Parts of the state received as much as 7 inches of rainfall. The Cape, which has experienced significant drought conditions, needed the rain.

The New England Aquarium says the treatment’s giving Pip, a 29-year-old African penguin, relief from his osteoarthritis.

The invasive bug munches on trees to the point they can die. Massachusetts has spent nearly 20 years fighting the Asian longhorned beetle.

“The state of Massachusetts has some of the oldest infrastructure in the country,” said the incoming regional director of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

A hydraulic hammer started breaking up the dam’s spillway on Thursday after years of community debate. Local residents will miss it.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will issue a report on 20 proposed resiliency projects.

GBH’s Under the Radar discusses the latest local headlines, including the ongoing saga of White Stadium, a potential Orange Line expansion and a new business venture in Lynn.

Haverhill completed a sewer bypass Wednesday to stop sewage from leaking into the Merrimack River.

Patriots hung British soldier effigies from the Liberty Tree, which grew near Boston Common in the 1600s and 1700s. It was a spot where protesters assembled and pushed the boundaries of dissent.

Sewage is still flowing into the Merrimack River from Haverhill, where a sewer main in Haverhill ruptured Friday night.