July 4

Overnight Friday Night: Cloudy with drizzle, showers & fog. Lows in the 50s.
Saturday: Areas of rain, heavy at times. Highs in the 60s.
Sunday: Clouds, breaks of sun, occasional showers. Highs in the 60s.

A landmark in Vermont has a unique connection to the Fourth of July, which may just be a coincidence—but many consider it quite special all the same. Calvin Coolidge, who was born and buried in Plymouth Notch, is the only U.S. President to share a birthday with the country he led. “I’m sure that didn’t hurt his political aspirations,”...

Is it better to pan-fry, broil or grill hamburgers? Consumer Reports tested the methods to find the answer. See more here.

Overnight Friday Night: Cloudy with drizzle, showers and fog. Lows in the 50s.
Saturday: Areas of rain, heavy at times. Highs in the 60s.
Sunday: Clouds, breaks of sun, occasional showers. Highs in the 60s.

Close to three inches of rain fell in Boston since Thursday, more than in the entire month of June. Elsewhere in New England, rainfall has been generally 1-2 inches, with hardly any toward the Canadian border. The same front that ended the heat wave is now stalled just east and south, with wave after wave of low pressure passing by…

Friday: Pockets of rain, showers & drizzle. Cool. Temperatures holding in the 60s. Overnight Friday night: Cloudy with drizzle, showers & fog. Lows in the 50s. Saturday: Areas of rain, heavy at times. Highs in the 60s.
Sunday: Clouds, breaks of sun, occasional showers. Highs in the 60s.

The labor shortage is taking a toll on Fourth of July dinner plans as some Massachusetts businesses choose to close for the holiday, with the employers saying they do not have the staff to open. For the first time in more than 70 years, the owner of Lindsey’s family restaurant in East Wareham is closing because they do not have…

Fourth of July sales are here, and Consumer Reports has some tips for what summer products to buy.

A lot of Mass. restaurants are struggling to bring on enough staff to work July 4 weekend, and some are even choosing to close.

President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16 months of coronavirus pandemic disruption.

Salem usually has fireworks on July 4th. But, like most places in Massachusetts and around the country, the city shelved this year’s celebration because of the pandemic. But with restrictions easing, Salem is one place that’s reconsidering. Some think that’s great, like local Arthur Lormio: “I think we need that right now. It would be a great idea.” Amy Gagne...

With COVID cases dropping, could we see fireworks in the sky over Massachusetts on the Fourth of July this summer? Officials in some placed are reconsidering their cancellations.

Independence Day fireworks celebrations are returning in New Hampshire communities, but with some changes. In Portsmouth, the City Council voted to to hold the celebration on July 3, with a rain date of July 5. Last year’s event was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Seacoastonline.com reports City Manager Karen Conard said this year, there will be no entertainment, food or...

As the U.S. is poised to expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to all American adults, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that reopening communities before July 4 will not be an issue of vaccine supply but consumer demand, and encouraged all Americans to remain vigilant and get the vaccine as soon as they are able to.

Three people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting on the Fourth of July in Lynn, Massachusetts. Five people were found shot last Saturday night on Fayette Street. All of them were hospitalized, and 35-year-old Noe Hernandez was later pronounced dead. One other victim remained in critical condition Tuesday. Tyrell Berberena, 25, was taken into custody Monday on…

Police in Rochester are trying to determine who ripped a statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass from its base on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches

The United States dipped under 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, but experts fear Fourth of July celebrations will act like rocket fuel for the nation’s surging outbreak. Leaders in Austin and Houston, Texas, warned Sunday of hospitals nearing capacity, and asked Republican Gov. Gregg Abbott to…

Officials say two men were injured when what appeared to be homemade fireworks detonated in Laconia, New Hampshire. Fire Chief Kirk Beattie said the explosion happened on the Friday night before the Fourth of July, and both victims were taken to Lakes Region General Hospital with leg injuries. One of them had to be flown to another facility for further…

One man has been pronounced dead follwing a July 4 cookout shooting in Lynn.

Multiple people have been shot in separate shootings in Lynn and in Roxbury, Mass. Police are investigating.