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A sign outside of Kilachand Hall which was the polling location for Precinct 10. The most important issues to voters this presidential election were reproductive rights, the Israel-Palestine conflict, economy and foreign policy. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston voters reflect on explosive election cycle, critical issues in Trump vs. Harris race

Lauren Albano November 6, 2024
Boston residents reflected on the historic, months-long campaigns and national-scale issues that impacted their votes, as they cast their ballots in the 2024 Presidential Election on Tuesday.
Boston University Police department’s new wellness dog, Bean, with handler Geovanni Chevere. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BUPD’s new member might be its most popular: Meet Bean

Sana Muneer March 4, 2024
This month, the BU Police Department adopted a wellness dog named Bean, who has paw-sitively captured students’ attention. Bean is a three-month-old golden retriever from Golden Opportunities for Independence, a nonprofit organization in Walpole, Massachusetts which raises and trains puppies to be future service dogs.
A Green Line shuttle stopped on Commonwealth Ave. Free shuttles will replace the MBTA’s B-Line at stops along Boston University’s campus to allow for track maintenance until Dec. 5th. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students frustrated by recent Green Line B suspensions

George Lehman November 30, 2023
Boston University students express frustrations after the suspension of the Green Line B service on Monday between Kenmore and Babcock Street.
Ukraine Rally

GALLERY: Hundreds gather for Ukraine 365 Days of Defending Freedom rally

Daily Free Press Staff March 3, 2023

By Andrew Burke-Stevenson, Hui-En Lin, Isabella Oland, Ruihan Yang and Ziyu (Julian) Zhu Hundreds rallied in Copley square last Sunday. The rally marked the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion...

Copley Connect

City of Boston tests converting Back Bay street into pedestrian plaza

Cassandra Dumay June 23, 2022

  The portion of Dartmouth Street between the Boston Public Central Library and Copley Square was closed to cars from June 7 to June 17 as part of Copley Connect — a pilot program...

boston marathon 2022

126th Boston Marathon brings energy, community back to Patriots’ Day

Daily Free Press Staff April 19, 2022
More than 28,000 runners from all 50 states raced from Hopkinton to Boston for the 126th Boston Marathon this Monday.
copley society of art painter on newbury street

Copley Art Society plans national summertime show

Taylor Brokesh April 28, 2021
Registration closed Monday for the Copley Society of Art’s “Connected Land and Sea” national show.
parking lot at 149 newbury st in boston

New retail, office building designed to replace Newbury parking lot

Taylor Brokesh April 14, 2021
The proposed site at 149 Newbury St. would fill the last open lot on the historic street.
Boston erupts in joy, relief after Biden named nation’s 46th president

Boston erupts in joy, relief after Biden named nation’s 46th president

Daily Free Press Staff November 7, 2020
Cheering and chanting as cars driving by honked in solidarity, hundreds of supporters of president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris gathered near the Boston Common Saturday afternoon to celebrate the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Demonstrators marched from Nubian Square to Copley Square Wednesday evening to protest President Donald Trump potentially contesting the results of the presidential election. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protesters demand all votes are counted, advocate for progressive policies

Daniel Kool November 5, 2020
Hundreds marched from Nubian Square to the steps of the Boston Public Library Wednesday night, rallying behind an array of progressive causes and protesting a false declaration of victory by President Donald Trump as the election remained too close to call.
A ballot drop box in Allston. Dozens of ballots were damaged after a drop box in Copley Square was set on fire Sunday. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Copley Square ballot drop box set ablaze

Allison Pirog October 26, 2020
Of the 122 ballots in the box, 87 were legible and able to be processed. Voters who used the drop box between 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and 4 a.m. on Sunday should contact the Election Department to check the status of their ballot.
A protester holds up a sign in a show of solidarity with protestors in Lebanon at a Sunday rally in Copley Square, part of a global response to corruption in the Lebanese government. MIA KHATIB/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston residents stand in solidarity with Lebanese people at Copley Square

Mia Khatib October 21, 2019
The protests forms after Lebanon has been embroiled by days of massive protest against government corruption and mismanagement.
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