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A homeless man faced a judge Friday for allegedly striking a woman with a stolen pickup truck outside the Boston Public Garden on Thursday afternoon. Keith Andrade, 58, was allowed to hide his face during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court where he faced charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without a license, assault and…

Police say an arrest has been made in a hit-and-run crash outside the Boston Public Garden.

A woman was seriously hurt when a stolen pickup truck hit her outside the Boston Public Garden Thursday afternoon, police said. The driver fled the scene of the crash and is on the loose. Witnesses said a bystander with medical training came to help the screaming victim, whom Boston police said was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries….

A woman suffered serious injuries in a hit-and-run crash Thursday in Boston.

A pedestrian has life-threatening injuries after they were hit by a pickup truck near the Boston Public Garden.

A dog park, more seating and ornamental fencing: America’s oldest public park is set to get a facelift. Representatives from the city’s parks and recreation department and Reading-based design and engineering firm Weston & Sampson, along with nonprofit organization the Friends of the Public Garden, presented a master plan on Wednesday evening outlining proposed areas where the Boston Common...

Dozens of leaves have been spray-painted on the Boston Common in order to promote social distancing at the popular park. According to the city, the 56 leaves were painted around the Parkman Bandstand by Mayor Marty Walsh’s Mural Crew to encourage people to be spaced a safe distance apart amid the coronavirus pandemic. The leaves were inspired by similar projects…

Demonstrations denouncing racism following the death of George Floyd took place across Massachusetts Thursday as activists push for change amid anger over police brutality against black people. Hundreds of people took a knee in silence at a vigil in support of Black Lives Matter around a major Jamaica Plain intersection. The First Church at Jamaica Plain’s bells tolled nine...

People throughout the Bay State took to the streets to demand action after the death of George Floyd.

Several peaceful protests against racism and police brutality took place across Massachusetts Thursday.

Hundreds of protesters calling for justice following the death of George Floyd circled Boston Common and parts of downtown Wednesday in the city’s latest event to denounce police brutality and call for the end of structural racism. The “Justice for George” event aimed to honor the life of Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer...

More demonstrations are planned in Boston Thursday as protesters continue to call for an end to structural racism and justice following the death of George Floyd.

Demonstrators took to the streets of Boston Wednesday in honor of George Floyd, who died after an officer kneeled on him while he was in police custody in Minneapolis.

Hundreds of people gathered on Boston Common, with many participating in a die-in for George Floyd.

Protesters marched down Blue Hill Avenue to Franklin Park in Boston Tuesday, holding signs, chanting and bringing traffic to a complete stand-still during a die-in that lasted 8 mins and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd.

A man was arrested after he allegedly set fire to an American flag and threw it on an unoccupied Boston police vehicle Sunday. Daniel Lucey, 40, was arrested near Boston Common around 7:10 p.m. after he allegedly threw the burning flag on top of the prisoner transport wagon as a form of protest. Officers said they noticed that Lucey had…

The annual Memorial Day Flag Garden on Boston Common will be canceled and go virtual this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced Monday. More than 37,000 flags, which honor fallen Massachusetts service heroes, have been placed on Boston Common for the last decade by hundreds of volunteers. The Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, which organizes the event, said this…

The annual Memorial Day Flag Garden on Boston Common will be canceled and go virtual this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

‘Tis the season for delicious food, holiday breaks and ice skating! Boston’s Frog Pond just announced that it is opening its ice skating rink for the 2020 season this Thursday. To mark the opening, the rink is offering free admission on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9p.m., the pond tweeted Wednesday.

The 2019 Nova Scotia Tree for Boston has been picked out and it’s a beauty! The 45-foot white spruce is being provided by Desmond Waite and Corina Saunders of Trenton, Pictou County, according to the Tree for Boston’s Facebook page.