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Wednesday · July 15, 2026
The News & Events edition |
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Good morning, there.
Here’s your Wednesday: the day’s headlines, today’s forecast — and the five events worth planning the rest of your week around. |
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News of the Day |
Boston Local The city is grinding through its second heat wave of the season, and forecasters say this is now the hottest meteorological summer Boston has on record. Expect one more mid-90s scorcher today before temperatures finally start to ease. |
Politics In a rare, public escalation, Mayor Wu is openly campaigning against the state senators who stalled her tax proposal, throwing her weight behind their primary challengers. Longtime watchers can’t recall a Boston mayor doing this so openly. |
Sports With the roster in flux this offseason, the Celtics are leaning on Summer League to develop their young wings, giving second-round pick Dillon Mitchell the freedom to shoot and create. It’s an early look at where the rebuild is pointing. |
Development Massachusetts is steering another $15 million from its Momentum Fund into three mixed-income projects, adding 192 homes across the Greater Boston pipeline. It’s the state’s latest push to get stalled residential developments moving again. |
📅 Top Events This Week Five picks to plan around, Wednesday through Sunday | Wed–Sun |
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| Berklee musicians play a free early-evening set in the pocket park behind Symphony Hall, an easy way to start the week (Wed 6pm). Details → | | | | | | | | The Museum of Fine Arts opens late for just $5 after 5pm, with live music, art-making and gallery talks all evening (Thu 5-10pm). Details → | | | | | | | | Bring a blanket to the Esplanade for a free outdoor movie under the stars at the DCR Hatch Shell (Fri, from 6pm). Details → | | | | | | | | The Hootie frontman turned country star brings his Songs of Summer tour to town for a big Saturday-night singalong (Sat 7pm). Details → | | | | | | | | Cool off with the family at the zoo’s summer program, with animal encounters and shaded trails all day (Sun, daytime). Details → |
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