CONGRATS to Henry Swenson of Topsfield— he beat his personal best.. but he’s not the winner this year. We’ll show you who Is— on #WCVB at 11! #TopsfieldFair2024

Congrats to Steve and Nancy Connolly of Sharon. This year’s Topsfield Fair Pumpkin Growing Champs! Their gourd tipped the scales at 2211 pounds! It’s Steve’s 4th win. You can hear from the winner on #WCVB

Olympic Bronze Medal Winner Frederick Richard gets a hero’s homecoming in Stoughton. His message for local students.. coming up at 5 and 6 on #WCVB

Right Now: Crews battling a wildfire on Hillside Street near Houghton’s Pond in Milton. #WCVB

“Glick-id” or “Wicked Glad” weekend has launched! Both highly anticipated movies, Wicked and Gladiator II, open in theaters. The party has already started at Showcase Superlux in Chestnut Hill. Join the fun on #WCVB at 11.

Breaking:

NFL announces Mike Vrabel as new head coach for New England Patriots | Click on the image to read the full story wcvb.com/article/patrio…

Right Now: The vote count is still coming in here in Needham, but so far-- the NO votes have a solid lead: residents here seem want a 2nd look at the housing plan Town Meeting members approved last fall. Updates on #WCVB at 11.

Breaking: Needham voters have rejected a Housing plan that Town Meeting Members approved last October. Unofficial Results: Yes : 4,882 No: 6866 Details on #WCVB at 11

Our crews are working as quickly and safely as possible to clear and repair two broken utility poles here on Centre St in Dorchester. We have a generator on the way that our team will use to restore power to nearly all our customers affected while this work continues.

High winds bring down utility poles, power outage on a Dorchester street | Click on the image to read the full story wcvb.com/article/utilit…

JUST IN: Video shows the moment that concrete fell from the ceiling of the Prudential Tunnel in Boston, damaging several vehicles. Additional details here: wcvb.com/article/pru-tu…

Everett City Council unanimously passes a NO CONFIDENCE resolution aimed at Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the City’s CFO. The vote follows a scathing report from the State Inspector General that found the mayor took 180K in unwarranted bonuses. #WCVB

Brockton Police on the scene of a double shooting in the Westgate Mall Parking lot. It started as a fight between a group of teens. Two victims rushed by ambulance— conditions unknown. No arrests. #WCVB

Right now: Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria and State Senator Sal DiDomenico talking to residents and union workers for the first time about the proposal to build a soccer station on the waterfront adjacent to Encore Casino. #WCVB

Breaking: Canton Town Meeting members have voted to Reconsider a plan to build pickleball courts at Pequitside Farm, then, they voted to postpone a vote on the project indefinitely. The project is dead for now. #WCVB

wcvb.com/article/karen-… BREAKING: Karen Read has been found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter, and guilty of operating under the influence.

Hey United Airlines Passengers: If you’re delayed tonight at Logan due to the outage.. feel free to reach out. I want to hear from you.

Breaking: United says it’s resolved a technology issue that grounded its fleet nationwide this evening. But delays continue here at Logan. United says this was NOT a cyber attack.. #WCVB

⚠⚠⚠ Main Street in Hopkinton was partially closed Wednesday after a building collapsed onto it and the sidewalk.