Boston’s annual New Year’s ... A 14 -foot wide, 8-foot tall ice sculpture inspired by sea turtles will be among the attractions for First Night visitors to the New England Aquarium.

BOSTON - Preparations for First Night are underway in Boston ... One of the sculptures depicts Kemps Ridley sea turtles, one of the endangered species cared for by the aquarium.

BOSTON -- It's a First Night first in Boston ... This year it is a group of sea lions. The sculptors have been trying to keep it from melting. "It's like Groundhog Day, I just watched the movie.

PHOTOJOURNALIST CHRIS GARVIN BRINGS US THIS STORY. >> I WAS SCULPTING ICE SINCE I WAS 18, SO I STARTED THIS ICE SCULPTING BUSINESS AND IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL SECOND LIFE RETIREMENT JOB.

Jenna Russell is the New England bureau chief for The New York Times and previously reported for The Boston Globe ... for the morning (or a late-night snack). UnCommon Stage Downtown Crossing ...