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The sun and sand of Boston area beaches will be preserved in bits and bytes through a collaboration between Google and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. Google Maps Street View takes web surfers on 360-degree visits to sites around the world, including the pyramids at Giza and the Incan
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STATE HOUSE — It sits tucked away in a restricted area closed to visitors, snugged close against the original Bulfinch portion of the State House at the top of the front steps. The full-size bronze replica of the Liberty Bell — one of 53 bells distributed to states and territories as part
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STATE HOUSE — Friends and family of a young woman run over and killed by a Duck Boat tour vehicle at the bottom of Beacon Hill this spring urged lawmakers on Thursday to advance legislation banning drivers of the amphibious vehicles from also serving as tour guides. "We shouldn'
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BOSTON — One of the potential fruits of General Electric's deal to move to Boston – a full heliport – could be established in Boston and a state official on Monday said a temporary helistop could be set up as soon as September. The deal between the state, Boston and GE
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Natural gas customers in the Boston area are now paying more for fuel than their national counterparts, reversing the situation from a year ago. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers released on Friday, Boston-area customers paid just over $1 per therm for natural gas in June, about 13 percent
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STATE HOUSE — Long, hot, rainless days mean plenty of time for people to enjoy the outdoors, but the mostly pleasant summer weather is disguising an underlying problem. "I hope everybody has a chance to enjoy the rest of this beautiful summer," Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday, before catching
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A complaint filed Tuesday calls on federal transportation officials to require implementation of an alternative to the late-night service scrapped by the MBTA earlier this year, alleging that the cancellation violated anti-discrimination measures. The complaint was written by the Conservation Law Foundation, Alternatives for Community & Environment, and the Greater
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BOSTON — About two years ago, Father Joe Quinn became one of about 100 people in the world to be diagnosed with a rare incurable condition that he said left him with the possibility of "saying goodbye to life." Unable to take narcotics, the Franciscan friar was in "