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People walking on the Boston Common on Saturday got a chance to appreciate an 9/11 art project put together in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Rick Rendon and his volunteers stitched together 50,000 pieces of red, white and blue cloth with uplifting messages written by students grades K-12, that made up a large US flag. “The…

Thousands of uplifting messages from students across Massachusetts — written 20 years ago — were turned into a giant flag tapestry that was displayed on the Boston Common Saturday.

Blackhawk helicopters flew around Massachusetts on Wednesday, dropping low over cities, including Boston Common, carrying distinguished military veterans. They were recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, who are in the Bay State for the annual convention of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The Medal of Honor recipients visited high schools...

A U.S. military Blackhawk helicopter was taking veterans who’ve been given the Medal of Honor to various schools in Massachusetts Wednesday.

There is a constant buzz of activity on one of the busiest corners in Boston. People in the area know the problems firsthand. The trouble has been around for a long time, they say, intensifying during the pandemic. Trash and empty liquor bottles are spilling over from the common. There was a recent nearby stabbing. And people are doing drugs...

An alleged assault on a woman of Asian descent this week near Boston Common is being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities say. Boston police received a call around 2:15 p.m. Monday about the assault in the area of 53 Temple Place. An investigation found that a person had allegedly pulled down the victim’s face mask before leaving the…

Supporters of Britney Spears have organized an upcoming rally on Boston Common to push for an end to her conservatorship.

This Independence Day, people in Boston will have two chances to catch a fireworks show. Mayor Kim Janey on Thursday announced the city’s plans for the weekend, which also include a parade from City Hall Plaza to the Old State House starting at 9 a.m. The first of the fireworks shows will be held Saturday night at 9:15, as part…

It’s the first time since 2019; it was closed because of the pandemic.

The Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool reopened Thursday in a sign of summer as the city reopens from the coronavirus pandemic. The popular spot opened for the summer at 11 a.m. with a special ceremony attended by Mayor Kim Janey. It had been closed since 2019 because of COVID-19 restrictions. On Thursday, Hood ice cream sandwiches were given out…

Someone was injured Saturday evening in a stabbing on Boston Common, police said. Officers responded to the common after the department received a call for a reported stabbing just before 6:45 p.m. According to police, the victim walked into a local area hospital with a stab wound. The person’s injuries are considered non-life threatening. The area was blocked off...

This year’s Independence Day festivities will be different, with Boston’s fireworks show shifting to the Boston Common and the Boston Pops performing at Tanglewood.

A beautiful and touching tradition is back in full force at the Boston Common.

Volunteers placed 37,000 flags on Boston Common to honor those who died while serving in the U.S. military.

Over 37,000 American flags will decorate the Boston Common starting this week as the popular Memorial Day display returns after being scaled back last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care workers, military volunteers and others were scheduled to create the flag display Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund. The flags honor fallen military members from Massachusetts….

After the pandemic forced a much smaller event in 2020, the garden will return to its full spectacle this spring.

Hundreds rallied for justice Saturday in Boston in the shooting death of Daunte Wright — the 20-year-old Black man shot and killed during a traffic stop in Minnesota last weekend.

Hundreds protested in Boston on Saturday, calling for justice and change following last weekend’s police shooting death of Daunte Wright. Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter during an April 11 traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota — just miles from where George Floyd was killed by police last year….

At a rally for justice in Nubian Square, there were calls for accountability and an end to police brutality. Boston’s protest in support of Daunte Wright echoed the protests happening across the country.

In the wake of a deadly shooting in Atlanta, organizers carried out a walk along the Boston Marathon route and speeches in the Common.