seven o'clock at Boston Common and midnight fireworks over Boston Harbor. "This is an event to highlight family and enjoyment, so we do want to keep it safe for everybody," said First Night ...

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas night. Hanukkah is celebrated over eight nights in honor of the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem.

Charlottesville will once again ring in the new year without the concerts, magic shows, dance performances and other attractions that had become mainstays of the annual First Night festival on the ...

(Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald) Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox and Mayor Michelle Wu outlined the city’s First Night safety preparations during a briefing at City Hall Monday.