Boston and the rest of New England have been dealing with well below-average temperatures, in some cases falling 20 degrees, as an expansive mass of Arctic air spreads across the eastern half of the United States. This cold surge is making our region this week feel colder than Anchorage, Alaska, which is topping out at 36 degrees.

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Potential future superstars Cooper Kupp, James Hagens, Ryan Leonard Macklin Celebrini, Page Bueckers and AJ Dybantsa all played in New England this weekend.

As a meteorologist, waking up to 4 to 6 inches of snow locally is certainly fun and interesting, but well within typical January weather for Southern New England. For me, what’s really interesting is what is forecast to take place across the Gulf Coast Tuesday with a perhaps unprecedented amount of snow for a very wide swath from Texas to parts of Florida.

A winter storm is set to arrive Sunday afternoon, bringing snow across southern New England and lasting overnight into Monday. Here’s the full forecast.

Tripadvisor recently released its Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Destination Awards and Boston and Portland, Maine ranked among the 10 best food destinations in the U.S. Boston ranked No. 6 and Portland ranked No. 8.

Winter is well underway, and New England has no shortage of icy fun during the cold months. Ice Castles opened in New Hampshire over the weekend and the region is gearing up for many winter festivals and carnivals.

The New England Patriots have nearly 16 million followers across Facebook, X and Instagram. But there is one rising social media platform the organization has been told not to break ground on, according to a high-ranking team employee.

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg won’t be making it all the way up to Maine, so his fans trekked to Chestnut Hill on Saturday night to see the likely No. 1 overall draft pick play Boston College in his only game in New England this season.

In addition to the national categories, the Beard foundation breaks up the country into pieces for 12 regional Best Chef awards. The Northeast region—aka New England—includes Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Here are the Massachusetts semifinalists for 2025:

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