Meet MA's Richest Billionaires: Patch PM

TEWKSBURY, MA — It's Tuesday, Oct. 5. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

• The Red Sox and Yankees add a new chapter to their renewed rivalry, meeting in a one-game playoff Tuesday night at Fenway Park.
• The Massachusetts State Lottery said the two $1 million tickets in Monday's massive Powerball drawing were sold in Seekonk and Haverhill.
• Justin Bieber is partnering with NETA dispensaries in Massachusetts and the California-based company Palms Pre-rolls to break into the cannabis market.

Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.

Today's Top Story

Don't worry, the billionaires are just fine.

America's richest are richer than they've ever been, Forbes said with Tuesday's release of The Forbes 400, its annual list of the 400 richest U.S. billionaires.

Fifteen people from Massachusetts made the cut, including the state's richest person, Abigail Johnson, who has a net worth more than twice that of the second-richest person: her father.

The list is always good for a gander. Check out the full story here.

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Tuesday's Other Top Stories

Do or die for Red Sox: It's been, what, nearly two days since the last can't-miss, must-watch Boston sporting event? The Red Sox and Yankees add a new chapter to their renewed rivalry, meeting in a one-game playoff Tuesday night at Fenway Park. We have everything you need to know about tonight's game, which starts at 8:08 p.m. Also on Patch: Watch the game at Polar Park in Worcester.

Two million-dollar Powerball tickets sold in Massachusetts: Even though Monday night's Powerball big winner was out of California, two Massachusetts towns had $1 million winners. On Tuesday, the Massachusetts State Lottery said the two $1 million tickets were sold in Seekonk and Haverhill. The Seekonk winner came out of the Quality Gas Station on Taunton Ave., and the Haverhill winner came out of the OHM Mobil Mart on South Main St.

Police chief fire after traffic stop: The Milford Select Board has voted to formally terminate Michael Pighetti as police chief following a January traffic stop along Congress Street. The Milford Select Board voted unanimously last week to terminate Pighetti's contract, Town Manager Richard Villani said in a Tuesday news release. Pighetti, who does not have police powers as the department's top administrator, used a town-issued car to pull over a driver along Congress Street after watching the driver run a red light.

The 2021 Boston Marathon is Oct. 11. Read the latest on Patch's 2021 Boston Marathon hub.

They Said It

"I got my peaches out in Georgia, I get my weed from California."

• Line from the Justin Bieber song "PEACHES." The pop idol is partnering with NETA dispensaries in Massachusetts and the California-based company Palms Pre-rolls to break into the cannabis market. Bieber's new product, PEACHES Pre-Rolls by Palms, is a limited-edition line that is exclusively available at NETA's store locations in Brookline, Northampton, and later this fall, Franklin.

Boston Marathon Notebook

The Boston Marathon is Monday, and Patch reporters have been profiling local runners who have been waiting more than two years to step up to the starting line. In addition to the stories below, you can find more information on Patch's 2021 Boston Marathon Hub.

• Toby Hewitt is running 26.2 miles toward Boston to raise money so more Boston Public School Students will have a chance to enjoy a unique opportunity about one mile offshore. The Danvers resident is part of the Thompson Island Outward Bound team. Thompson Island is one of the most accessible Boston Harbor islands and hosts weddings, corporate events and nature's classroom workshops where middle school students get a chance to get outside for a day or week and learn more about their environment.
• In his role as the Town of Dedham's community development director, John Sisson works to assist local businesses in finding the resources they need to thrive. He is now helping others in a different capacity by participating in his first Boston Marathon at age 56 to support to people suffering from cancer, a disease that claimed his wife, Laura Rutherford, in January.
• This year's Boston Marathon is intensely personal for Walpole resident Lisa Raeke (pictured above). Her quest is to continue to raise money for and awareness about her friend's son, Greyson Beauregard, who was paralyzed from the waist down in an accident last fall two weeks after his 13th birthday.
• Slow and steady may not win the race in the case of Westwood resident Jasmine Lellock. But her 20-year training effort to qualify for the Boston Marathon shows that perseverance does pay off. The English teacher at Newton South High School is running to support the Newton Schools Foundation.
• Kyle Geiselman of North Andover is running his second Boston Marathon this year, again raising money for Beth Israel Lahey Health. His twin daughters, who turn 7 in November, spent almost 200 combined days in Beth Israel's Newborn Intensive Care Unit after they were born 9.5 weeks premature.

Should Kids Under 12 Get The Coronavirus Vaccine? Take Our Survey

Federal regulators could approve coronavirus vaccines for kids between the ages of 5 and 11 as early as this month.

That approval will set off another rush by parents to get their kids vaccinated, as they did in May when COVID-19 vaccines were approved for use in children between the ages of 12 and 15 in May. But it will also set off another round of debates over whether parents should get their kids vaccinated.

As we did in May, when vaccines were approved for older kids, Patch is asking readers where they stand on children being vaccinated against the coronavirus. We'll close the survey below at noon on Thursday and report the results this weekend.

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