BOSTON – With warmer temperatures in the forecast for New Year's Eve, larger than usual crowds are expected for Boston's annual First Night celebration, but event organizers are hopeful that the temps won't rise so high as to melt away the traditional ice sculptures right before the viewers' eyes.
"Obviously the big question is the weather and the weather looks like it is going to be okay," said Toni Nunziante, a spokesman for Conventures, the event producer. "It's probably a little warmer than we would like in terms of ice sculptures but I think they will hold up."
BOSTON – Snowflakes magically fell onto elders who filed into Boston's World Trade Center Wednesday and entered an exhibition hall packed with tables offering celebratory New Year's Eve hats and noisemakers. A barbershop quartet provided music for dancing and general conviviality.
"This is the hottest event in town!" said Emily Shea, Boston's commissioner for elder affairs. She said many of those who attended bolted for the best seats as they entered the hall.
