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NEW SNOWFALL MAP: Parts of Mass. could see 8 inches on Saturday
The northeast is prepping for snow on Saturday, with bitter arctic cold to follow by Sunday morning.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the areas of Boston, Worcester, Providence and Manchester, New Hampshire, with a winter storm watch issued for Essex County. And a cold weather advisory is in place for Sunday — the city of Boston issued a cold emergency.
Friday is a transitional day, as we get light snow to flurries due to ocean effect offshore and along the coast through the day. Temps will be in the 20s to near 30, with cloudy skies for everyone in New England. Tonight’s lows drop to the teens and 20s, with incoming snow out in western New England.
Saturday snow
The First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert for Saturday’s snow. The updated snow map (issued Friday at 11am) shows an increase in totals at the coastline. This is due to a Norlun trough and ocean effect that typically enhances lift and therefore, snowfall.
Scattered snow showers will start up in western New England Friday night, moving into Boston by sunrise Saturday. The heaviest snowfall rates seem to develop around midday Saturday and from the New Hampshire coast, then spinning down into the south shore by mid afternoon through Saturday evening.
The scattered snow showers taper inland, while the mountains see several inches of snow due to upslope development Saturday evening. Lingering outer Cape Cod snow showers will be around for Saturday night with a gusty northwest breeze. Stay tuned to snow map adjustments as the system develops.
Dangerous cold Sunday
Another First Alert is on for Sunday as we see the coldest temperatures and wind chills of this season. Extreme Cold Warnings and Advisories are up for Saturday night through Sunday midday. Wind chills will be -20 to -30 degrees as actual lows drop to around zero. The wind remains strong 30-40 mph gusts from the northwest Sunday morning, slowly subsiding to 20 mph gusts at night.
The cold means it is a great day to stay inside and watch all the Patriots Super Bowl coverage on NBC10 Boston. The big game will be warm and in the 60s by kickoff out in California.
10-day outlook
The cold remains for Monday as highs will be in the teens to 20s with some sun. Slowly, we see milder air returning midweek as highs reach the mid 30s.
A wintry mix to snow showers will be around as a system moves in for Wednesday into the end of the week. There’s a possibility that the storms stalls offshore in the Gulf of Maine for the end of the week and if that happens, we will trend colder with snow near the shoreline. Another model shows a similar trend with the system stalling nearby, but with less precipitation from it.
Stay tuned to updates on the forecast as we near Valentine’s Day next weekend.
Local News
The boy was stabilized and flown to a Boston hospital, police said.
A 13-year-old boy was flown to a Boston hospital after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a home in Beverly on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Police and firefighters were called to a home on Parramatta Road after bystanders pulled the boy from the pool, the Beverly Police Department wrote in a press release.
Bystanders administered CPR until first responders arrived, according to police. First responders continued CPR and other “life saving measures,” police said.
An ambulance took the boy to Beverly Hospital where he was stabilized. He was then taken by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital, police said.
The incident is currently being investigated by Beverly police, the department said.
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Federal judge in Boston bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote – The Boston Globe
A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump’s efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban.
Casper rejected the administration’s argument that the lawsuit to block the changes brought by Democratic state attorneys general was premature because the rules had yet to be implemented. Instead, she agreed that the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to regulate elections, and that Trump’s requirements violated the separation of powers.
The Constitution “does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” she wrote.
Among other proposed changes, Trump’s order would have required people to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote, prevented mail ballots from being counted if they arrive after Election Day, even if they were postmarked by then, and punished states that failed to comply by withholding certain federal money.
It was the latest in a string of rulings against the elections executive order Trump signed just months after taking office for his second term. He has since signed another executive order on elections, seeking to create a national voter list and limit mail balloting. That directive also faces multiple legal challenges.
Last fall, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., overseeing a separate challenge to the first election executive order by civil rights and Democratic Party-aligned groups blocked the government from taking steps to include the proof-of-citizenship requirement on the federal voter registration form. That judge later barred the Secretary of Defense from requiring documentary proof of citizenship when military personnel register to vote or request ballots.
In an apparent nod to the difficulty of implementing a proof-of-citizen requirement by executive order, Trump is pushing legislation in the Republican-controlled Congress to create such a mandate. The SAVE America Act has passed the House but has stalled in the Senate, leading Trump to advocate for eliminating the filibuster that is blocking the legislation.
On Wednesday, he abruptly cancelled the expected signing of a bipartisan housing bill, saying he won’t sign legislation until Congress passes his proof of citizenship requirement for voting.
Three days after an alleged carjacker hit and killed a woman in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, members of the community came together to honor her life.
A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday evening for 32-year-old Mabinty Janneh of Dorchester. She died after being hit Saturday afternoon on Blue Hill Avenue.
Ibraim Matos, 37, of Hyde Park, is charged with murder in the crash. He allegedly stole a vehicle and drove it onto the sidewalk, fatally hitting Janneh.
Ibraim Matos of Hyde Park has been charged with murder in the deadly crash.
Heartbroken family, friends and community members gathered near the site of the crash to remember Janneh Tuesday.
“We need justice for Mabinty,” said her aunt, Mbalu Tarawally.
“I just felt like I needed to be present,” said Rev. Dr. Barbara Simmons. “If the family lost a person, the least I can do is come here and show my face.”
“She was young, vibrant. Hard worker. Wants to do everything,” said Ahmad Thorley, a family member of Janneh.
The suspect in a deadly carjacking and crash in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood appeared in court to face charges including murder.
Witnesses said Matos dragged Janneh several hundred feet after hitting her.
The stolen Toyota RAV4 crashed into an MBTA bus, and people at the pulled Matos out of the car and holding him there until police arrived.
Matos pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of leaving the scene of personal injury and death and motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, along with murder and carjacking. His defense attorney spoke briefly on Monday, saying they will evaluate “where we stand” in a few weeks after the mental health evaluation.
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