BOSTON – To commemorate Patriot's Day, Mayor Marty Walsh joined one of Boston's favorite sons, Mark Wahlberg, Monday morning at the annual reenactment of the famous ride by Paul Revere and William Dawes in front of the city's historic Old North Church.
"Patriot's Day helps us show our strength," Walsh said. "Boston has always been a city of proud patriots."
BOSTON – In 1982, former Quincy city Solicitor William Golden took a run along Wollaston Beach and came across bits of raw sewage in the sand, prompting him to take action.
Quincy soon sued the Metropolitan District Commission and other agencies over discharges of untreated waste from Nut Island, at the end of Houghs Neck in the city. Eventually, the case led to a court-ordered, multibillion-dollar harbor cleanup and the creation of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
