News you can use

6 practical guides to help you out this summer [View in Browser]( [❤️ Donate]( Hey there, I don't know about you, but it feels like I'm always faced with questions. What to do, where to go, how does this work, when to leave to avoid traffic. It never ends! And these questions lead to making decisions that shape our lives in big and small ways. (Harvard Business Review reports the average adult actually makes 33,000 to 35,000 decisions every single day; I'm tired just reading that.) While WBUR can't immediately cut down the number of choices you have to make each day, we can provide you with information to make the best decisions for you and your family. How? Well, in the biz, we call it "news you can use" and that's exactly what I hope you'll do with some of the useful guides I've highlighted below. These ones are particularly helpful for the summer. Cheers, Meagan McGinnes Assistant Managing Editor, Newsletters [Follow]( [A hot hurricane summer: How Massachusetts residents can prepare]( ​​​​​​Atlantic hurricane season is well underway. And while Massachusetts residents rarely batten down the hatches like southern East Coasters do, experts say it's a good idea for them to better prepare this year. [1 more time: A guide to the 2024 Sumner Tunnel closure]( ​​​​The second, shortened closure of Boston's Sumner Tunnel will run a full month, from Friday, July 5 until the morning of Aug. 5. Here's a brief guide to the shutdown, how to get around it and what comes next. [Summertime, and toxic algae is blooming: Here's what you need to know]( ​​​​​​Harmful blooms of blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, are common in Massachusetts in the summer. Here's how to stay safe. [Not just great whites: Your guide to sharks off Massachusetts' coast]( ​​​​​​There are over a dozen shark species that swim off the coast of Massachusetts, from the small spiny dogfish to massive whale sharks. Sharks even hang out in Boston Harbor. Here's a look at the species swimming just off the coast. [What to know about tick bites, and how to detect and treat Lyme disease]( So what happens if you get a tick bite? How do you know if you have Lyme disease? Here are your questions, answered. [Map: Real-time sewage overflows into Mass. rivers and bays]( ​​​​​​About 18 communities across Mass. have some combined sewage and storm water systems. When it rains heavily, they're designed to overflow into nearby rivers and bays. Here's our real-time tracker showing which water bodies have received a sewage overflow in the last 48 hours. Want to change how you receive these emails? Stop getting this newsletter by [updating your preferences.]( I don't want to hear from WBUR anymore. [Unsubscribe from all WBUR emails](. Interested in learning more about corporate sponsorship? [Click here.]( [Forward to a Friend.]( Trustees of Boston University on behalf of WBUR 890 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA, 02215, US Copyright © 2024 WBUR-FM, All rights reserved.