Traffic & Transit

Storms Move Through, Logan Grounds Hundreds Of Flights: Patch PM

Also: Adam Sandler needs "extras with cars" for film set in Salem​ | One dead after head-on crash in Woburn​ | More.

Logan Airport traffic is about to get worse as a five-year construction project gets underway.
Logan Airport traffic is about to get worse as a five-year construction project gets underway. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

DEVELOPING: Severe weather is moving through Central and Eastern Massachusetts, and Logan Airport has issued a ground stoppage for more than 250 flights through at least 4:15 p.m. A wind gust of 68 miles per hour was just recorded there.

Here are today's top headlines:

Logan Airport To Be Under Construction For Next 5 Years

MassPort just announced there's a five-year plan for construction at the airport.

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Adam Sandler Needs 'Extras With Cars' For Film Set In Salem

If you have a car and a pulse check this out.

1 Dead After Head-On Crash In Woburn

Police asked drivers to avoid the Cambridge Road area after a crash near Route 3.

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Cape Cod Businesses Get Aid From Post-Tornado Loan Fund

State officials this week announced a $1 million emergency loan fund to help small businesses with recovery.

The Cape Sands Inn after losing its roof. (Megan McGuire, used with permission)

Utility Raises Merrimack Valley Gas Disaster Cost To $1.6 Billion

Columbia Gas of Massachusetts raised its estimated cost for last year's gas explosions in Andover, North Andover and Lawrence.

Twin Brothers, 15, Recovering After Falmouth Crash

One of the boys was airlifted to a Boston area hospital after the biking brothers were hit by a car Tuesday.

Local

A woman gave Wilmington police a big clue she may have been driving drunk.

It wasn't just the erratic operation that tipped Wilmington police off that there was something wrong with a driver from New Hampshire. (Wilmington Police Department)

The mayoral field for the Sept. 17 preliminary election in Melrose is set. The ever-growing field of aldermen is not.

Firefighters likely saved a man's life after he was attacked by his frightened dog that was taken out of his burning home, Brockton fire officials said.

Sports

The Red Sox surprisingly stood silent at the MLB trade deadline today, not adding to their beleaguered bullpen a day after blowing a(nother) lead to the Rays. Tonight's first pitch is at 7:10 (NESN.)

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