Starting the week off with humid to sticky conditions Monday through Wednesday. For Monday and Tuesday, actual temperatures will be in the upper 80s to low 90s.
High humidity plus hot highs will make it feel close to 100 degrees, prompting a h…
Massachusetts
More grilled cheese! But fewer fajitas. Here’s a look at the biggest food news in Boston
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]
Below are some of the biggest restaurant and food-related news stories that have been posted between July 1 and July 7.
Greco Opens in BurlingtonA new location of a local group of G…
Hot, humid and mostly dry Sunday in New England
Summer is in full swing this afternoon with very warm temperatures along with high humidity. A bit more sunshine to be had today compared to yesterday and less shower and thunderstorm activity.
Much of the region will be on the dr…
Fire engine struck by tractor trailer in Norton
Authorities are investigating an incident where a tractor-trailer hit a fire truck in Norton, Massachusetts early Sunday morning.
Mansfield Fire says the engine was struck on 495 Southbound just prior to exit 27 in Norton at around 4:30 a.m.
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Record breaking travel expected after holiday weekend
A record breaking amount of travelers are expected to be on the roads, rails and in the air after 4th of July weekend in the U.S.
AAA is estimating more than 70 million people are traveling 50 miles or more for the long holiday weekend, with the vast majority of them driving home on Sunday.
The busiest travel day of the season may be compounded by yesterday’s AMTRAK shutdown and the ongoing Sumner Tunnel closure.
A power outage forced Amtrak to halt service between Penn Station in New York and South Station for most of the day yesterday. Normal service resumed around 9:45 last night, but this really threw a wrench into people’s travel plans.
“I’m like devastated. Kinda. But I know these things happen and its out of our control but I want to go home. But I gotta go back to where I came from now.” said Marlane Jones
AAA also says the worst time to drive today is between 2 and 8 p.m. The best is before 11 and tomorrow you will want to avoid the roads between 1 and 5 p.m. Better to head out after 7 p.m.
Gas prices are about 3 cents cheaper than this time last year at around $3.50 on average – almost thirty cents less than the gas prices in Newton, MA.
An estimated 3.7 million people are also expected to fly on Sunday and Monday, followed by around 3.5 million flying home on Tuesday, according to Hopper.
Meanwhile, the Sumner Tunnel is closed for the second summer in a row. It shutdown at midnight Friday and will stay that way until August fifth for a $160 million dollar renovation project.
About 39,000 drivers use the tunnel every day, especially people north of the city who need to get to and from Logan Airport. The state’s department of transportation is encouraging people to take public transit instead.
During the shutdown, the T, commuter rail bus and ferry are either discounted or free.
Hot and humid weekend continues in New England
Another mostly cloudy, humid day ahead. Highs in the upper 80s. The next few afternoons will be hot and humid but mainly dry.
Sunday will start foggy and in the mid-70s. Lows stay in the mid-70s through much of this week. The warmest day of t…
