A Gulf station in Lunenburg sold a $1 million Colossal Millions scratch-off; the claim was filed by a Quincy trust that took a $650,000 lump-sum and the store gets $10,000.

Mostly sunny and mid-70s Wednesday. Boaters: Small Craft Advisory through 8 PM.

The Boston Fleet announced Agganis Arena as its primary home for 2026‑27, shifting from Lowell after strong turnout at BU. Season‑ticket deposits are open.

Dense fog and steady showers this morning. Expect slow commutes, ponding in low areas, and Small Craft Advisories for many coastal waters.

Two Cottage Farm mansions in Brookline closed in early June for about $10 million and $8.7 million, ranking among the week's top luxury sales in Massachusetts.

Cambridge's one‑year push to put every eighth‑grader in Algebra I left more than 60% of students needing to repeat the course in high school.

A man was critically wounded in a Dorchester shooting on Fayston Street; homicide detectives are investigating and police are seeking tips.

A Springfield traffic stop ended with a loaded Glock, 124 bags of heroin and drug-distribution charges for a 26-year-old.

American flags were ripped from the Donovan Memorial Bridge in Yarmouth on Friday; police are investigating and the community has already replaced the display.

A transformer at a substation on NextEra's Seabrook Station property caught fire July 3; officials say it was extinguished with no injuries and no impact to the reactor.

A Dorchester teen now faces added assault and weapons counts after a May shooting on Milton Avenue that wounded a teenage girl, police say.

A man was stabbed near Noyes Avenue in Brockton Monday; police arrested a suspect and the victim was taken to Boston Medical Center.

A townwide outage left Marblehead without power amid an extreme heat warning; crews worked into the night and Brown School opened as an emergency cooling center.