The grounds of Boston Common started as a cow pasture in the mid-1600s. It was also used for Puritan punishments, like whipping, and even for hangings. In 1768, the area was transformed into a ...

Two days before Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C., Massachusetts residents gathered on Boston Common for People ... on Saturday was part of a national network of such events ...

The ceremony will be held next to the Visitor’s Information Center on the Common, at 139 Tremont St. This year’s tree is a 45-foot white spruce from Nova Scotia. The tree was driven down from ...