Beacon Hill

The first portion of the subway line that would become the MBTA opened more than 115 years ago, and by the standards of that time, it's doing pretty well ...

(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) Mayor Thomas M. Menino today at the proposed site of a handicapped friendly park near Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown ...

Earning a master’s degree may be reason enough for most graduates to celebrate, but for two matriculating Suffolk University students graduation is just one ceremony they will be attending this weekend ...

The MBTA says riders will soon be able to receive faster, more reliable, and more informative alerts, via text and e-mail, about sudden service delays and disruptions and planned changes.

Two disabled Massachusetts residents are one step closer to obtaining a wheelchair accessible van that would ease obstacles in transportation for them and their caretakers ...

Unused or expired medication can be disposed of at newly-installed kiosks in each of the 11 district police stations in Boston, city health officials said in a recent announcement.

How does a busy graduate student force herself to take time off to socialize -- and maybe even meet someone to date?

Boston officials are seeking suggestions from the public to help create a multi-year plan ffor protecting and developing parks and other open space throughout the city.

On Friday, April 26, the Massachusetts Arborists Association held its annual Arbor Day of Service on Boston Common ...

On Sunday, May 5, Claire Kenney (right) and Marlie Kass (left) pooled their resources, baked cookies and brownies and sold them along with lemonade ...

The Esplanade Association (TEA) outlined its noteworthy achievements of fiscal '13, recapping a fruitful business year that included a merger with another non-profit dedicated to enhancing park life, the completion of planning for the revitalization of the Charles Eliot Memorial and the establishment of the park's first composting program ...

On a good day, it seems like the lions and the lambs (also known as the motorists and the cyclists) have found a way to get along ...

Brookline???s Joel Feingold doesn???t know how big the group of cyclists will be hitting the road at Boston???s City Hall Plaza Wednesday night, but he knows they will be thinking about their fallen fellow cyclists.

As another week draws to a close, many local commuters breathe a sigh of relief ...

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...

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