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Bikes locked to the bike rack outside of the Boston University College of Fine Arts. The Boston University Bridge Safety Alliance is hosting a public meeting with the Boston Transportation Department, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation to discuss possible safety improvements to BU Bridge. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Advocates for BU Bridge improvements to hold event at Howard Thurman Center

Nicole Abrams November 13, 2024
Advocates and members of the Boston University Bridge Safety Alliance plan to host a public meeting Thursday at the Howard Thurman Center to discuss bike safety improvements to be made to the BU Bridge.
Volunteers pick up trash along the Charles River Esplanade on Saturday. BU Sustainability organized the 25th annual Earth Day Cleanup as part of its Earth Day 365 initiative. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Student volunteers help protect BU’s backyard in Earth Day Esplanade cleanup

Siena Griffin April 22, 2024
Boston University students volunteered in the 25th annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup on Saturday to help clean campus' neighbor — the Esplanade.
For the fire service and other first responders, balancing COVID-19 relief and droughts this  year proved to be difficult. ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/ DFP FILE

Drought, pandemic bring unusual fire season in Massachusetts

Allison Pirog September 14, 2020
“We even got to some conditions this summer where things were so dry that even a cigarette butt thrown out the window on the roadside could ignite cured-off and dry grasses.”
Campbell Construction and the Department of Conservation and Recreation inform locals at Hawthorne Youth and Community Center Monday night that there will be bi-monthly updates on Roxbury Heritage State Park’s progress. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Residents, experts discuss construction progress of Roxbury Historical Park

Sabrina Schnur April 11, 2017

Approximately 40 people attended a meeting at the Hawthorne Youth and Community Center in Roxbury Monday night for a presentation of a progress report concerning the Roxbury Heritage State Park project. The...

The Esplanade Association works to improve tree care along the Charles River Esplanade Park throughout the month. PHOTO BY AMANDA LUCIDI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Charles River Esplanade gets donation for tree care

Andres Picon February 20, 2017

The Esplanade Association and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation are teaming up for the next two and a half weeks to prune more than 172 trees in the Charles River Esplanade,...

Locals gather at Roxbury Community College Thursday night to discuss how to improve Roxbury Heritage State Park. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Roxbury residents gather to hear update on local park project

Sabrina Schnur January 20, 2017

A crowd of 50 people gathered at Roxbury Community College Thursday evening to discuss the reconstruction of the Dillaway-Thomas House, which is located at Roxbury Heritage State Park. The project...

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