Beacon Hill

The director of a venerable church in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood is facing charges that he took over the church and intimidated its members while he and his associates looted its substantial financial assets ...

The Beacon Civic Association (BHCA) has presented the 17th annual Beacon Award to Mark Duffield and Jennifer Hill, proprietors of Blackstone's on Beacon Hill, in recognition of their many philanthropic contributions to the neighborhood ...

The Beacon Hill Garden Club held their annual tour of the Gardens of Beacon Hill last Thursday ...

The Beacon Hill area is one of Boston's most beautiful and intriguing neighborhoods ...

Several Memorial Day observances and services are scheduled in the coming days at public parks and cemeteries throughout Boston.

Cambridge City Councilor Leland Cheung, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association endorsed Dawson in the special election’s Democrat primary set for May 28.

Former State Representatives Marta “Marty” Walz, who represented the district for seven years, and Paul Demakis endorsed Livingstone in the special election’s Democrat primary set for May 28.

About three dozen supporters of same-sex marriage gathered in the Boston Public Garden recently to mark the ninth anniversary of its legalization in Massachusetts ...

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...