Federal agents arrested eight people in Worcester this week in a federal sweep alleging fentanyl, crack and cocaine sales alongside unlicensed firearms deals. Two suspects face unlicensed gun-dealing counts while the others are accused of drug distribution.

Early trial data show amivantamab shrank—and in some patients erased—tumors in treatment‑resistant head and neck cancer, with results set for ASCO on Sunday. Investigators call the responses striking but preliminary.

Massachusetts troopers say AI‑generated images and encrypted apps have flooded cybercrime units with child sexual abuse material, creating a backlog investigators can’t clear. Global watchdogs warn the trend keeps accelerating.

A nonprofit launched a student-feeding program at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, offering hot vegetarian lunches and positioning the effort for expansion across Massachusetts.

Anne Brensley says a paid signature gatherer delivered suspect sheets, leaving her short of the ballot threshold as the campaign weighs legal action.

A mother‑daughter team opened Julienne's Afternoon Tea Experience on Coolidge Street, offering themed rooms, prix‑fixe three‑tier teas and seasonal pastries. Early reaction has been positive and the shop was recently showcased by local TV.

Somerville paired police with a COHR clinician for limited, real‑time co‑response shifts to handle mental‑health, substance‑use and welfare checks while officials collect data.

The Cambridge Housing Authority bought two historic Mass. Ave. buildings and plans to convert all 79 units into deeply affordable homes for low‑ and moderate‑income households.

Boston Children's says its internal ChatGPT platform helped diagnose more than 40 rare conditions while reclaiming roughly 60,000 staff hours.

After eight years in Lynn, One Mighty Mill will close its Exchange Street test kitchen on July 1. Co-founder Tony Rosenfeld said staff are like family and hinted at a future test bakery.

A shallow‑draft, wakeless electric ferry for the Charles River is nearly finished; founder Drew Rollert says route and depth testing will begin within weeks. The boat was built in Concord and will recharge at the Newton Yacht Club.

A Wareham man was sentenced to 90 months after prosecutors say investigators found about 9,400 child sexual abuse files, some involving infants.

After its Hancock Street closure, Paddy Barry’s is back on the move — a converted shuttle bus brings the pub’s fixtures and staff to events across the South Shore.