fast‑casual kitchen and bakehouse, is slated to open at Shaw’s Plaza on Route 6 in Dartmouth late March.

Abbott has closed its roughly $21B purchase of Exact Sciences, paying $105 a share and folding Cologuard and other cancer‑testing assets into its diagnostics arm while keeping Exact’s Madison operations intact.

A New York man was sentenced to 12–15 years after pleading guilty in the wrong‑way, Christmas‑night crash on the Veterans Memorial Bridge that killed three relatives.

A sweeping Senate farm bill would define agritourism, cement food-infrastructure grants and create funds to train and support new and beginning farmers across Massachusetts.

KS Partners has asked for more time on a lab conversion at 815 Somerville Ave as life‑sciences vacancy climbs across Greater Boston. The pause leaves resale or redevelopment on the table.

Home sales in Massachusetts fell more than 10% through February 2026 even as single-family median prices rose to $595,000 and permit activity softened.

City officials, merchants and the market’s landlord are hashing out plans to repair and reimagine Faneuil Hall Marketplace as planners weigh leases, preservation rules and new uses.

The MBTA’s spring schedule will boost subway frequency and expand bus service across 37 routes starting April 5, with CT2 folded into Route 85 and new Sunday and evening trips.

Former Success Real Estate owner Stephen Webster is due to change his plea April 1 after being indicted on charges alleging he diverted more than $11 million. Former agents say they were left with unpaid or bounced commission checks.

A crash in Chelsea on Monday tore down multiple utility poles and cut power to nearby homes and businesses while crews worked to clear fallen lines. Streets were blocked as technicians moved in.

A Plymouth officer was placed on paid administrative leave after Massachusetts State Police opened a criminal investigation into her off‑duty conduct.

AI-generated voice and image attacks have popped up in Massachusetts campaigns, prompting a House bill to require AI disclosures.

Lexington completed a phased ban on gas-powered leaf blowers; residents now must use electric equipment and complaints will be logged by police with penalties for repeat violators.