After 14 years, Amelia’s Taqueria has closed its Allston Brighton Avenue spot on May 1. A storefront note thanked customers and pointed diners to remaining locations.

Advocates signed a roughly 95,000-square-foot lease to move its headquarters from Framingham to Marlborough’s InterLocke office complex this fall.

MIT leaders say federal research cuts and falling grad enrollment forced tighter budgets and fewer admissions — a shift President Sally Kornbluth calls "a striking loss."

Holland Street near Davis Square was cordoned off after an early-morning assault involving an edged weapon. The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Councilor Ed Flynn has introduced a resolution asking Boston city employees to work in person at least four days a week, citing research that warns of billions in lost tax revenue. The move sets up a debate balancing downtown recovery with workers’ flexibility.

More Greater Boston homeowners are keeping properties as rentals. Here’s what matters — ADU rules, security deposits, insurance and the possible 2026 rent‑control vote.

State regulators approved Dana-Farber’s roughly $50.5M proton therapy center at Longwood, a compact ambulatory build aimed at expanding pediatric and adult access.

Whitman resident Dawn Varley won $1 million on a Massachusetts Lottery scratch ticket and took a $650,000 lump-sum; the ticket was sold at Little Comfort General Store.

A Fairhaven man was arrested after police say he used a sledgehammer to smash into the Pearl Vision storefront in Dartmouth; about $51,000 in sunglasses were recovered.

Firefighters and police responded to a water emergency between the Seaport and Logan early Thursday; officials have not yet released details. Marine units and harbor patrols were on scene.

Police arrested a 46-year-old Boston man after a Beach Street search turned up roughly 50 grams of suspected fentanyl. The seizure crosses Massachusetts' 10‑gram trafficking threshold.

Boston police say a 16‑year‑old was caught with a loaded Smith & Wesson SD9 as he left Community Academy in Jamaica Plain; the state issued a detainer and charges are pending.

Franchise partners Rong Cong and Lelin Kandel are expanding Pokeworks across Greater Boston, with Burlington and Hanover among the first confirmed openings.