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With the Vancouver Canucks entering a roster revamp, it's clear that not many players currently on the roster are safe from the trading block. That includes veteran forward Kiefer Sherwood, who had been a key part of the Canucks roster over the past few seasons. With one month until the Olympic break and two months to go until the NHL's trade deadline, we're bound to receive some clarity soon on the Canucks' deadline business.

A person died in Back Bay on New Year's Eve after falling from the Mandarin Oriental on Boylston Street, police said.

A variety of monsters, Roman soldiers, and a few hearty Bostonians made their way to the beach this morning for a dip in the ocean. Since 1904, the L Street Brownies polar bear club in South Boston has held the annual polar plunge on the first day of the new year. Hundreds of people run into the chilly cold water of Dorchester Bay on the morning of Jan. 1 in various stages of dress or undress, from traditional swimwear to unique costumes.

We have some snow in the forecast for Wednesday, New Year's Eve, and the heaviest will fall in an unlikely area when you think about who typically gets the most snowfall. That's right, it looks like Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard are going to receive up to 4 inches of snow overnight New Year's Eve, as a potent area of energy moves through the region on a fast jet stream.

The Boston Police Department's bomb squad responded to a neighborhood just outside the North End late Monday night following a call about a suspicious package. Officers assigned to the department's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit responded to 103 North St. at about 11:45 p.m. and learned that an unknown item had been found on the sidewalk, according to a Boston police spokesperson. The area is about a block from Faneuil Hall and a short distance from the North End.

This year, law enforcement officials in Boston put a greater emphasis on retail theft enforcement, leading to a dramatic increase in the number of shoplifting arrests. But as officials tout those year-end statistics, a City Council member is publicly calling for the police to step up enforcement efforts even more. In 2025, shoplifting arrests were up 261% compared to the five-year average, officials said at a community meeting focused entirely on retail theft that was held at the beginning of December.

"Yeah, I took a loss on it," said Frederic with a laugh. "Giving back to the community."

Two Brighton roommates were charged on Thursday with dealing meth out of their apartment, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Vincenzo Porfino, 43, pleaded not guilty to trafficking methamphetamine of less than 100 grams. William Nagle, 46, pleaded not guilty to trafficking methamphetamine of more than 200 grams and class B possession with intent to distribute, according to court documents.

The city's restaurant scene has never looked better from the dining room, but behind kitchen doors, the industry is struggling with thin margins, labor shortages, and a culture of burnout. To survive, today's top chefs are reinventing everything-and their solutions might just save it all.

A confession: I did not know that Jordan Walsh, the Boston Celtics' young forward, was the second coming of Moses Malone. I did not realize that he could ably step into the shoes of Jayson Tatum, the Celtics' superstar forward, who went down with a ruptured Achilles tendon during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks last May. Salvation, it turns out, was already sitting at the end of the bench, averaging three minutes a game.

As you are aware, the Trump administration is dedicated to protecting the civil rights of all Americans. At your office's direction, however, city officials have set out to smuggle racial equity into every layer of operations in city government,' Trainor wrote, quoting Boston's website on racial justice initiatives. Trainor said his office is investigating whether the city violated federal laws prohibiting discrimination in housing sales or rentals based on race, sex or national origin.

I'm grateful that this defendant has been held accountable for some of the serious charges in this vicious attack, and I wish the victim a full recovery from the physical and psychological trauma she suffered," Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden wrote in a statement.

The historic, narrow streets are lined with local and family-owned businesses. You'll find pizza and pasta places aplenty, plus Italian regional specialities on many menus, and scores of traditional Italian desserts, too. There are multiple food tours here in the North End, and both tourists and locals line the sidewalks to get into must-try spots. However, most people don't mind waiting around because the area is incredibly charming.

The total money you need for a down payment and closing costs to purchase a condo in Boston depends on the purchase price and your financing. Closing costs generally range from 2% to 5% of the purchase price. The down payment can range from 3% to 20% or more, depending on your loan type. Loan Type: Government-backed loans like VA and USDA may offer 0% down payment for qualifying buyers, while FHA loans can be as low as 3.5%.

Brookline: In a Facebook post, FuGaKyu Japanese Cuisine announced that it was closing after 25 years in Coolidge Corner. The restaurant once had multiple locations around the city, and shared that the owner decided to cease operations due to personal reasons, effective as of Wednesday, November 5, writing that "this chapter may close, but it marks the dawn of exciting new journeys ahead for our team and family." 1280 Beacon Street

Fresh off a dominant reelection bid, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is gearing up for a renewed test of her political capital. This week, Wu restarted her public push to shift more of the city's tax burden onto commercial real estate in order to provide savings for residential homeowners. This effort has been stymied by state lawmakers twice already. Now, Wu is hoping that the third time is the charm on Beacon Hill.

Opening statements will take place Monday in Brian Walshe 's murder trial. The case has drawn national attention since his wife, Ana, vanished nearly three years ago. Prosecutors accuse Walshe of killing her on New Year's Day 2023, dismembering her body, and discarding her remains in dumpsters across the region, including one near his mother's home. Investigators never found her body.

An alleged Ticketmaster typo had fans boiling after an upcoming Olivia Dean concert at Boston's TD Garden was priced more than 14 times the actual ticket cost. Ticketmaster has since apologized and handed out refunds after the typo inflated the ticket price from $53 to $753, according to a USA Today report. A concertgoer shared screenshots of the sky-high-priced tickets along with a view of the lengthy queue, which had them at number 24,161 in line.

Boston police arrested four suspects Monday and recovered two kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine in connection with a drug investigation in Roslindale. Officers were executing search warrants in the area of 24 Colgate Rd., according to a statement. The investigation was targeting Shyronn Johnson, 34, of Roslindale, who allegedly had a warrant issued out of West Roxbury District Court for failing to register as a sex offender.

There's one story on Boston's TV news stations that won't seem to go away: an exodus of on-air talent that has been depleting the ranks of local broadcasters in recent years. Big names including WBZ-TV's (Channel 4) Jon Keller and WHDH-TV's (Channel 7) Kim Khazei are just the most recent examples of the accelerating flight of journalists from the airwaves.

A body was found Monday morning in the water off Castle Island in South Boston, according to police. Boston police officers were notified around 9:34 a.m. that the Massachusetts Environmental Police had recovered a body in the water off Castle Island, police said. The body was taken by the medical examiner's office for an autopsy and homicide detectives were notified, according to police. Police have not released information about whether they believe the death was suspicious.

It's difficult to conceive of something more tragic than a child being born and then ignored to the extent it leads to death by malnourishment and sheer neglect.

Generations of New Englanders will never forget that Tom Brady wore No. 12 (thanks also to his relentless branding efforts) or that David Ortiz wore No. 34 when he helped the Red Sox break the curse. Yet there are so many other examples of New England sports stars becoming linked with the number on the back of their jersey, to the point that some numbers are even retired by teams to honor those players.

Zuniga wrote in response to a scathing letter Jackson penned last month, which alleged Cox had been "caught in a lie" in his remarks about a former officer whose explosive testimony made headlines during Read's second trial. Speaking to reporters on July 10, Cox denied pressuring then-Boston Police Officer Kelly Dever into changing her testimony and claimed he didn't even know she was associated with Read's high-profile case - a statement Jackson decried as "patently false" and "a bald-faced lie."

I have been fascinated with technology since I was around seven years old or so. I was curious how the Internet worked and eventually how IT systems at my high school were run, and then went to study engineering in college. Computer science became very popular during the pandemic due to the promise of high new grad salaries and many job openings, but I graduated in 2018 and was more driven by the fact that I simply liked to solve hard engineering problems.

Still hounded by conspiracy theories months after Karen Read 's acquittal, several witnesses from the high-profile murder case are denouncing Read's coverup claims as "a vile work of fiction." The "outlandish" frame job allegations were part of Read's "scheme to defame and wrongly malign" prosecution witnesses and evade responsibility for the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, lawyers for Brian and Nicole Albert, Jennifer and Matthew McCabe, and Brian Higgins argue in a new brief recently served on Read's legal team.