A Suffolk Superior Court judge narrowed Marie-Armel Theodat's lawsuit, tossing the Boston Herald while allowing discrimination and hostile-work-environment claims against the BWSC to proceed.

Holyoke’s City Council voted 9–4 to ban AI data centers above 12 MW, blocking a proposed 20‑MW project and sharpening a statewide debate over water, power and local control.

Lawmakers approved a hot‑work safety bill that creates a public violations database, raises training standards and increases penalties after the 2014 Back Bay blaze.