A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an hour away in Boston. The quake was centered 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, Maine.

After a couple of days of somewhat warmer afternoons, temperatures will begin to slip again today as a strong cold front pushes through New England. Scattered light snow showers and a couple of snow squalls will move into the region from the northwest this morning as the front breaks down while advancing toward Boston.

The current weather pattern is encouraging a few storm systems to track through New England today, Wednesday and into the weekend, bringing the chance for a couple of inches of snow and a likely snowy Saturday.

The National Weather Service issued advisories for the Boston area, forecasting overnight snow that could reach 3 inches.

Boston College staffer Doug Marrone has been hired by the New England Patriots. Marrone spent one season in Chestnut Hill where he served as the Senior Analyst for Football Strategy/Research under head coach Bill O’Brien. The 60-year-old is a veteran coach that has experience at both the professional and collegiate level.

An earthquake​ just off Maine today was felt in Boston and into Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire, according to a "shake map."

Communities from Maine to Massachusetts felt a 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattle across the ground Monday morning.

BOSTON — A jury acquitted New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers on Friday in his assault and battery trial. Peppers finished testifying earlier Friday by denying he choked or shoved his accuser. Peppers, who first took the witness stand Thursday, had been on trial this week on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

"I definitely see them as characters," the artist says of his two nature-themed sculptures. "I feel like I know their personalities."

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.