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A monument honoring a famed Civil War unit of Black soldiers has returned to downtown Boston, following a $3 million restoration. The bronze relief at the center the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial was hoisted back into place Wednesday on the Boston Common across from the Statehouse with the help of a crane. The relief remained wrapped…

The festival of lights started at sundown Thursday and Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh were on hand at the Boston Common for the Grand Menorah lighting.

The annual evergreen Christmas tree gifted to Boston by Nova Scotia is slated to arrive at the Boston Common Friday with renewed meaning. This year, Nova Scotia is dedicating the tree to healthcare workers, honoring both Boston’s response to the 1917 Halifax Explosion and those who are working on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Boston police will escort…

The Frog Pond at Boston Common will not open for ice skating this winter due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The frog pond announced on Twitter Friday that the rink would be closed for safety purposes in the 2020-2021 season. “We look forward to welcoming skaters to the ice next year,” the pond’s account, managed by the Skating Club of...

People gathered in Roxbury and Boston Common on Wednesday to back a complete count of the votes in the 2020 election.

Protesters rallied at Boston Common demanding that all votes be counted in the presidential election.

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.