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Gardening | Dave Epstein

Spring 2024: Here are some early-blooming flower favorites

From perennials to blossoming shrubs, all this warm and wet weather has flowers emerging quickly and the grass greening.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

As Boston’s winters melt away, an identity crisis looms: Without our snow and cold, who are we?

Our winters are famous in movies and literature, and they’ve forged legends of the chilly New England temperament. Now, we’re what? Delaware?

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Warmer, springlike day on tap, breaking into the 60s in some areas

It will be a cold start for Boston and other major cities, but the vibrant sun will help drive temperatures up quickly Thursday.

Coastal flooding washes away half of $600,000 effort, paid for by property owners, to save sand dunes on Salisbury Beach

Just three days after the privately funded “dune rebuilding project” was completed on March 7, a storm washed away half of the 15,000 tons of sand dumped on the beach.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Enjoy the outdoors: Temperatures inching to 60 by Thursday

‘Take that break’ before another system heads our way on Friday, bringing rain and cloudy conditions.

Mount Washington records highest wind gusts for the season at 150 miles per hour

As the wind started picking up, the cold building creaked with each expansion and contraction.

Healey appeals denial of federal disaster aid for flooding

Governor Maura Healey is appealing a decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny the state’s request for a major disaster declaration to support cities and towns battered by severe weather and flooding in September.

‘We’re stoked’: Ski operators rejoice over abundant fresh snowfall in northern New England

Over 2 feet of snow on many slopes is allowing resorts to stay open through the spring.