BOSTON – Dreaming of a white Christmas in Massachusetts? There may be a chance for some holiday magic as the weekend arrives. There will be snow showers and rain in the Boston area Friday evening.

Boston Fire Lt. Joseph “Joe” Hurley, a married father who died unexpectedly the day after Christmas. Hurley, a U.S. Army veteran whose passing is the third firefighter death in Massachusetts ...

The Canadian province has been sending a Christmas tree to Boston as a measure of enduring ... put the total amount of contributions from Massachusetts at $750,000, according to John Bacon ...

At 3 p.m. that same day, the Boston College Bands Christmas Festival will be held ... Campus Ministry’s Advent-Christmas Mass, an annual holiday tradition, will take place at 8 p.m. on Dec. 8 in St.