After working through the night, the Senate has narrowly approved President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

Firefighters in Sandwich battled a three-alarm house fire at least partially fueled by debris and storage material early Saturday morning. The call came in from a neighbor around 2:30 a.m., who said her dog alerted her that the nearby home on Bourne Avenue was on fire, Sandwich Fire Chief John J. Burke said.

The Massachusetts Board of Education has voted to give one person the power to reopen schools, and some teachers are worried that may give the state too much power.

A dumpster fire at a Jewish temple in Sharon, Massachusetts is being investigated as a suspicious incident by local police.

A Pittsburgh-area man was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on charges of threatening two U.S. politicians in 2019, including a congresswoman from Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is scheduled to address the media from a COVID-19 vaccination site in Springfield, Saturday, as his administration seeks to expand access to vaccine doses amid ongoing criticism of the rollout process.

After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control released guidelines for reopening schools across the country, educators in Massachusetts are calling on the state to quicken the pace of vaccinations for school staff.

Two of the top five companies on Glassdoor’s annual “100 Best Places to Work” list released this week are based in the Boston area, including management firm Bain & Company, which topped the list. The website cited the firm’s COVID-19 response plan and increased efforts surrounding equity, diversity and inclusion as part of the reasoning for the top honor....

The North Chatham Post Office has been deemed a COVID-19 cluster after four employees have tested positive for the virus within the last several days.

A Marblehead firefighter suffered a minor hand injury while extinguishing a fire early Tuesday morning.