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With a month of summer left to savor, the Massachusetts District Commission's traveling beach party hit Nahant yesterday. Part party, part carnival and part classroom, the MDC's Back to the […]

What would you do with $250 million? It's a question hundreds of thousands of potential winners are asking themselves as they line up at convenience stores in 20 states for […]

Ladles were flying in City Hall Plaza yesterday as more than 10,000 clam chowder connoisseurs turned out in droves. Their mission: choose Boston's best chowder. Seven contenders filled countless cups […]

A series of normal events in the upper atmosphere combined in an unusual manner over the weekend creating the worst June rainstorm in state history, meteorologists said yesterday. "It was […]

WINCHENDON - Intense storms thundered across the country yesterday, cutting a devastating and tragic swath from North Dakota to Massachusetts, where two people were killed when a toppled tree crushed […]

When warm, moist air collides with a cold front, the result can be the deadly weather inflicted on the region yesterday in the form of raging thunderstorms and tornadoes. "It […]

Twenty boaters found themselves neck deep in the chilly Charles River yesterday when the boat they were paddling suddenly began to sink. The members of a boat team were on […]

After months of careful preparation, the members of the congregation Kadimah Torah-Moshe in Brighton dedicated a new Torah scroll yesterday, considered to be the holiest item in the Jewish religion. […]

Daredevil Bubba Blackwell gunned the engine of his Harley-Davidson XR-70 and jumped into the record books yesterday, bettering Evel Knievel's world record jump of 19 cars by one. "I don't […]

A Marlboro firefighter suffered minor burns and a police officer was treated for smoke inhalation last night after battling a two-family house fire in Marlboro, officials said. Forty-five firefighters were […]

A veteran Lawrence firefighter collapsed and died of a heart attack while helping extinguish a brush fire yesterday afternoon, fire officials said. James Toye, 48, of North Andover, succumbed without […]

Catholics filled churches yesterday for Palm Sunday Mass, celebrating the day Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem and marking the beginning of Holy Week. Bernard Cardinal Law led the blessing of palm […]

Hundreds of New England minority students will get the inside scoop on a variety of careers in science at a conference being held tomorrow at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. […]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University campus police yesterday denied withholding crime information after addressing complaints from students on the respective campuses. Students at both schools have alleged serious […]

What does that groundhog know anyway? It isn't spring yet, but it'll be milder over the next few days. The mercury will challenge 40 today, and temperatures tomorrow may reach […]

They weren't invited to Nagano, so nearly 200 local athletes settled for something that didn't require years of training: the first annual New England Winter Surge Splurge. High school and […]

Move over, lumberjacks. An all-woman logging team, aptly named the Lumberjills, is strutting its stuff at the Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Exposition at the Worcester Centrum. The logging experts, including […]

It's another weekend washout. Expect mother nature to drop one to three inches of rain by early afternoon and to keep things generally messy afterward. "It'll mostly be a rain […]

What do you give an eight-foot tall, 1,200-pound polar bear for his birthday? Anything he wants. Major, the official mascot and star attraction of the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, celebrated […]

Race relations in Greater Boston have greatly improved since the institution of forced busing in the 1960s, but the region has far to go before it can be considered an […]

So who's has the best pickle? Massachusetts Institute of Technology students struggled with that question yesterday at the Kosher Pickle Taste-off. "I'm not a pickle expert, " Adam Bovinsky, one […]

More than a thousand people turned out yesterday to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Massachusetts State House complete with a fife-and-drum corps and politicians in tricorn hats. Acting Gov. […]

A meager 18 MBTA police officers now stationed on trains and T platforms over two shifts will skyrocket to 114 as part of a new systemwide community policing plan, T […]

Yesterday's rain didn't deter a pair of passers-by from admiring the Christmas tree in Copley Square, left, and it shouldn't deter anyone today. Bargain hunters braving mall madness can expect […]

Mother Nature will mark the first day of winter today by turning the weather to cold and blustery. The winter solstice blows into town at 3:07 p.m., marking the debut […]

Alexandra Fuller wants to become an actress some day, and despite her cerebral palsy, she and her family think she has a future onstage. "I like all kinds of music, […]

The spirit of giving thanks was alive in Boston yesterday, as hundreds of volunteers donated their time to serve turkey and trimmings to the hungry. The scent of roasted turkey […]

They protect us from aliens, but they aren't Men in Black: They're Dogs in Green. And, unlike the hit movie, the invasion is real. Casey and Mango are two specially […]

It seems the bad-boy days of the Rolling Stones have come to a screeching halt. Party legend Keith Richards spent Sunday night playing dominoes with roadies, and drummer Charlie Watts […]

You don't have to run away and join the circus to take part in the newest Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey antics. The circus is interactive at the Fleet […]

Marchers in Boston's Columbus Day Parade found perfect weather and a happy crowd of thousands waiting to cheer them on yesterday. "This is one of the best holidays," said Anthony […]

Fall foliage fans couldn't ask for a better weekend. "It's fantastic autumn weather," said Michael Henry, meteorologist at Weather Services Corp. in Lexington. Temperatures throughout the greater Boston area will […]

Children and the young at heart joined Mayor Thomas M. Menino at the Public Gardens yesterday to celebrate the "Make Way for Ducklings" statue's 10th anniversary. "As we gather for […]

Bernard Cardinal Law led his young flock in prayer at Our Lady of the Airways Chapel at Logan International Airport yesterday before they embarked on a pilgrimage to France. Law […]

The Indian Association of Greater Boston, in collaboration with several Indo-American groups, celebrated India's 50th birthday yesterday with hundreds of perfomers and speakers. The Golden Jubilee event saluted Indian culture […]

Stories conflict about the origin of the August Moon Festival. Some say it marks the completion of ancient harvests in China while others recall a tale of star-crossed lovers in […]

Nearly 500 runners, including a contingent of Marines wearing full field dress, ran 6.2 miles yesterday during the Second Annual Coby's Run in Scituate. Craig Sorney and Michelle Fobert, both […]

After several days of cool breezes and clouds, Bostonians were back in the swing yesterday as perfect beach weather swung back our way. But the sultry weather is going to […]

The world's smallest penguins made a big splash at the New England Aquarium yesterday as they arrived from Down Under. As aquarium workers gingerly placed the seven football-sized blue penguins […]

Quincy officials expect high bacterial levels to drop enough to allow Wollaston Beach to reopen - possibly as early as today - after contamination forced a two-day shutdown. People seeking […]

For several Massachusetts high-tech firms, the Mars rover has become a rocket ride to celebrity. Having weathered an accidental collision Thursday with 'Yogi," the cute, yet unyielding rock, the Mars […]

A 368-year-old beeswax seal that once adorned the Massachusetts Bay Colony charter was recovered this week, 13 years after it mysteriously vanished from a State House basement display case. Randolph […]

Sixty eastern Massachusetts girls hopped a bus for eight days of fun and frolic in Hull yesterday. The girls, ages 6 to 13, are the first of four groups to […]

"We drink magaritas, go to the concerts, Rollerblade and prepare feasts on the back of our boats," Steve Seplow, 35, said yesterday as he barbecued chicken on his deck grill. […]

About 250,000 to 300,000 people, wearing patriotism on their sleeves, are expected to jam the Esplanade tonight for a colossal Yankee Doodle Dandy Fourth of July celebration, complete with the […]

"We drink magaritas, go to the concerts, Rollerblade and prepare feasts on the back of our boats," Steve Seplow, 35, said yesterday as he barbecued chicken on his deck grill. […]

About 250,000 to 300,000 people, wearing patriotism on their sleeves, are expected to jam the Esplanade tonight for a colossal Yankee Doodle Dandy Fourth of July celebration, complete with the […]

The Franklin Park Zoo is preparing a royal welcome for the King and Queen of the jungle this Fourth of July. "This is a very important signal of things to […]

Glowing like a jewel in the Boston skyline, the Custom House clock sprang to life last night after hanging idle for more than a year. Part of an 18-month renovation […]

Unidentified flying objects have been spotted all over the country with regularity since World War II. Here are four of the more notable sightings: WASHINGTON, D.C. On the nights of […]