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March 29, 2026 MassLive.com Latest Headlines Central Massachusetts How New England volunteers traced final path of Mass. man missing after hospital escape Leonard Mercury broke through a window at Heywood Hospital in Gardner while under psychiatric hold, sparking a massive search by his wife and volunteers. By Irene Rotondo | IRotondo@masslive.com Read more News Destinations Get $1 hot dogs at Boston sandwich shop on Red Sox Opening Day Frankly, those who love hot dogs will appreciate this deal. By David Cifarelli | dcifarelli@masslive.com MORE    News Cambridge salary database: What every city employee made in 2025 Ten Cambridge city employees earned $300,000 or more. Here's who. By Juliet Schulman-Hall | JSchulman-Hall@masslive.com MORE    Lottery Powerball: See the winning numbers in Saturday’s $166 million drawing Check your numbers to see if you hit it big in Saturday's jackpot. By National Desk MORE    See more news Sports Bruins Offense from second line is fueling Bruins’ playoff push Pavel Zacha, Casey Mittelstadt and Viktor Arvidsson have brought out the best in each other. By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com MORE    Bruins How Bruins’ win Saturday impacts playoff picture Saturday featured lots of games with interest to the Bruins. By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com MORE    Patriots Are the Patriots the team to beat in the AFC? | Karen Guregian With free agency pretty much done, where do the defending AFC champion Patriots stand in the conference? By Karen Guregian | KGuregian@masslive.com MORE    See more sports