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11-08-2025
- Climate
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Rain could appear in Western Mass. Thursday, but dry spell could herald high weekend temps
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to dissipate further as this week continues, but rain could return and temperatures could start to climb during the weekend. Cool and dry conditions should continue after a few chances for showers, and thunderstorms in Berkshire County in particular, on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Thunderstorms aside, spot showers could appear in northwestern Massachusetts, with a slim chance for instability, forecasters said. The rest of the state should see dry conditions with increasing sunshine throughout the day. Daytime highs could be in the mid-70s or close to 80 degrees, with cooler temperatures expected along the coast of Eastern Massachusetts, forecasters said. Temperatures should fall further with lows in the mid- to high 50s, while it could be in the low 50s across the northern interior. A potential tropical system is expected to appear offshore during Friday and the weekend, but dry conditions should dominate the forecast within this timeframe, the weather service stated. Temperatures on Friday are expected to be between 77 and 84 degrees, while Saturday should see temperatures climb between 78 and 86 degrees, forecasters said. Elevated dewpoints should be prominent starting on Sunday and continuing through Monday until Wednesday, forecasters said. This leaves open the potential for thunderstorms developing by Tuesday and especially Wednesday, when dewpoints could be in the 60s or 70s. High dewpoints could also aggravate already hot weather on Sunday, with temperatures in the 90s, feeling hotter, the weather service stated. This could continue until Wednesday. "Yet to be seen if we`ll need any heat headlines, but the big picture is that we`ll be going from a period of below average temps this week to above average next week," forecasters wrote. More weather Expect penny-sized hail with thunderstorms in Berkshire County Wednesday – gusts up to 40 mph Mass. beach closures: Over 30 beaches closed on Wednesday, Aug. 6 Mass. weather: Hazy conditions stick around as Canadian wildfires rage Leaf peeping 2025: When and where to see New England's best fall colors Mass. weather: Smoke continues Wednesday before thunderstorms on Thursday Read the original article on MassLive. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Politics
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Judge turns back challenge to MBTA housing law
BOSTON (SHNS) – A Superior Court judge on Friday tossed a lawsuit brought by nine municipalities challenging the MBTA Communities Act, ruling that the controversial zoning-reform law is not an unfunded mandate. Plymouth Superior Court Justice Mark Gildea granted the Healey administration's motion to dismiss the latest challenges to the 2021 law, which supporters see as a key tool to spur development of much-needed housing in more than 170 eastern Massachusetts cities and towns. Marshfield, Middleton, Hanson, Holden, Hamilton, Duxbury, Wenham, Weston and Wrentham had each filed legal complaints against the law in recent months, contending that it should not be enforceable after the Division of Local Mandates in Auditor Diana DiZoglio's office deemed the measure an unfunded mandate. Plaintiffs said allowing multifamily housing by right in at least one reasonably sized zone as the law requires could force them to absorb significant new infrastructure costs with no state assistance. But Gildea concluded the possible costs are 'indirect,' which means the law is not an unfunded mandate, and that grant programs are available to help shoulder some of the burden. 'Even if [the law] was an unfunded mandate, the Municipalities have failed to allege sufficient facts concerning any anticipated amounts associated with future infrastructure costs beyond a speculative level,' Gildea wrote in a 40-page decision. Some of the plaintiffs laid out their own issues with the law as well, such as Middleton arguing that it should not be classified as an MBTA community and therefore should not be subject to the mandatory zoning reforms. Jason Talerman, an attorney for some of the towns, said in an email that plaintiffs are 'disappointed with the result and find the decision to be contrary to applicable law.' Most of the 177 communities subject to the law have approved new zoning reforms, putting them in compliance, according to the Healey administration. In January, the Supreme Judicial Court upheld the MBTA Communities Act as a constitutional law the attorney general can enforce with legal action. The high court required the Healey administration to redo the regulation-setting process. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
