Brace yourself for a hot and sticky Friday, with a round of thunderstorms later in the day. The National Weather Service has a simulation of the expected timing here.
But first, the news:
Pit stop pushback: Massachusetts is planning a makeover for its highway rest stops — the biggest transformation of the plazas since they were built in the 1950s. But there’s a simmering controversy over the company picked to do it. And yesterday, a Waltham company that says it unfairly lost out on the massive redevelopment contract announced it filed a formal complaint with the State Ethics Commission. Here’s what we know about the…..