Juana Matias is appointed as Massachusetts's Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities, replacing Ed Augustus, with Jennifer Maddox as interim. She has a strong HUD background.

A Maine driver was charged after his pickup truck hit a Massachusetts rest area's Dunkin' Donuts and Burger King, then performed donuts in the parking lot.

Fallow Kin has reimagined the former Craigie on Main into a vegetable-first, zero-waste restaurant with a tasting counter and a lively bar program.

Malden Police seeks public assistance to locate Jean Deller, who has serious criminal charges and an active warrant. Citizens should not confront him, but instead contact the police.

Seven alleged Harvard Street Gang affiliates charged with drug trafficking and firearm offenses; over 20 individuals charged since 2019; search warrants reveal drugs, cash, and weapons.

The Worcester Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating missing 60-year-old Thomas Healey, who hasn't been in contact with his family for several months.

Two residents in Plymouth, New Hampshire, faced life-threatening carbon monoxide poisoning from a leak traced to a water heater; officials evacuated the building.

Halifax selectmen approved a small increase to the town's municipal aggregation rate to cover a $166,000 shortfall, raising average bills about $7 a month.

Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell filed a lawsuit with a coalition of attorneys general against the Trump administration for unlawfully cutting energy and infrastructure funding.

FM has purchased the 10-story IGT office tower at 10 Memorial Boulevard in downtown Providence and will occupy part of the building while keeping it multi-tenant.

Boston leaders pitch a new approach to address the drug market at Mass and Cass, focusing on public health, safety, and housing, with a specialized police unit, recovery court, and provider network, and stress budget planning for implementation.

Patrick Kelley, 61, who served time for 1994 rape, has been granted parole and will live in a halfway house under strict conditions, including therapy and a curfew.

The DOJ's newly released Epstein Library includes FBI briefings that reference Karen Reads high dprofile case; the entries are administrative and not evidence of an Epstein link.