Northeastern park steward Jonathan Bacdayan is leading a three-year Back Bay Fens restoration to clear invasive plants. Co-op student Natalie Curtis helped remove purple loosestrife and porcelain berry vine from the Fens on July 27 as part of a partnership among Northeastern, the Boston…
Boston Council hears animal control is stretched thin as leash law complaints mount. Chaired by City Councilor Edward M.
A well-known Boston bar has closed permanently after 30 years in business, capping its run with a farewell tied to this summer's FIFA World Cup, according to Boston Patch. Separately, authorities identified Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio, 18, as the victim in an ongoing Mattapan homicide in…
Boston Public Facilities Commission clears $3.7 million in school and housing contracts.
A partial building collapse shut down a downtown Boston roadway Wednesday night after concrete fell from a structure, according to a WCVB report. The closure came the same week Boloco, the Boston-born burrito chain founded nearly three decades ago, announced it will close its final rest…
Boston Zoning Board approves 145-unit Summer Street conversion and a contested 97 Salem Street project.
A Dorchester man faces a murder charge after a fatal scooter hit-and-run, Boston's top story as heavy rain threatens the city. Boston Patch reported the Dorchester resident was charged with murder following the crash, while forecasters at NBC Boston and WCVB warned of flash-flood risk W…
This week's column notes seven Boston, Massachusetts obituaries published between July 20 and July 26, 2026: Kofman, Aron; Grebe, Jean Elizabeth; Hyun, Kun SUP; MacLean, Donald Joseph "Spike"; Kelliher, Francis X; Williams, Shanita Renae; and Son, Hung Chi. No additional biographical de…
A federal appeals court based in Boston refused to let a Trump administration mail-in voting order take effect. The Saturday, July 25 decision was reported by the Post and Courier under the headline "US appeals court rules Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order." Elsewhere, Red Sox…
Police identified the victim of a fatal Boston Common beating as new video surfaced showing a separate assault on a man using a walker in East Boston. WCVB reported both incidents Friday, alongside a large porch fire that damaged a vacant Savin Hill home and injured two firefighters. Me…