The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

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Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

Maura Healey Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she served as Massachusetts Attorney Ge ...

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* February 12–20 –

2025 4 Nations Face-Off The 4 Nations Face-Off () was an international ice hockey tournament held from February 12 to 20, 2025. The games were played in Montreal at Bell Centre and in Boston at TD Garden. Hosted by the National Hockey League (NHL) and featuring only NH ...

* March 24 – The

Fall River/New Bedford Line The Fall River/New Bedford Line (formerly the Middleborough/Lakeville Line) is a commuter rail line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system in southeastern Massachusetts, United States. It runs south from Boston to Taunton, Massachusetts, Taunton, where ...

opened as the first phase of the South Coast Rail project. * March 25 –

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

student

Rümeysa Öztürk Rümeysa, or Rumeysa, is a feminine given name, the Turkish form of Arabic ''Rumaythah'' ()the name of two companions of Muhammador ''Rumaysah'' (), with several meanings. Notable people with the name include: * Rumeysa Aredba (), Abkhazian prince ...

is detained by

Homeland Security Homeland security is an American national security term for "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, aspirations, and ways of life can thrive" to ...

agents near her home in

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

. The same day, a protest against her detention is held in nearby

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

. Öztürk had written a pro-Palestinian op-ed, but was otherwise not known to be involved in protests. * April 2 – A protest against Rümeysa Öztürk's detention is held in

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

. Mayor

Michelle Wu Michelle Wu ( zh, t=吳弭, first=t; pinyin: ''Wú Mǐ''; born January 14, 1985) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the mayor of Boston, mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, since 2021. She is the first woman and the first person ...

and State Attorney General Andrea Campbell are among the participants. * May 8 –

Immigration and Customs Enforcement The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE; ) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. ICE's stated mission is to protect the United States from transnational crime and ille ...

(ICE) pulls a vehicle over containing two sisters in

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engl ...

, later joined by the Worcester Police Department. Protesters gather during the operation. In total, three people are arrested; a Brazilian national who is the mother of the sisters is arrested by ICE. Worcester Police arrest the woman's 17-year-old daughter and a local school board candidate and protester. * May 22 – The Trump administration bars

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

from enrolling international students. The DHS says foreign students currently enrolled at Harvard must transfer to other institutions. A federal judge blocks the order. * June 4 – Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj is arrested in connection to the ICE raid that occurred May 8. She is charged with assault and battery on a police officer. * June 18 – Karen Read, who was charged with murder in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe in

Canton Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an It ...

, is found not guilty on the three major charges, though she is found guilty of operating under the influence. * July 13 – A fire at an assisted-living facility in Fall River kills nine people.

Scheduled

* November 4 – 2025 Boston mayoral election

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