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Afternoon rain and wintry mix will change to snow overnight in Massachusetts – The Boston Globe

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2 years ago

January 28, 2024

Afternoon rain and wintry mix will change to snow overnight in Massachusetts – The Boston Globe

A rainy day Sunday afternoon will become a snowy evening in Greater Boston, with wet snow expected overnight until around daybreak Monday morning.

That will likely affect the Monday morning commute in Greater Boston, especially for those coming from west of the city, according to the National Weather Service.

Though Boston is slated to get less than an inch of total snowfall, higher-terrain portions of the state, including the Berkshires and the hilly parts of Worcester, could see 4 to 6 inches of snow, with some local snowfalls in western Massachusetts approaching 8 inches, according to Matthew Belk, a forecaster with the weather service.

He said the shift to snow in that part of the state was “already taking place” before 11 a.m. Sunday.

Boston will see “predominantly rain” Sunday, with bouts of a wintry mix, before switching to snow when temperatures drop overnight, Belk said.

“The farther west you are, the more MetroWest, you could see a couple inches of snow,” Belk said. “As you get toward the city itself, like the Seaport District, it’s probably less than an inch.”

By 11:30 a.m., snow had begun to fall in parts of Cambridge and Allston, though it appeared to melt upon hitting the wet pavement.

Though temperatures in Boston are not forecast to dip below freezing until Monday evening, windchills in the mid- to low-20s are expected after 6 p.m., according to the weather service.

In Worcester, temperatures will fall below freezing around 3 a.m. Monday, according to the weather service, and windchills will stay below 30 degrees from noon Sunday onward.

By sunrise Monday, though, there will be only a slight chance of snow still falling west of Worcester, Belk said.

“Then that focus is going to shift down towards southeast Massachusetts as we get into Monday afternoon, where we’ll have a northeast wind, and there’s a possibility of some ocean-effect snow,” Belk said. “And that would be where southeast Massachusetts, the Cape and the islands, maybe get their little bit of snow.”

Ocean-effect snow, Belk said, is when cold air forms over relatively warm ocean water, creating wind with enough lift and moisture to generate bands of snowfall. “It generates kind of its own little microclimate,” Belk said.

That eastern snowfall is unlikely to stick, Belk said, as temperatures in the high 30s and into the 40s are forecast on the Cape starting early Monday.

“If the ground’s wet, it’s generally not going to accumulate much,” Belk said. “The snow will melt as soon as it hits the liquid water on the ground.”

To the west, the Sunday night snow will likely stick around until Wednesday or Thursday, Belk said, when temperatures rise above 40 degrees.

Belk said Sunday’s snowfall will generally be wet and heavy, which may make shoveling arduous.

“Sledding snow? Maybe not as much,” Belk said. “I’m not a skier, but [it will be] maybe not as good for those activities.”

Daniel Kool can be reached at daniel.kool@globe.com. Follow him @dekool01.

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Your next Uber ride in Boston could be a taxi

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June 23, 2026

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Your next Uber ride in Boston could be a taxi

June 23, 2026 / 4:57 PM EDT
/ CBS Boston

Boston taxis will be able to pick up passengers who request Uber and Lyft rides under a new pilot program announced by Mayor Michelle Wu Tuesday.

Customers who get a cab through a ride-hailing app will still see the cost upfront on their phone as opposed to the typical taxi fare structure.

“The goal of the pilot is to give Boston passengers more options to hail a taxi and to allow Boston’s licensed taxis to participate directly in meeting the demand for trips generated through Uber and Lyft,” the city said in a news release.

Wu said the yearlong pilot will allow cab drivers to earn more while reducing wait times for passengers.

“We’re thankful for the collaboration and advocacy from our taxicab drivers to introduce this new transportation service, and excited to support the people who keep our city moving,” the mayor said.

The program excludes taxi trips to Boston’s Logan Airport, and allows the Hackney Division to make exceptions during some special events in the city.

Uber’s website informs users “you might get matched with a Boston taxi driver.”

“If so, you’ll enjoy the same 24/7 availability and affordable prices you know with UberX while riding to your destination in a cab,” Uber says.

The city said it expects taxi drivers will now be able to “access a significantly larger number of trips than most currently serve.”

“This change is a major boost for taxi drivers in Boston and the passengers we serve,” said Balwinder Gill, who has owned and operated a Boston taxi for 25 years.

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Editorial: With Boston’s World Cup win, could we host Olympics?

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June 23, 2026

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Editorial: With Boston’s World Cup win, could we host Olympics?

The World Cup economic windfall boosting Boston gives rise to a question: Could the Hub host the Olympics?

Certainly Bostonians have more than risen to the occasion in terms of welcoming international visitors to our city and showing them a good time (and vice versa, Tartan Army). But it takes more than great hosts and a convivial atmosphere to pull off an epic sporting event.

It takes money, lots of it, political transparency, and a process open to public scrutiny and feedback. In other words, no, we couldn’t.

Public reception to the 2014 Olympics bid was tepid at best, as it would entail multiple construction projects. And when big construction projects are presented in Boston, taxpayers get suspicious. Big Dig, anyone?

Boston 24 announced it estimated the Games would produce at least $4.8 billion in revenues from television broadcast rights, ticket sales, corporate sponsorships and other revenues, the Associated Press reported. They assumed nearly $4.6 billion in costs, including $176 million for a temporary Olympic Stadium, $90 million for the athletes’ village, about $754 million to build other Olympic venues and another $132 million to rent other locations.

They reportedly announced all this to answer critics who said the privately funded Boston 2024 withheld details of the bid to prevent the public from assessing whether the Games could be staged, as promised, without the need for taxpayer money.

We learned the answer to that soon enough.

In this case, as the Herald reported that year, details from Boston 2024’s so-called bid book indicated that plans sent to the U.S. Olympic Committee called for the Hub to fund “land acquisition and infrastructure costs” at Widett Circle, where a temporary Olympic stadium was being proposed. It came after months of promises that the group planned to run a privately funded Olympics.

“They’ve been saying for months, ‘No taxpayer (money),’ ” said Evan Falchuk, a vocal bid critic who pushed for a statewide ballot question on hosting the games. “Then you read what they told the USOC. … It’s a devastating blow to their credibility. There’s a reason why voters don’t trust what they’ve heard and (Boston 2024 has) got a lot of work to do to earn that trust.”

And all this talk of money came before any cost overruns made an appearance. London’s budget for the 2012 Summer Games escalated by about 300%, ending somewhere in the $14 billion range. What were the chances we’d fare any better?

No wonder Bostonians gave the Olympics idea the cold shoulder.

But what of the city’s World Cup success story? For starters, Gillette Stadium is already built, and the only large element requiring a cash infusion was the MBTA, which shelled out $35 million to upgrade Foxboro Station in advance of the Cup. They’ll make a nice chunk of that back, as the T spiked round-trip Commuter Rail ticket prices between South Station and Gillette Stadium for fútbol fans to $80.

In this case, Bostonians are on the winning side, reaping benefits from free-spending (and thirsty) visitors, and reveling in the good vibes.

It would be great for the city if megaprojects, or even minor ones, came with the guarantee of financial transparency before shovels hit the dirt. Optimists should look at White Stadium before calling it a day.

Editorial cartoon by Gary Varvel (Creators Syndicate)

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With Columbia Threadneedle out, Boston Triathlon director is looking for a new sponsor – The Boston Globe

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June 22, 2026

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With Columbia Threadneedle out, Boston Triathlon director is looking for a new sponsor – The Boston Globe

Michael O’Neil is on the hunt for the next John Hancock.

As many Boston sports fans know, the insurance company first sponsored the Boston Marathon 40 years ago, helping usher in the modern professional era of the race as well as tens of millions of dollars in community fund-raising each year.

O’Neil wants to make a similar leap for the race he runs, the Boston Triathlon. This will be the first year without a naming-rights sponsor after nine years with Ameriprise Financial-owned Columbia Threadneedle Investments. O’Neil is seeking a successor that can help make an impact on the race the way Hancock once did with the marathon, a sponsorship role now played by Bank of America.

“We’re looking for that next transformational partner that wants to do something like that,” O’Neil said.

The 18-year-old triathlon draws nearly 2,500 athletes to Carson Beach in South Boston each August, for sprint and Olympic-distance triathlons, and also features free kids’ races the day before at the same location; Amazon has been a big sponsor for the “Kids Day” events.

O’Neil says he would like to extend the race beyond loops in South Boston to showcase more of the city and boost tourism; the Meet Boston tourism bureau is also among the race’s sponsors. Another hope of O’Neil’s: to continue community efforts that he and his race management firm, Ethos, undertook with support from Columbia Threadneedle, including donations to Boston Medical Center and the city’s “Swim Safe” program to provide swim lessons for kids. (O’Neil started an affiliated nonprofit to help expand this community work in 2024.)

He expects the race’s naming-rights sponsorship to cost “in the mid-six figures” annually.

“We’re over this hump now, after 18 years, we’re an institution,” O’Neil said. “We’re seeking a Boston-based company, that’s headquartered here or has a large presence here, that wants to make an impact on the community. … We know how to do that.”

This is an installment of our weekly Bold Types column about the movers and shakers on Boston’s business scene.

Jon Chesto can be reached at jon.chesto@globe.com. Follow him @jonchesto.

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