Sun Feb 23 18:50:00 UTC 2025: ## Boston Welcomes Snow, Warren Targets Musk, and Stop & Shop Strike Looms
**Boston, MA** – Boston is experiencing a snowy paradox this weekend. Ten years after battling record snowfall, the city is welcoming 300 tons of snow from Loon Mountain, New Hampshire, to City Hall Plaza for a Red Bull snowboarding event featuring Zeb Powell.
Meanwhile, financial relief is on the horizon for Massachusetts residents using natural gas. The state’s Department of Public Utilities is mandating a 5% reduction in average gas bills for March and April by lowering delivery fees.
On the national stage, Senator Elizabeth Warren is summoning Elon Musk to testify at a Senate hearing next week. The hearing focuses on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency Warren helped create and Musk seeks to dismantle. The hearing comes amid reports of significant staff cuts and operational halts at the CFPB under the Trump administration.
Locally, a potential Stop & Shop strike threatens New England. Unions representing thousands of workers are considering a walkout due to a dispute over health insurance plans. Teamsters Local 25 alleges Stop & Shop is pushing for a cheaper plan and threatening to close a Freetown warehouse if workers refuse. Finally, a Boston News Quiz challenges readers to test their knowledge of this week’s headlines, including a lawsuit involving seven prison inmates.
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