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It will be a cold Christmas Eve despite diminishing winds.

Arctic blast moves into New England as winds diminish. These maps show what to expect.

A powerful storm that brought gusty winds and some coastal flooding to Massachusetts Friday was followed by a cold front sweeping into the area that caused temperatures to plunge, according to forecasters. These maps show what to expect.

Strong winds continue in Mass. as cold front sweeps into the region Power outages map: See where people lost power in Mass.

Significant flooding occurred at high tide Friday morning on Long Wharf as water from Boston Harbor spilled on to Long Wharf and State Street.

Photos and videos show flooding around New England

An Iowa sports reporter got tagged in to cover the storm. He brought a flurry of sarcasm.

Track the earmarks: See where federal dollars are coming to Massachusetts
The state’s lawmakers got 172 projects into the package as revamped earmarks, with money to flow to nearly every corner of Massachusetts.

‘We all look like domestic terrorists now’: 8 extraordinary details from the Jan. 6 committee report

Former leader of trucking company linked to N.H. truck crash that killed 7 seeks return to commercial driving

Price Meropol McMahon (left), her husband, Jimmy McMahon, and their children, Rosalie and James, on the green at Woodland Golf Club. The couple had taken a photo in that spot every year since their marriage in 2013.

Wellesley woman dies from flu complications: ‘A one-in-a-million case’

Becki and Lenny Stratton got dressed for a full day of performing as Mr. and Mrs. Claus. A Christmas blanket adorns their bed and a decorated tree is in each room of their Shelburne home.

For these professional Santas, playing St. Nick is a calling

Every weekday during the Christmas season, Rick Banks spends some time after work in his “man cave,” memorizing the Santa jokes and children’s stories from a stack of well-worn index cards. Suiting up as a Santa means constantly improving their craft, Banks says.

Need a nostalgia fix this weekend? Hit up Christmas classics with this list of streamable films and specials, including "Elf" starring Will Ferrell.

8 holiday classics to stream all weekend long

Dumplings with pork from the Dumpling House in Cambridge.

Some of the best places to get Chinese food around Boston

Jordian Maldonado, 32, of Lawrence, and his sister at Quincy Animal Shelter after reuniting with Maldonado's 14-year-old pit bull, Haze.

‘The best Christmas present’ Lawrence pit bull missing for nearly a month found in Quincy

Haze, a 14-year-old pit bull made it home just in time for Christmas after he went missing in Lawrence last month and was found in Quincy. He was reunited with his owner last week.

Decorating the White House, building a brand, and being themselves. Meet the Renovation Husbands.
For Stephen and David St. Russell, renovations on their 1893 Victorian in Dorchester started off as a hobby. Now, through social media, it's become their full-time careers.

How a surprise storm knocked out our power and sparked a friendship with neighbors

I knocked on their door. “Everything OK?” I asked, knowing it wasn’t.

Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell stood between Jaylen Brown and the basket.

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Celtics 121, Timberwolves 109

Patience pays off as 3-pointers finally start to fall, Celtics beat Timberwolves to end three-game skid

Jaylen Brown opened the fourth quarter with a 3-point swish and then carried Boston past Minnesota with 23 of his 36 points.

What is happening to the Red Sox is a direct result of ownership decisions made late in the 2019 season. That’s when they decided to put the bottom line above winning.

Dan Shaughnessy

Don’t blame Chaim Bloom. It’s ownership that did this to the Red Sox, and other thoughts

Chaim Bloom is having a horrible offseason, but he’s not the sole reason the Red Sox are bad. They seem content to be bad.

The Devils' Jack Hughes is on the move while Bruin defenseman Matt Grzelcyk tries to hold him off at the Prudential Center in Newark.

Bruins 4, Devils 3

Four-goal second period carries Bruins to victory over Devils

David Pastrnak scored a pair of goals, his 23rd and 24th of the season.

Opinion

A video of John Eastman plays during a hearing on June 21 for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

The DOJ’s criminal investigation of Jan. 6 should carefully scrutinize Trump’s rogue lawyers

John Eastman, lawyer and ringleader in the attempted coup plot, is explicitly named in the criminal referrals that accompanied the committee’s final report this week, and rightly so.

IRS failed Americans with lack of presidential tax return audits

The Ebenezer Scrooge nobody knows

Gene Weingarten

About that portal to Hell hovering over the White House

Living without compromise, dying in their truth

Now that Ramses Ja and Q Ward own the White Lives Matter trademark, what do these long-time social justice supporters plan to do with the power that comes with ownership?

The Emancipator

What’s next for the White Lives Matter trademark?

Now that podcasters Ramses Ja and Q Ward own the White Lives Matter trademark, what do these long-time social justice supporters plan to do with the power that comes with ownership?

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Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

More recent News

Boston police warn of phone scam targeting elderly residents

Boston police issued a warning Friday about a phone scam targeting the elderly after a 93-year-old man was persuaded to give $9,500 in cash to a man claiming to be an attorney, police said.

19-year-old killed in shooting at Mall of America, police say

A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America on Friday that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend, police said.

Plymouth County prosecutor charged in case of alleged domestic assault
Assistant District Attorney Kathleen C. Flannery was arraigned Nov. 28 on charges of assault and battery on a household or family member and two counts of assault and battery on a police officer.

Spikes in COVID and influenza prompt a push for post-holiday masking in BPS
A letter sent to families said school and city health leaders were discussing a masking mandate for the first two weeks of school after the break.

Tory Lanez found guilty in shooting of Megan Thee Stallion
Jurors found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting and wounding of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion.

LOVE LETTERS

I was sending him monthly updates about my life
“Ultimately the days turned to months and I never heard back.”

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Best of the Arts 2022

The 50 best albums of the year

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in "Top Gun: Maverick" from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. (Paramount Pictures)

10 great movie performances to mark 2022

The 10 best TV shows of 2022

Recommended reads

Boston police had a visible presence at the Jeremiah E. Burke High School in October, following incidents in which police said a student shot another student outside the school and separately in September, police said a student stabbed another student at the school.

Boston Public Schools’ proposed school safety positions draw outcry from juvenile justice advocates

Amid an outcry from juvenile justice advocates, who said the program would result in the over-policing of Black and Latino students, the city is reframing the effort as focused on connecting students with social services and other kinds of help.

When the union comes to a coffee shop near you
The closure of Darwin’s amid union activity highlights the often fraught relationship in independent cafes, when workers and owners stand side-by-side all day.

Healey picks transit veterans Gina Fiandaca, Monica Tibbits-Nutt as transportation secretary, undersecretary
Fiandaca, who ran Boston’s transportation department before moving to Texas to oversee mobility for the city of Austin, will take over the state’s sprawling transportation bureaucracy. Tibbits-Nutt, former member of the Mass. Department of Transportation board of directors, will serve as undersecretary.

‘I was just blown away’: State report shows climate change will take massive toll on Mass. without urgent action
Massachusetts summers could eventually feel like Georgia’s, rain could flood bus routes, and asthma could become far more common.

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Culture & Lifestyle

David Coffee (left) as Ebenezer Scrooge and Russell Garrett as Bob Cratchit in North Shore Music Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol."

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Need a nostalgia fix this weekend? Hit up Christmas classics with this list of streamable films and specials, including "Elf" starring Will Ferrell.

8 holiday classics to stream all weekend long

Readers offer their choices for the best books of 2022

Sheng Wang's "Sweet and Juicy" Netflix special is Josh Gondelman and Jaylene Tran's top pick.

The stand-up specials that were these nine comedians’ favorites in 2022

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

At 80, President Biden is already the oldest person elected as US president and the oldest to serve in the post. If successful in a quest for a second term, he would be president into his mid-80s, leaving office two months after his 86th birthday.

Should Joe Biden run again?

A titmouse on the author's journal.

IDEAS | JENNIFER NASH

A flock of birds gripped my hand — and pulled me back into the fight against climate change

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Dec. 21.

Christmas in Kyiv: Keeping hope alive

The report from the House Ways & Means Committee, regarding the IRS and former president Donald Trump's tax returns.

James McHugh and Dennis Aftergut

Does releasing Trump’s tax returns risk more harm than good?

Remembering trans lives taken in 2022

IDEAS | ADRIANA BARTON

The ‘Mozart effect’ is bunk. But your brain on music is still a wondrous thing.

Metro

‘The best Christmas present’ Lawrence pit bull missing for nearly a month found in Quincy

Haze, a 14-year-old pit bull made it home just in time for Christmas after he went missing in Lawrence last month and was found in Quincy. He was reunited with his owner last week.

Strong winds continue in Mass. as cold front sweeps into the region

More than 30,000 customers remained without power in Massachusetts Friday afternoon as a storm battered the state with high winds and rain ahead of an arctic cold front, officials said.

Northeast Metro Tech senior named a Heartsaver Hero for saving a woman’s life

Sebastian Cadavid, a senior studying in the dental assistant program at the Wakefield school, received the honor from the American Heart Association for performing CPR on a woman stricken at a Wendy's restaurant over the summer.

Former leader of trucking company linked to N.H. truck crash that killed 7 seeks return to commercial driving

Dunyadar Gasanov, 38, the former vice president of the defunct Westfield Transport in West Springfield, wants to get back into commercial trucking, and, over the objections of prosecutors, on Monday he convinced federal magistrate judge in Springfield to give him a chance.

Sports

Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell stood between Jaylen Brown and the basket.

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celtics 121, timberwolves 109

Patience pays off as 3-pointers finally start to fall, Celtics beat Timberwolves to end three-game skid

Jaylen Brown opened the fourth quarter with a 3-point swish and then carried Boston past Minnesota with 23 of his 36 points.

The Devils' Jack Hughes is on the move while Bruin defenseman Matt Grzelcyk tries to hold him off at the Prudential Center in Newark.

Bruins 4, Devils 3

Four-goal second period carries Bruins to victory over Devils

David Pastrnak scored a pair of goals, his 23rd and 24th of the season.

“My parents [Jim and Sara] played a big role [in my athletic career], they’ve helped me try out different sports and provided me with the opportunities to wrestle at all these places that I’ve wrestled at." Shaun McLaughlin, Natick wrestler (being introduced before Wednesday's match vs. Weymouth).

High school wrestling notebook

Wrestling notebook: Natick captain Shaun McLaughlin has not let his physical difference prevent him from achieving success

The senior's right leg ends at the knee from a birth defect. But McLaughlin has compiled a 78-14 high school record, including a second-place finish at the 2022 Division 1 state championship.

Alex Ovechkin has caught Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career goals list

Alex Ovechkin passes Gordie Howe for 2nd in NHL history with goals 801, 802

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Chris Beard’s fiancée says the Texas basketball coach didn’t strangle her, despite felony charge

Business

Caroline Ellison says she, Bankman-Fried agreed to mislead FTX lenders

“I knew that it was wrong,” said Ellison, a Newton native, according to the transcript of a Dec. 19 plea hearing in Manhattan federal court.

IRS delays $600 tax reporting rule for Venmo, Etsy sellers

The one-year delay is a reprieve for individuals who use those digital payment platforms to conduct business.

Lab project on Muzi Ford site in Needham gets green light

Funding bill targets online sites amid retail theft concerns

magazine

Warren Seavey (left) and some of the World War II veterans he admitted to Harvard Law.

A Harvard Law professor broke the rules to let in WWII vets. They made ‘the best class there ever was.’

We take foster kids from their parents. Then we wonder what’s wrong with them.

Foxborough, MA - 11/17/2022: New England Patriots player Devin McCourty (cq) photographed for The Bostonians of the Year issue of the magazine..(Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff)

Bostonian of the Year: Honorable Mention

Patriot Devin McCourty’s on-field performance is matched only by his generosity

This week's daters: Lewis and Claire

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I have a gluten allergy, which I know can be annoying when going out to eat’

metro

A piece of the cement-stucco facade of the People's Savings Bank building at 145 Westminster St. in downtown Providence hangs precariously from the face of the structure Friday.

Facade separating from Providence building prompts street closure in busy downtown district

For these professional Santas, playing St. Nick is a calling

Cardinal O’Malley asks Catholics to remember Ukraine, people in need at Christmastime

sports

Devils left wing Erik Haula was swapped to New Jersey from the Bruins for Pavel Zacha, and both players have found success with their new teams.

Erik Haula has made the most of unexpected trade from Bruins to Devils

Jack Conklin agrees to four-year extension with Browns

Blue Jays ship top prospect Gabriel Moreno to Diamondbacks for slugging outfielder Daulton Varsho

business

People working out during a 75-minute cardioboxing Thanksgiving class at Trillfit on Nov. 28, 2019.

TrillFit is shuttering its brick-and-mortar studio in Mission Hill

Applications for jobless claims up slightly last week

Target recalls more than 200,000 children’s weighted blankets after two young girls die

politics

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks to her final news conference as House speaker on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 22, 2022.

House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid, disaster relief

Track the earmarks: See where federal dollars are coming to Massachusetts

‘We all look like domestic terrorists now’: 8 extraordinary details from the Jan. 6 committee report

Nation

A family makes their way across Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo, NY after stocking up on supplies at the grocery store, on Dec. 23.

Wild winter storm envelops US, snarling Christmas travel

19-year-old killed in shooting at Mall of America, police say

Tory Lanez found guilty in shooting of Megan Thee Stallion

World

Sitiveni Rabuka is sworn in as the prime minister of Fiji in Suva on Dec. 24.

Rabuka sworn in as Fiji prime minister after close election

Greece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too

As cases explode, China’s low COVID death toll convinces no one

opinion

Daniel Aston was one of five people shot to death in a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 19.

Living without compromise, dying in their truth

How to better care for our elderly and frail

A desperate need to reform health care

lifestyle

Need a nostalgia fix this weekend? Hit up Christmas classics with this list of streamable films and specials, including "Elf" starring Will Ferrell.

8 holiday classics to stream all weekend long

Decorating the White House, building a brand, and being themselves. Meet the Renovation Husbands.

I was sending him monthly updates about my life

food & dining

Dumplings with pork from the Dumpling House in Cambridge.

Some of the best places to get Chinese food around Boston

Customers, baristas poured one out for Darwin’s as Cambridge coffee shop chain closed for good

A bustling, all-day brasserie in the heart of Kendall Square

travel

A band of street musicians playing outside of Café Du Monde sets a joyous mood for the day.

Go easy on your wallet in the Big Easy

Boarding denied on cruise because of positive COVID test

A Newport update, festive party package, and portable back and neck care

Arts

Pelle Cass, HU Pole Vault (first version), 2019/2022. Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper.

Bodies of work at the deCordova’s ‘New Formations’

At the Clark, ‘On the Horizon’ and through the haze

Wendy Artin’s ‘Flesh and Stone’ breathes new life into sculptures

Books

Readers offer their choices for the best books of 2022

Douglas Brinkley’s ‘Silent Spring Revolution’ details the impact of activists and presidents from JFK to Nixon on environmental protection policy

National Book Award-winning poet John Keene intentionally seeks out challenges in his reading

Movies

Kris Kringle (played by Edmund Gwenn) greets Susan (a young Natalie Wood) in a scene from the 1947 film "Miracle on 34th Street."

‘Miracle on 34th Street’: A Christmas classic turns 75

Same script, different cast: ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’

"Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody" filming at Gillette Stadium

Television

Jeff Garlin with Wendi McLendon-Covey in "The Goldbergs."

Jeff Garlin to join cast of Mindy Kaling’s ‘Never Have I Ever’

In sibling dramas, everything is relative

Groucho, Dick Cavett, and a thousand points of delight

music

"A Christmas Celtic Sojourn" at Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, on Dec. 18, 2022.

20 years in, ‘Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ is beautiful and bittersweet

Elon Musk has been silent since his poll. But Snoop Dogg hasn’t.

Shirley Watts, widow of drummer Charlie Watts, dies at 84

Theater/Dance

From left: Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, composer Jeanine Tesori, and "Kimberly Akimbo" director Jessica Stone at the Booth Theatre in New York, where the musical is being staged.

Southie native David Lindsay-Abaire has fashioned a ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ that sings

A ‘Solstice Celebration’ for everyone

In ART’s ‘Life of Pi,’ a tiger burns brightest

globe local

Northeast Dental Assisting teacher Erin Selvitella and senior Sebastian Cadavid, of Saugus, who was recognized for performing CPR in the community.

Northeast Metro Tech senior named a Heartsaver Hero for saving a woman’s life

Making spirits bright for the homeless

The Argument: Should Massachusetts lift its ban on Sunday hunting?

Obituaries

FILE - Musicians Kenneth Gamble, left, Leon Huff, center, and Thom Bell stand together at Gamble and Huff Music, on Broad Street, in Philadelphia, on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the Spinners’ “I’ll Be Around” and the Stylistics’ “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” has died at age 79. Bell's wife, Vanessa Bell, said that he died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 at his home in Bellingham, Washington, after a lengthy illness. (Stephanie Aaronson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Thom Bell, an architect of 1970s Philadelphia soul, dies

Charlene Mitchell, 92, dies; first Black woman to run for president

Wellesley woman dies from flu complications: ‘A one-in-a-million case’