Framingham startup Tortugas raised $106M to advance four Phase 2 brain‑drug programs, including schizophrenia and tinnitus candidates licensed from Eisai and Hansoh. The funds will bankroll completion of key midstage trials.

Littleton’s Planning Board filed a decision approving the 318‑unit first phase of Lupoli’s King Street redevelopment, moving the former IBM campus toward new housing and retail.

A late‑night stolen‑car pursuit that crossed into Walpole was halted for safety; a separate stolen pickup was later recovered in Malden and is being processed.

Federal prosecutors say an 18-year-old struck a confidential informant during a staged gun sale in Worcester and was arrested after a brief chase.

A freak center‑ice backhand by Morgan Geekie bounced past Ukko‑Pekka Luukkonen and helped the Bruins seize control of Game 2 in Buffalo.

Two union contracts at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard were canceled under Trump-era executive orders, affecting hundreds of workers and prompting legal and political pushback.

Paul Toner will serve nine months of probation and complete community service and treatment as part of a deal that avoids a conviction.

A ShotSpotter alert led Springfield police to an apartment where officers say they found a loaded gun and about 20 bags of heroin; a 46‑year‑old man was arrested.

A late‑night wrong‑way crash on I‑495 near Chelmsford injured three people and closed Exit 88 for hours.

Cool, damp Wednesday with spotty showers and a high near 45°F. Thursday turns warmer but gusty.

Boston-based Nexamp secured about $180M from two investors to speed construction of community solar farms and grazing projects that lower bills.

A 47-year-old was arrested after an early-morning house fire on Grant Street in Taunton. Three occupants escaped and the blaze is under investigation.

Seventeen people were charged after a chaotic October takeover in Randolph that trapped officers and drew fireworks and mask-clad crowds.