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For the first time in a very long time Tuesday, Fenway Park was looking and sounding a little more normal. Tuesday’s game was the first one since the capacity at Massachusetts stadiums was raised to 25%, meaning roughly 9,400 people were there to cheer on the Sox. “It was a great atmosphere to be around people again,” said Darilee Swamp….

Human remains were discovered Tuesday on a property in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, prompting a police investigation. Police said they received a call shortly after 11 a.m. and responded to a three-decker on Fuller Street, where the bones were found. “It’s sad,” said William Alexander, who lives just 30 yards away. He says a homeless man well known in the...

Still working from home? Your boss might bring that to an end soon. But when you get back, the pandemic may have changed your workplace forever.

The city of Boston will reopen its public libraries to in-person visitors starting next month and increase its number of youth programs as COVID-19 cases continue to drop, Mayor Kim Janey announced Tuesday. In a press conference, Janey said the library system will re-open in June for limited in-person services, prioritizing programs to help residents recover economically and catch up…

One month after a great-grandmother was shot and killed in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, a cash reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. Delois Brown was hit and killed by gunfire in April while sitting on her porch on Olney Street in Dorchester. On Monday, two Boston organizations announced they...

The Celtics could miss the NBA’s postseason, costing corporate sponsor Vistaprint increased brand exposure for its $10 to $15 million jersey patch.

A man accused of attacking another man earlier this month at a Boston MBTA station, allegedly because the victim was sitting in a stroller, is being sought by transit police. Investigators released a photo of the man and said he’s wanted for questioning in an aggravated assault and battery at Park Street, which serves the Green Line and Red...

Boston and state police are asking for the public’s help locating an elderly man who was last seen just after midnight. Kenrick Francis, 83, was last seen around 12:30 a.m. Monday walking toward Mattapan Square in Boston. Francis was carrying a pillow, and wearing a light blue shirt and pajamas pants, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call…

Emmily Austin, a new mom from Jefferson, Maine, was visiting Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo when Kiki the gorilla took a special interest in Austin’s 5-month old son.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A popular beer garden that was unable to open last summer due to the pandemic is returning for the 2021 season. According to its web page within the Zone 3 website, Aeronaut Allston is coming back this summer, with the note saying “Yes, things will look a bit different, but we’re sure…

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s. Sunday: Sun & clouds, milder. Slight chance PM shower. Highs in the 60s. Monday: Rain, during the morning. Highs around 60s.

Just in time for Mother’s Day a Rockland couple’s newborn twins are home. The babies were born early and Tania Sanchez received care at a first of its kind center in Boston dedicated to twins, triplets or more. It’s called the Comprehensive Care Center for Multiples at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “I felt like everything was catered...

The iconic Swan Boats have reopened for the 2021 season at the Boston Public Garden after the coronavirus pandemic forced the attraction to remain closed in 2020. Boston Mayor Kim Janey appeared at the Boston Public Garden Lagoon on Saturday to mark the reopening and was among the first to take a ride with her family. “As warmer weather comes…

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker held a press conference Friday with former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski to announce a $1.2 million donation from Gronkowski and the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation to fund a full renovation of the Charlesbank Playground, located in the state Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Charles River Reservation Esplanade.

Love playing with Legos? Now you can get paid to do it in Boston. The Legoland Discovery Center is searching for its new master builder.

The MBTA invested millions of taxpayer dollars to bring historic trolleys up to speed in one of Boston’s most transit-dependent communities. However, the NBC10 Investigators discovered the project is years behind schedule. Instead of refurbished 1940s era trolleys rolling along the Mattapan-Ashmont line, we learned shells of the first two stripped-down cars pulled out of service are still sitting...

Red Sox fans shelled out big bucks for grandstand tickets at Fenway Park for Thursday’s afternoon game. “I paid like 150 for both tickets,” said one fan. Another said, “We paid 93 each so 300 for the whole thing.” “There’s not a lot of seats available so I expected prices to be higher,” said Jack Shane. “I can definitely understand…

As large venues start to reopen to fans, the demand for tickets is high, and the prices are now soaring. Sporting arenas remain at limited capacity right now, you have to be willing to pay up if you want in, unfortunately.

The number of Massachusetts communities at the highest risk of coronavirus transmission dropped in half, nearly to single digits. The town-by-town coronavirus data released Thursday showed 13 communities in the high-risk red zone, down from 26 last week. It’s the fourth straight week the figure has declined; the most communities in the high risk “red zone” was in mid-January, when…

It’s always nice to celebrate the mothers in your life, but especially this year with challenges brought about by the pandemic, make sure to let them know you appreciate them this Mother’s Day.  Here are five ideas of how to have a special Mother’s Day this year in Boston.  Pack a basket with all of your mother’s favorite foods...