A JAMA study finds anxiety and other mental‑health diagnoses at pediatric visits rose sharply in Massachusetts. ER wait times and expiring school‑clinic grants worsen access.

Costumed interpreters have moved into the rebuilt Alden House at Plimoth Patuxet, bringing the English Village back to life ahead of America 250 programming.

UMass Amherst tapped a development team to plan a phased modernization of campus housing that emphasizes affordability and new amenities.

A fast-moving blaze near Dwelly Street displaced 15 people in Fall River early Saturday; there were no reported injuries and the cause is under investigation.

A Southbridge man was arrested and charged in federal court after investigators say they found more than 7,000 child sexual abuse images and videos on his device.

A juvenile was arrested after a threat briefly put Leominster High on hold. Officials say the suspect is not a student and was taken into custody off-site.

Fall River police sealed off the 300 block of Lindsey Street after multiple callers reported shots fired; ESU and detectives searched the scene and the area has since been reopened.

A woman was struck by a duck boat near Faneuil Hall Friday; Boston EMS took her to Mass General and police say the crash is under investigation.

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.

Senators folded a fix into the FY26 budget to extend 15 daysa0of domestic-violence leave to temp and contract workers after the Dabrowski familya0pushed for change. The measure now heads to House budget talks.

Autodesk renewed a large Seaport lease, keeping its Boston Technology Center and BUILD prototyping space at 21–25 Drydock Ave. The deal anchors the Innovation and Design Building amid heavy leasing activity.

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.

Showers arrive late Saturday night and make Sunday a soggy, cool day. Small‑craft advisories offshore mean choppy conditions for boats.