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Duckling Day Parade

Good morning and happy Mother's Day!!If you're in Boston today you do not want to miss this year's Duckling Day Parade on the Boston...
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Free family Christmas activities in Boston that involve history: part one

Boston has a history that goes back hundreds of years into the earliest phases of colonial history in the United States. As such, it is a city rife...
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Only a few chances left to see Shakespeare on the Common!

In August,most peopleslowly come to the realization that summerwill not last forever. In fact, most people grasp this factstaring at the not too...
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FREE Live Music thrives in Boston, July 26-31

The season of summer brings many things: balmy nights, iced tea, beach days, fashionable sunglasses, umm...heat, and perhaps one of the best things...
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Picnic for the Planet: tomorrow on Boston Common

Tomorrow at noon, staff and affiliates of the Massachusetts chapter of The Nature Conservancy will gather on Boston Common to celebrate Earth Day....
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4/20 Boston Common, hundreds light up

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  • April 21, 2011
Boston Police and Park Rangers were present for part of 4/20 afternoon on the hill.But they wisely decided by the magic time of 4:20 to let the...
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WCVB News helicopter makes hard landing

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  • January 12, 2011
A rough landing for the WCVB-TV NewsCenter 5 helicopter Tuesday night.The chopper, only week a old, according to General Manager Bill Fine, came in...
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Harry Potter midnight openings sold out across Boston

The latest Harry Potter movie opens tonight at 12:01 in dozens of theaters throughout Boston—dozens of theaters that have been sold out of...
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A History of the Boston Public Garden: Part one

The Boston Public Garden is a park and garden that is directly across Charles Street from the Boston Common. It was that nation's first public...
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A history of the Boston Common: Conclusion

The Boston Common became protected property under Boston law in 1822. No part of the common can be sold. Eight years later, a law was past banning...
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