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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZY, Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>We defining local news. Forty nine degrees in Boston at

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<v Speaker 2>four o'clock. Good afternoon. I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening

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<v Speaker 2>first sight in Boston. Maybe keep the umbrella handy.

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<v Speaker 1>Clouds will increase tonight and some rain will arrive toward midnight,

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<v Speaker 1>continuing overnight midnight temperature right around forty five degrees.

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<v Speaker 2>That is WZ active where the mediaorologists carries schwinden Hammer.

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<v Speaker 2>We will have a fairly mild day to start twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five tomorrow, that a cool down and wintery temperatures

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<v Speaker 2>moving in by the weekend. A public square in Boston's

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<v Speaker 2>Back Bay is reopening with some big upgrades in the

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<v Speaker 2>new year. Wbz'sma Friedman with details.

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<v Speaker 3>It's time for the first sneak peek into the renovated

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<v Speaker 3>Copley Square Park.

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<v Speaker 4>People can come and visit this section of the park

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<v Speaker 4>and they will be having a seat in some of

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<v Speaker 4>our new lovely benches.

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<v Speaker 3>Each Hotfield is the senior project manager with Boston Parks

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<v Speaker 3>and Red She says the area right between Trinity Church

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<v Speaker 3>and Boylston Street has new benches and planters. By the

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<v Speaker 3>end of January into February, the new plaza, tree canopies,

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<v Speaker 3>and a shady deck called the Raised Grove area will

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<v Speaker 3>be open, and then in the spring a new fountain

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<v Speaker 3>and lawn area. The new flexible event spaces will be

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<v Speaker 3>used for things like the Boston Marathon, the Compley Square,

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<v Speaker 3>Farmers Market, and just normal things on a day to day.

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<v Speaker 4>I also want to go there for some concert and

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<v Speaker 4>just see how it feels where the backdrop, instead of

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<v Speaker 4>being Trinity Church will now be the Library. And I

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<v Speaker 4>think that's just going to be a breath of fresh

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<v Speaker 4>air and kind of exciting and a new way to

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<v Speaker 4>experience the Square.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a Freedman WBZ, Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Just under eight hours surround these parts until a new

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<v Speaker 2>year is rung in, and there will be some new

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<v Speaker 2>laws starting on New Year's Day. In Massachusetts, Ober and

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<v Speaker 2>lyft drivers will receive new benefits also going into effect

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<v Speaker 2>on January first, the Patient First Act. It changes the

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<v Speaker 2>state's healthcare laws by requiring healthcare providers to inform patients

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<v Speaker 2>how much they'll pay for hospital stays, meta procedures, and

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<v Speaker 2>the like, based on the patient's insurance plan. There's also

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<v Speaker 2>changes to the maximum weekly benefit amount and employee contribution

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<v Speaker 2>rates under Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave. Rhode Island,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, hikes their minimum wage tomorrow a buck

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<v Speaker 2>to fifteen dollars per hour. Burglaries of the rich and famous,

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<v Speaker 2>some pro athletes may have to change their social media soon.

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<v Speaker 2>ABC's Jim Ryan tells us they're being told not to

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<v Speaker 2>show off those wealthy lifestyles.

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<v Speaker 5>In the past four months, at least ten pro athletes,

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<v Speaker 5>most recently look at Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks on

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<v Speaker 5>Christmas Day, were victims of home burglaries. The FBI says

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<v Speaker 5>South American criminal organizations are responsible for at least some

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<v Speaker 5>of the break ins, insurging celebrities to refrain from posting

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<v Speaker 5>pictures of their valuables and the interiors of their homes

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<v Speaker 5>on social media.

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<v Speaker 2>Recently, former Bruins player and current Dallas starr Tyler Sagan

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<v Speaker 2>had his house hit by Roberts. The mother of Celtics

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<v Speaker 2>star Jalen Brown had her home broken into a few

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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago while the Celtics were on the road watching

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five. As it continues to meander around the globe,

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<v Speaker 2>many countries just bringing in the new year at the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the hour. As of three minutes ago, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five is here in another part of Russia, Turkey,

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<v Speaker 2>Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. In Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya

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<v Speaker 2>celebrating the new year. Coming up at five o'clock. Places

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<v Speaker 2>like recent Egypt will ring in the new year. Boston

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<v Speaker 2>gets icy for New Year's Eve. We'll have more on

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<v Speaker 2>that coming up. We are heading into a new year,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're going to bring it in with perhaps a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of rain in Boston. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a timing issue. We do have the clouds that are

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<v Speaker 2>building in as we go through the latter half here

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<v Speaker 2>of the afternoon and into the evening, and eventually some

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<v Speaker 2>rain will come in here. The thing is it could

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<v Speaker 2>come in right around midnight, so we'll have to wait

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<v Speaker 2>and see if it slows down a tiny bit, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get past midnight. Who's to say, keep the umbrella

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<v Speaker 2>handy just in case. Tonight midnight will feature temperatures of

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<v Speaker 2>about forty five and we'll lose a few degrees during

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<v Speaker 2>the overnight hour. Tomorrow, rain ends early. It's still cloudy

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<v Speaker 2>though through the day, temperatures near fifty by Thursday. We're windy,

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, quite windy around these parts, with a mix

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<v Speaker 2>of clouds and sun. Temperatures in the low forties. Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>brisk chili thirty seven for the high and we'll have

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<v Speaker 2>a chili weekend coming up as well. It'll well feel

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<v Speaker 2>like January. Weird forty nine degrees right now in Boston,

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<v Speaker 2>frozen artists scattered all about the city tonight as the

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<v Speaker 2>new year approaches. WBC's Kyle Shaffield taking a look.

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<v Speaker 6>If you want to see all the ice sculptures on

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<v Speaker 6>the Boston Harbor Walk before the New Year, you would

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<v Speaker 6>have had to start walking yesterday.

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<v Speaker 4>Today we have forty ice sculptures that are spanning all

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<v Speaker 4>the way up from Revere down to Nubian Square.

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<v Speaker 1>Rebecca Smirling is with Boston Harbor now.

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<v Speaker 6>They're celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the Harbor Walk with

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<v Speaker 6>ice sculptures spread all around.

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<v Speaker 1>They start carving in November and house them and then

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<v Speaker 1>bring them out. But a small handful or made the

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<v Speaker 1>day up. This one in Martin's Park near.

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<v Speaker 6>The Children's Museum, gathered a big crowd of onlookers. The

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<v Speaker 6>ice cover says he's lucky it's warm out so he

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<v Speaker 6>doesn't freeze himself.

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<v Speaker 1>Not on today, with weather like this, this will be

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<v Speaker 1>pretty refreshing.

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<v Speaker 6>Actually, the carver started giving out quick melting salvenirs to

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<v Speaker 6>the dozens of families that were watching big chunks of ice.

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<v Speaker 1>But to see the project finished, they're gonna need patients.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be here for three hours.

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Shaffle Tobe Busy boston'son's radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Perhaps you're making a list and checking it twice to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out what you'll do to make next year nice.

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<v Speaker 2>And the last day of the old year has many

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<v Speaker 2>people thinking about what they want from the new one.

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<v Speaker 2>Wbuz's Kendall Bull went to find out what's on people's minds.

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<v Speaker 7>The resolutions for twenty twenty five run the gamut among

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<v Speaker 7>the pre dawn patrons of Salem's Coffee Time bake Shop.

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<v Speaker 7>Fromkicking bad habits, quit cigarettes. That's a tough one, it is.

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<v Speaker 7>But I'm determined to be in a good person, just

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<v Speaker 7>to be a better husband and father.

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<v Speaker 8>That's about it.

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<v Speaker 7>To the most basic of plans, be happy.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 7>That's not to say everyone has a resolution. Some just

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<v Speaker 7>don't see the point.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, I guess I'm too old.

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<v Speaker 7>No plans on changing at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>Nope, nope, nope, not enough.

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<v Speaker 7>Which I suppose is a resolution in itself. Kettle Buld WBSY,

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<v Speaker 7>Boston's news Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>One resolution that many people make every year is to

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<v Speaker 2>be healthier and to hit the gym. Certified personal trainer

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<v Speaker 2>Sierra Lucas telling CBS Mornings that when people hit the

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<v Speaker 2>gym with their new year goal, keep it simple and

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<v Speaker 2>stick with it.

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<v Speaker 8>Feels like there's a lot of pressure this time of year,

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<v Speaker 8>so we like to remind people to start exactly where

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<v Speaker 8>you are. It's not about finding the perfect time or

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<v Speaker 8>the perfect opportunity. It's about embracing and honoring exactly where

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<v Speaker 8>you are, just to get started.

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<v Speaker 2>Data shows about twelve percent of new gym memberships begin

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<v Speaker 2>in January. Fifty percent of new members, though, quit within

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<v Speaker 2>the first six months. You are now in the loop

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<v Speaker 2>for news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News

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<v Speaker 2>Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Ben Parker, WDBC, Boston's

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