Rob Gronkowski was voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on April 29, 2026, becoming the franchise’s 38th inductee. Fans chose him over Adam Vinatieri and Logan Mankins.

Rinnyers Pena is expected to change his plea Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court in the 2020 death of Alenny Matos, whose remains were found in Stony Brook Reservation.

A South End candy shop was robbed at knifepoint Tuesday; no injuries were reported and police are investigating.

La CASA, a $33M cultural center built by IBA, opens May 15 in Boston’s South End with concerts, murals and community programming.

A Somerville detective has drawn more than $535,000 in paid leave while arbitration, a federal verdict and appeals keep his status unresolved.

Smoke on the Water will bring post‑oak‑fired pits, pit tours and market‑style meat sliced to order to Salisbury Beach at 34 Bridge Road. Opening date is TBA.

A Wilmington school bus collided with a passenger vehicle Tuesday; students were checked by nurses and reunited with families and no serious injuries were reported. Emergency crews responded and the district thanked first responders.

Boston developer The Fallon Company says it has secured financing and will break ground on Centre South in Charlotte; the first phase will deliver 329 apartments, including income‑restricted homes.

A three‑alarm fire gutted a long‑vacant Haverhill mill on Stevens Street early Tuesday; officials say no one was hurt and investigators are on scene.

A Hampden County jury found Elijah Melendez guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of Elis Vizcarrondo. Sentencing is scheduled for Friday.

Boston will pay $850,000 to settle a federal civil‑rights suit by four protesters who say officers beat and pepper‑sprayed them during the May 31, 2020 demonstrations.

A Lynn man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a North Shore drug conspiracy and a 2023 armed robbery that netted roughly $24,000.

A late-night ceiling fire at Thoreau Elementary triggered sprinklers and left smoke throughout the building; the school is closed while crews and investigators assess damage.