Twenty-five years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, thousands of volunteers came together in Boston to honor the lives lost by turning a day once defined by tragedy into one of service.

Carrow Road Trust of Peabody claimed the second $25 million grand prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Mega Money scratch ticket game.

With high-risk warnings active for Boston and surrounding communities, public health experts urge residents to take critical precautions.

The victim, 30-year-old Collin Salmon of Great Barrington, was found and transported to New Milford Hospital, where he was ...