Weeks after emergency appendix surgery, the Norwell native returns to Massachusetts for a Tanglewood show and Berklee's first-ever homecoming block party.

Boston gets a mostly dry Wednesday before overnight storms and a soggy Thursday. The holiday weekend then looks cooler, brighter and far more cooperative.

This marks the third public appeal for retail theft suspects Stoughton police have made this August alone, including two prior cases at the same Target.

A nearly two-hour chase stretched from JFK Park to a parking garage before troopers cornered the suspect near Mount Auburn Hospital.

Author Rachel Reid watched 12,000 fans in Rozanov and Hollander jerseys pack Fenway — and the Red Sox won it in extras.

The Avery Bar tea returns after a six-year pandemic pause, timed to Wicked's fall run at the Citizens Opera House nearby.

Loretta's Last Call in Fenway is throwing a free line-dancing night and a themed brunch with brisket hash to honor Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25 at 80.

The 18-year-old was paddleboarding with a companion when he went into the water Sunday. State detectives now lead the case.

Otis Elementary students return this fall to air conditioning for the first time, thanks to a $7.2 million retrofit that skipped fossil fuels entirely.

Brockton's council cleared the mayor to pursue municipal aggregation, but a councilor is pressing Good Energy on how it actually profits.

Father Chris Peschel says he pinned his attacker down himself until police arrived — then forgave him.

The Shell Bar will bring kettle-fried fish and a 38-seat dining room to the South End space B&G Oysters left behind.

New City Microcreamery is trading its 2,000-square-foot Meadow Walk spot for more room at Wayland Town Center, with a farewell party this weekend.