First Night 2018

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Fireworks illuminated the sky over Boston Harbor early Monday.

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Fireworks went off in Times Square after the ball dropped.

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In Key West, Fla., a female impersonator was lowered into the crowd.

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A couple shared a moment after the New Year arrived in Toronto.

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A woman waited for the traditional peach drop in Atlanta.

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Fireworks soared over the Strip in Las Vegas.

Despite frigid weather, Boston welcomes 2018

Fireworks blasted off over Boston Harbor at midnight to mark the start of 2018.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/900183140.jpg Maria Menounos had a surprise New Year?s Eve wedding ? and Steve Harvey officiated

?Omg! I can?t believe we are finally getting married after 20 years!? the Medford native tweeted.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/b375d275189244cc99c68ba640783bdc-b375d275189244cc99c68ba640783bdc-0.jpg At Mar-a-Lago, they rang in 2018 with a lavish event

President Trump threw a big bash at his Florida resort to mark the new year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_bwhhospital1_met.jpg Brigham and Women?s welcomes city?s first baby of 2018

A girl was born at the hospital 1:14 a.m., according to hospital officials.

Patriots 26, Jets 6

Jets cornerback Juston Burris took down Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola in the first quarter.

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Tara Sullivan

Something doesn?t seem right with this team

Is this a house of cards, or is this a team ready to push off its long-built solid foundation?

Patriots receiver Brandin Cooks had five catches and a touchdown, but he was wildly inconsistent, as usual.

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Chad Finn

It wasn?t pretty, but they took care of business

It was a frigid scene, a workmanlike win, and in the end, another good day for the Patriots.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/cold8.jpg Are you crazy? No, just a (cold) Patriots fan.

It was the third coldest Patriots game since 1993. Yet the fans didn?t complain much, in true New England fashion.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_bostonmailmen4_LIFE.jpg Viewers give these postmen stamp of approval

Chris Kostaras and Joe Giordano?s reviews of high-end candies and treats are must-see.

Celtics 108, Nets 105

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/RinaldiCeltics05-001.jpg Celtics ring in New Year with narrow win over Nets

Kyrie Irving led the Celtics with 28 points as Boston got tuned up for the Cavaliers? visit on Wednesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/201403050618-6346.jpg More fights over Obamacare and Medicaid likely in 2018

Health care executives and Mass. politicians worry that Republicans are not finished trying to repeal, or at least weaken, the Affordable Care Act.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/barry1231web.jpg Dave Barry?s year in review: Yeah, that really happened

Think 2016 was bad? Well, 2017 was surreal, alarming, scandalous, profane, and let?s not forget covfefe. And probably better than 2018 will be.

Will Mass. jump into the sports gambling game?

The Supreme Court this spring could strike down the federal ban on sports betting, permitting all states to legalize ? and tax ? sports books.

Chuck Berry performed at the Music Hall on Oct. 6, 1971.

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In 2017, we said goodbye to a galaxy of luminaries

The deaths of such cultural game-changers as Chuck Berry and Mary Tyler Moore struck a poignant note in 2017, a year when notions of race and gender were being tested.

PART 2

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Part2_PathToRecovery_1.jpg How Dr. Phil?s recovery venture trades on his show?s clout

One Florida facility that Dr. Phil endorsed on his show as one of the best in the nation has a troubled owner and has had scores of teens go missing in the past two years.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_01walshhomeless-1_metro.jpg Walsh unveils $10m effort to end chronic homelessness

The mayor will introduce an effort to build 200 units of long-term housing for chronically homeless Bostonians.

The fire in a 10-inch gas main on Hyde Park Avenue began shortly after 6 p.m., the Boston Fire Department said.

Roslindale gas main fire expected to burn into Monday

National Grid is planning to install a bypass on the line rather than shutting off fuel on a night when temperatures were expected to drop below zero.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_2197.jpg Brutal cold hampers region?s firefighters

This weekend was anything but a holiday break for crews across the state.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12-31-2017_first-night_12.jpg The only way you can avoid the cold is to get out of town

Temperatures may not rise above single digits Monday and may only reach 15 degrees Tuesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/North%20Coast%20Seafood4-637924.jpg Big new seafood processing plant planned for Seaport

The plan shows the port?s new focus on processing ? rather than catching ? seafood.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Rex_Antigovernment_protest_in_Iran_9303926D.jpg Iran: Protesters try seizing military bases, police stations

At least 12 people have been killed in the recent uprisings, according to a state TV report.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/1366f196c73b4e9f8091b91acb28ca79-1366f196c73b4e9f8091b91acb28ca79-0.jpg North Korea?s Kim remains defiant as he taunts US

The country?s leader did soften his tone when it came to neighboring South Korea, though.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/282a3f9c34b042ee8cd4bda4a7d63369-282a3f9c34b042ee8cd4bda4a7d63369-5326.jpg 5 Colorado deputies shot, 1 fatally, in ?ambush? attack

The man fired more than 100 rounds at law enforcement officers before he was shot and killed, officials said.

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NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to dive into the major storylines ahead of the last Patriots game of the regular season.

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Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Diane Hessan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/quotes1.jpg Letters from America look back on 2017, forward to 2018

A group of respondents from across the political spectrum expressed their hopes and fears for the new year.

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

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STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-80133516-1024x576.jpg Stem cells for heart failure? Buyer be wary

A study of 30 clinics paints a dismal and worrisome picture of this unregulated industry.

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What is it like to live in Marlborough?

Amy Sinni, resident and mom, really appreciates the city?s diversity. Read more about this community and others at realestate.boston.com.