Massachusetts
Weather week: A ‘very seasonable’ Earth Day, possible rain midweek
The Massachusetts region is setting to mostly dry out and hit a late frost advisory before settling into seasonably warm highs heading into Earth Day, the National Weather Service forecasted.
“It’s going to be very seasonable, very normal for late April,” said Rob Megnia, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Boston office. “It will be dry for most of the week, with the exception of Wednesday. We are expecting some likely widespread showers, but not an impressive precipitation event.”
In Boston, the highs for the week will range in the upper 50s and low 60s through Wednesday, NWS forecasts, before dropping a little to low 50s on Thursday.
Much of Southeast Massachusetts, Cape Cod and Rhode Island, areas that don’t typically get frost this late in the year, will fall under a frost advisory Sunday night into Monday, Megnia said. The frost advisory will remain for the region until 7 a.m. Monday as temperatures dip as low as 34 degrees through the night, potentially harming “sensitive outdoor vegetation,” the NWS advisory notes.
“We haven’t started issuing those for interior Northwestern Mass yet because it’s still common to get frost at this point in the year,” Megnia said.
Earth Day is set to be a mostly sunny beautiful day, with a high of 62 degrees — perfect for people looking to get outside and find activities to enjoy the environmental holiday.
Temperatures are down a bit from the “well above normal” highs early last week — reaching 70 degrees on the Boston Marathon race day — and continuing a trend closer to climatological averages, Megnia said.
After the bout of weekend rain, skies look set to remain mostly clear and sunny for the first half of the week.
Wednesday looks to be the exception, predicted to be a “wet, rainy day for most of southern New England including Boston” in the middle of a mostly dry week, Megnia said.
“Then Wednesday night as that system producing the rain exits, we may have a brief period of some gusty northwest winds maybe up to 30 miles per hour,” Megnia said. “But that’ll be followed by rapid clearing and sunny dry weather heading into the weekend.”
Massachusetts
Roof collapses as massive fire tears through Massachusetts mansion
BROOKLINE – A massive fire tore through a mansion in Brookline, Massachusetts Thursday morning which resulted in part of the home’s roof collapsing.
It happened at 10:40 a.m. at a home on Sargent Road. Firefighters said they received a 911 call about smoke coming from the home’s attic. Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the attic when firefighters arrived.
The fire spread and part of the roof collapsed at one point. Firefighters from several departments, including Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Newton ended up responding and were on the scene for more than two hours.
All five people in the home got out safely and no one was hurt.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but firefighters said it does not appear to be suspicious.
Massachusetts
Police investigating shooting that left a man injured in Chelsea
A police investigation is underway in after a shooting in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Overnight, police had blocked off the sidewalk outside of the MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center on Everett Avenue.
Police say the victim was identified as a 30-year-old man who was shot twice.
The man has non life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
Yellow crime scene tape was seen marking the area, and what appeared to be shattered glass was on the pavement nearby.
The incident is under investigation.
Massachusetts
Bay State museums make great winter excursions
It’s cold and gray and the idea of heading outside is literally chilling. You need beauty, history, intrigue and warmth.
Fortunately the Bay State is blessed with fantastic museums, both major institutions and small, unique versions.
Consider adding these museums to your cold winter venture list.
The One With the Heist
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (https://www.gardnermuseum.org) is worth a winter visit for its beautiful indoor courtyard, lovely café and intimate art display rooms.
But there’s so much more. First, the story behind how the museum was founded is told via photos and written word along one wall of the museum. It’s a great story with a female lead: Isabella herself commissioned it all after the art collector inherited just under $2 million back in the late 1800s.
But then there’s The Heist: the largest and still-unsolved art theft that went down in the wee hours of March 18, 1990 is the stuff of legend – and documentaries. Read up – or watch up – on it before a visit.
The One With the Murder Mystery
Did Lizzie Borden take an ax? Head down to Fall River and spend some time in the home where the infamous murders took place on Aug. 4, 1892. The Lizzie Borden House (https://lizzie-borden.com) offers property tours, ghost tours, cemetery tours and even a 10 p.m. -midnight ghost hunt.
The day tours are the only time you get access to every room, including the one that Abby Borden, Lizzie’s stepmother, was murdered in.
You can stay overnight should you wish, sleeping (or staying awake listening for ghostly creaks) where it all happened.
Hosts share facts and encourage opinion and speculation about the murders, the existence of ghosts and more.
“The Trial of Lizzie Borden” by Cara Robinson is a perfect fireside read, and will get you up to speed on all the nuances of the case before you visit.
The One with the Cat in the Hat
You never grow out of Dr. Seuss, and a winter visit to The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield (https://seussinspringfield.org) is a great place to celebrate Theodor Geisel – his childhood in Springfield, creativity, success and more.
There are family friendly games, amazing displays and a setting that warms your heart. You’re treated to kid-friendly biographical information, and a Seuss trivia quiz.
The One With the Heroes
The Hull Lifesaving Museum isn’t big, but it packs a huge and amazing story.
Located in the former Point Allerton US Lifesaving Station on Nantasket Avenue (https://www.hulllifesavingmuseum.org) which opened in 1889 under the leadership of Joshua James who is considered a “father” of the US Coast Guard, the museum celebrates not just the founding of the Coast Guard, but “skills, courage and caring,” the hallmarks of sea lifesaving programs,
You’ll learn about the history of these lifesaving skills, the people who helped innovate those programs and more about the sea, ships and more.
The Museum has a standing collection as well as special exhibits and is open year-round. Before your visit, read up on the deadly Great Blizzard of 1888 in which more than 200 ships were either grounded or wrecked on the East Coast.
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