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

Advocates warn a pause on state rental subsidies for people with serious mental illness could push clients into homelessness as lawmakers debate FY27 funding.

Showers develop Thursday afternoon with downpours likely and lingering drizzle into Friday. Expect a sunnier, warmer weekend starting Saturday.

Officers responding to a medical call in Malden encountered suspected fentanyl after an unsecured bag opened; no officers were injured.

Surveillance shows a man trapped at the base of a Davis Square escalator for more than 20 minutes before help arrived. His family is demanding answers.

A person was recovered from waters near the Nickerson Post in Quincy’s Squantum neighborhood on Wednesday night; police say the investigation is active. The individual’s condition has not been released.

Boston is preparing to outfit school buses with stop‑arm cameras to catch drivers who illegally pass. City Council hearings will set the rules on storage, enforcement and privacy.

A pre-dawn three-alarm fire ripped through Moozy's on Trapelo Road; crews pulled back after a floor collapse and no injuries were reported.

A dead gray seal with a large bite washed ashore at Lucy Vincent Beach; experts say the marks match a great white — the first confirmed this season off Martha's Vineyard.

A person was struck and killed by an MBTA commuter rail train near the East Bridgewater–West Bridgewater line; transit police are assisting an active investigation.

A duck was found in Salem with an arrow lodged in its bill on Wednesday, alarming residents and prompting questions about how it was injured. Officials say trained rehabilitators should respond.

Patriots rookie Quintayvious Hutchins was arraigned in Newton on an assault charge; he pleaded not guilty and was released pending further hearings.

Whole Foods plans a small-format store at 111 Harbor Way in Boston’s Seaport, placing a grocer in the same building as Amazon’s Boston offices. The move adds ground-floor grocery access to the rapidly developing waterfront neighborhood.