Massachusetts
$15M Lottery Ticket Sold + Big Tax Break Coming + Scotland Takes Over City For World Cup: MA Weekend
A $15 million lottery ticket was purchased at a local market in the town of Millis. The winning ticket came from the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Diamond Deluxe scratch-off game. To win, players must match any of their numbers to one of the winning numbers. The odds of winning the top $15 million prize are reportedly more than 1 in 5 million. Retailers that sell winning tickets typically receive a bonus from the Lottery.
2 Salem Beaches Still Closed, 7 Reopen Across MA After Hot Weekend
Most of the beaches that close across Massachusetts each summer do so because of high bacteria levels caused by storm runoff and other means of fecal contamination. Water quality at public beaches in Massachusetts is required to be monitored by local public health departments. When the water quality is unsafe, the beach must be “posted” with a sign indicating that swimming is unsafe and may cause illness. The bacteria used as indicator organisms to test the waters at beaches are Enterococci and E. coli.