City Profile
Covering just 46 square miles, or 119 square kilometres, is Boston, the capital city of the State of Massachusetts. Nestled on Massachusetts Bay, an offshoot of the Atlantic, Boston is today a busy metropolis with a population of 5.6million (1998), of which 1.6 million are resident in the central part of the City. Boston has been home to immigrants from all over the world, virtually from about 1800, when it's population was just a few thousand. By the turn of the 20th century the population had grown to half a million, of which more than half were Irish, and the balance split between Canadians and Europeans.
Boston is a truly international city in which everything is so close that the visitor only needs a pair of comfortable shoes to cross all the points of interest.
From Back Bay to Beacon Hill, of Newbury Street to North End, Boston it has something to offer to all that visit. From stores of luxury and magnificent restaurants to sites of historical interest and numerous cultural museums.
Woman Victim Of Early-Morning North End Assault WBZ ... amp;amp;#8213; A woman said she was assaulted in the North End early Friday morning, and now police are searching for the suspect. The victim told police she was walking down Foster Street...
Celtics not counting on Brown General Sources Celtics are now treating Brown"s career as a dormant, not dead, issue. "Whatever P.J. wants," Ainge said. "He knows that we'd love to have him back, but he has to want to come back. "But I'm not...
Missing girl case looked outward, turns to home 7 News At first, the case of missing Brooke Bennett appeared to be a story of an abduction by an Internet predator who befriended the 12-year-old Braintree girl through her MySpace page.
Winning, not stats, matters to Pedroia Boston Red Sox Catch a game at Fenway Park - There comes a point where a player can go from hot to red-hot to white-hot. At some point, Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia made the crossover, and...
Ex-candidate Dodds charged with assault at home 7 News Police say Dodds was arrested Thursday night at the Portsmouth rental property he owns and charged with simple assault, false imprisonment and breach of bail conditions. He is being held without bail...
Sox Leave Bases Loaded In 9th, Lose 2-1 Boston Channel Mariano Rivera flashed his classic form just in time. The New York Yankees closer pitched himself in and out of trouble Saturday, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning...
Like there were 2 people 7 News ... amp;Rather than do the smart thing -- which would've been nothing -- I did as he had asked," Grosenheider told The Associated Press in a phone interview Thursday. "I was just doing a friend a favor. And...
Dead Woman In Car Unnoticed For 18 Hours Boston Channel A woman was found dead in her car in the parking lot of Honey Dew Donuts Wednesday, 17 hours after a doughnut store employee saw her park the car, police said.The Daily News of...
Mass. Camper Drowns In N.H. Lake Boston Channel A Massachusetts woman has drowned in a New Hampshire lake. State police said Anita O'Donnell, 32, of Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, died Saturday after being pulled from Iona Lake...
Grieving Father Starts Military Robot Company Boston Channel The father of an Army private killed in Iraq has used his outrage over his son's death to start a company he hopes can save soldiers. Brian Hart said his son, John, called him...
Pound Of Cocaine Found In Man Boston Channel A 53-year-old Maine man faces a felony drug charge after police in New Hampshire said they found a pound of cocaine hidden in his underwear. According to State Police, Ralph Belmont...
Jet Flyover Confused Residents, Police Say Boston Channel Some residents in Auburn and surrounding areas were confused by the Fourth of July jet flyover Friday night, police said.The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported that Auburn...
Man Allegedly Beats Accused Yankees Fan With Bat WBZ ... amp;amp;#8213; A group of youths allegedly attacked a dad and his family on the Fourth of July after accusing them of being Yankees fans. Falmouth police said Robert Correia, 20, and...
Boy, 3, Badly Burned By Fireworks WBZ ... amp;amp;#8213; A 3-year-old boy was severely burned on Friday by fireworks used in an illegal display in Leominster. According to the town's fire department, a Roman candle device tipped...
Man Caught With Cocaine Stash In Underwear WBZ Hampton, N.H. ― A 53-year-old Maine man faces a felony drug charge after police in New Hampshire say they found a pound of cocaine hidden in his underwear. According to State Police...
Boston police investigating three killings 7 News The second death came at about 8 p.m., near a Fourth of July cookout in Hyde Park. Police found a 17-year-old outside, suffering from a fatal gun shot wound.
Search Suspended For Missing Man Off Deer Island WBZ ... amp;amp;#8213; The Coast Guard has called off the search for a 60-year-old man who apparently fell off a pleasure boat near Deer Island on Wednesday. A Coast Guard helicopter has spent the...
Man Beaten To Death In Daylight At Downtown Park Boston Channel A man was beaten to death in broad daylight near Faneuil Hall Friday morning, with what witnesses described as a towel or a bag with something heavy inside, police said.The Boston Globe...
Boston Violence Leaves 2 Dead, 5 Injured WBZ ... amp;amp;#8213; Two people are dead and several others injured after a violent night in Boston. Two young men were killed in two separate incidents in the city last night and early Saturday...
Franklin Ponders Shutting Down Many Street Lights WBZ Franklin, N.H. ― The City Council in Franklin, New Hampshire, votes Monday night on whether to remove almost half of the city's street lights. A city committee recommends removing 215 of...
Red Tide Abates, Mass. Clam Flats Open WBZ ... amp;amp;#8213; An expansive red tide has abated, allowing the state to reopen some of its most productive shellfish beds. The toxic algae bloom spread from Maine to Cape Cod this spring, and...
Crews search for man in Boston Harbor 7 News Coast Guard Petty Officer Connie Terrell said the missing man is Anthony Tufo of Quincy. She said searchers have found a pair of shoes believed to be Tufo's.
Mass. bill would expand mental health coverage 7 News The bill builds on an eight-year-old mental health parity law that sought to guarantee people suffering from mental illnesses would receive the same health benefits as those with physical illnesses.
Boston Surgeon Operated On Wrong Side Of Patient WBZ ... amp;amp;#8213; A Boston hospital has admitted that one of its experienced surgeons operated on the wrong side of a patient this week. State authorities are investigating the error, which...
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