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Late Monday night, the MBTA reported half-hour delays due to the snowy conditions. The delays continued through Tuesday, this time due to "multiple disabled trains" being removed from service. By Wednesday, the winter weather had taken its toll on the Red Line, and by about 2 p.m. that afternoon, the MBTA announced that it would be running with reduced service, leading to longer wait times.

"The current threshold for the City of Boston to declare a cold emergency is one day or more of -10°F or below observed wind chill," Wu said in a statement.

Several people were injured Thursday afternoon in a multi-vehicle highway crash in Boston, according to Massachusetts State Police. Troopers responded to the crash on Interstate 93 South near Exit 15 at about 3:30 p.m., police said in a statement. As of Thursday evening, one person is "in serious condition." Fire officials and emergency responders were on the scene to render aid to the crash victims, according to police. The left two highway lanes were closed.

Local News Boston police said "multiple institutions" have received similar threats, Suffolk University police said in an update sent to the university community. An emailed bomb to Suffolk University prompted the school to temporarily shut down a campus library Monday morning, a university official said. The threat targeted the Mildred F. Sawyer Library on Tremont Street, Suffolk University Vice President of Media Relations Greg Gatlin told Boston.com. Boston police swept the library as a precaution and deemed it all clear, Gatlin said.

Andover native Romano Duncan, 25, has the kind of "drawped ah" Boston accent that turned Rob Mariano into "Boston Rob" on "Survivor." The voice of Duncan, is, as one Instagram commenter said - perhaps without even knowing Duncan's name - "the voice of Dunkin." The internet has a new favorite video - and I dare you to watch it only once. In fact, I need you to watch this now.

Anastaiya Colon, 27, was at ICON, a nightclub in Boston's Theater District, in the early hours of Dec. 21 when she suffered a fatal medical episode. Following the incident, her loved ones insisted that the club's staff did not respond professionally and failed to control crowds. City regulators suspended ICON's entertainment license pending an assessment of any potential violations. During a hearing Tuesday, they heard from attorneys representing the club and people who were with Colon the night she died.

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 Brockton man was fatally shot multiple times in a parked vehicle in Mattapan early Monday morning, police said. Alex DeAndrade, 37, was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 12:12 a.m. Monday near 24 Stow St. in Mattapan, a short walk from the Morton Street MBTA Commuter Rail station, Boston police said. DeAndrade was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, Boston police said.

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.

Demand so outpaced supply in greater Boston that the metro experienced a 95% occupancy rate in 2025. Apartments spent an average of 38 days on the market, and 11 renters competed for every vacant unit. Meanwhile, new apartment construction ticked up by just 2%. Once Boston renters secure a home, they are unlikely to leave. The city's lease renewal rate grew 2.6% during 2025 to 64%.

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.

A Boston Medical Center employee suffered life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed early Wednesday morning by a Roxbury man who is now facing assault charges, authorities said. At about 2 a.m., Boston police responded to the center's campus and discovered that a public safety officer had been stabbed in his right leg by a man visiting a patient, according to a police report.

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.