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  ❤️ Donate Monday, June 29, 2026 ☀️ Sunny, with a high near 82. Good Morning Boston, We're in the next phase of the World Cup: the round of 32 games. And there's one at Gillette Stadium today: Germany will face off against Paraguay at 4:30 p.m. (We'll have more details on what to expect from these knockout rounds in a special newsletter coming this afternoon.) At this point, you know the drill: Summer Street will be fully closed in both directions for eight hours between Purchase Street at Dewey Square and Dorchester Avenue for fans in line for the MBTA's trains to the stadium. (A plea from the T, don't show up early to South Station; come at your designated boarding time!) The southbound HOV lane on I-93 will open early at 1 p.m., but still expect traffic delays in Boston, Foxborough and around Gillette Stadium before the match. Speaking of bumpah-to-bumpah traffic ... Not another holiday record travel weekend: Happy 250th birthday America! To celebrate, we'r...

  ❤️  Donate Wednesday, January 21, 2026 🌤️   Slightly cloudy, with a high around 27. Good Morning Boston, Today is the first day of classes for most students at Brown University since  a shooter killed two and injured nine  on the Providence campus last month. The Ivy League university says it's  stepping up security  for the spring semester, including more officers, security cameras and stricter key card requirements for buildings. Brown President Christina Paxson also announced yesterday that the school is planning a memorial service for the victims on Feb. 7. (You can  read her full letter about the new semester here .) Now, to other local news: Off track:   CRRC, the Chinese company that's building new Red Line cars for the MBTA, says it will furlough about 40% of the workers at its Springfield plant — 161 people, to be exact — for at least two months starting in March. The reason: CRRC says its car shells and other parts imported from ...