Boston Common

People who live near Boston Common and work around the park are fed up with recent violence. Tired of having his customers chased away by the violence, Tommy of Father and Sons Sausage in Boston Common says a new recipe is needed to turn things around. “They fight each other, they bother the customers every once in a while, but...

Recent incidents of violence at Boston Common have some in the area on edge. Monday was another busy day on the common for police, who responded after a man was apparently slashed with a knife. “He came back with the knife, and that was it. I had to jump on top of him, but I wasn’t fighting, I was...

A man was seriously injured in a shooting Monday night at Boston Common, according to police. The shooting happened on Tremont Street, police told NBC10 Boston. Investigators say the victim, a man in his 30s, suffered serious injuries after being shot in the back. Police did not have any word on his condition. Police said they were setting up a…

Striking actors got a show of support in Boston Wednesday afternoon when a rally took place on Boston Common. Actors have been on strike for more than three weeks, while thousands of screenwriters have been on the picket lines since early May. It is the first time in 60 years that actors and writers are simultaneously striking. The actors are fighting...

It has been two weeks since a fatal stabbing took place outside the Park Street MBTA station at Boston Common, and friends and family say they want the person responsible to be caught. Family and friends say the victim, 21-year-old Jazreanna Sheppard-Gonzalez, was working hard for her young son and thinking about a career in nursing. “She was beautiful,” said…

Twin brothers are facing charges in an attack involving a machete in Boston near Boston Common this May that left one person seriously hurt, prosecutors said Monday. The pair, Elisha and Eliya Kimanga, are accused of mayhem and assault and battery in the incident, which took place just before 9 a.m. on Tuesay, May 23, and detached one person’s ear…

The victim has since been identified by police as 21-year-old Jazreanna Sheppard, of South Boston.

A woman who walked into the Park Street MBTA station after being stabbed last week on the Boston Common has died from her injuries, according to police in the city. The Boston Police Department said Saturday that officers responded downtown to the area of 121 Tremont Street around 11:34 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, and found a woman with life-threatening…

There will be a fun and exciting celebration at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, followed by the opening of the Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool.

As summer kicks off and temperatures begin to rise, the public can now cool down at the Boston Common Frog Pond‘s spray pool. Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods and The Skating Club of Boston are welcoming children and their caretakers to the spray pool starting Tuesday, June 27. The opening will be marked by a celebration offering…