Small businesses across Massachusetts warn that rising prices, pandemic assessments and new mandates are squeezing margins and forcing hard choices.

An Amazon-leased fulfillment center at 800 Salem St in Wilmington sold for roughly $100M, underscoring strong investor demand for modern logistics space north of Boston.

A $3 million override to shore up Bellingham public schools will be on the June 2 ballot as officials point to rising insurance and special-education costs. Meetings have sharpened the debate over transparency and cuts.

Commune All Day Cafe plans to open in Billerica in early June with specialty coffee, cloud drinks and an all‑day menu from toasts to gelato.

A roofing contractor fell from a Southborough home on Wednesday and later died. Police and state investigators are probing the incident.

Olivia Rodrigo will play two nights in Hartford and two at TD Garden this fall. General tickets go on sale May 7, with limited $20 Silver Star seats to follow.

Eleven people were arrested outside the Burlington ICE field office; Police Chief Thomas Browne says protests have pulled officers from other duties.

Biogen beat Q1 estimates as Leqembi sales surged 74% to $168M, but the company trimmed full‑year EPS after booking deal‑related charges tied to the Apellis purchase.

A new industry report shows memory care in Massachusetts has a median monthly price of $9,840, with assisted living and in‑home care also carrying steep costs.

Former Rep. Barney Frank, 86, has entered hospice care at his Ogunquit, Maine home as he deals with congestive heart failure and finishes a political book.

Northeastern’s planned takeover of Marymount Manhattan is closing in on final federal approval; state and accreditor steps are already in place. The deal could be effective this summer.

The Massachusetts House advanced a roughly $63.3B FY27 budget and voted down Republican tax-cut amendments. The bill now heads to the Senate for its own plan and negotiations.

A Quincy autism‑center worker was arraigned after a parent says surveillance video showed their son being inappropriately touched. The provider says it fired the employee and cooperated with police.