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‘Life is renewed.’ The Public Garden’s plant chief talks peak tulip season 🌷 The next few weeks are the best time to soak up the colorful array of flowers that dot the landscape in the country’s oldest public botanical garden, according to city officials. By Steve Annear Globe Staff,Updated April 23, 2021, 8:03 a.m. Email to a Friend A person passed through the Boston Public Garden, where tulips are starting to bloom. The next few weeks are the best time to soak up th...

104 years young Bucksport’s oldest living citizen honored with Boston Post Cane BUCKSPORT — At 104 years of age, Ruth Bunt is only housebound because of the pandemic. Leaning on her walker, she opens the door to her mayor, her pastor, her town clerk and her friend, all gathered on April 19 to bestow upon Bunt the Boston Post Cane. A small-town tradition, the cane is given to honor the oldest living resident. In Bucksport, that is Bunt.  So, Town Council Chairman Peter Stewart, North Bucksp...

Boston Public Garden used to have baby alligators — yes, alligators — and people fed them rodents In the summer months of 1901, people would capture rats and toss them into the water where the alligators lived. By Steve Annear Globe Staff,Updated April 9, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend This water fountain in the Public Garden is reportedly where baby alligators lived in the summer in 1901. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff)Lane Turner/Globe Staff Nothing says springtime quite like a stro...

Honor those with longevity Edwin Grozier, owner of the Boston Post Newspaper and creator of the Boston Post Cane —Wikimedia Foundation Published: 3/31/2021 7:44:42 PM As we age our thoughts are saturated with experiences sometimes good, sometimes bad and sometimes sad. We mature and age as gracefully as possible with the desire to live and love for many years into the future. With each year it is our hope that our wisdom grows along with compassion for our fellow mankind. We reflect on the pa...

Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are divorcing, so naturally one of them needs to find a new place. Kanye's reportedly set his sights on a town called Rye.

Read Article Victor Leinberger holds the Boston Post Cane on Thursday while Canton Selectman Russell Adams hands him a plaque honoring him as the town’s oldest resident. The 95-year-old former New Yorker who moved to Canton 30 years ago said, “I like this town. It’s very nice.” Submitted photo CANTON — Victor Leinberger, 95, received the town’s Boston Post Cane and a plaque from Selectman Russell Adams during Thursday’s selectmen meeting. He’s lived in town for 30 years. “A...

Skip to main content Rye to Ye?! What It Would Mean if Kanye West Moved to a Town Renamed for Himself Rye to Ye?! What It Would Mean if Kanye West Moved to a Town Renamed for Himself Rumor has it that rapper Kanye West has offered Rye, NY, an eye-popping $10,000,000 to change the name of the town to his nickname, Ye. Margaret Heidenry, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are divorcing, so naturally one of them needs to find a new place to live. According to th...

Fatal pedestrian accident causes delays on New England Thruway (I-95) in the Bronx WABC Share: It happened before 6 a.m. near the Hutchinson Parkway exit. There was no immediate word what led to the incident. All southbound lanes were shut down as an investigation got underway. By 6:15 a.m. all lanes except the right lane had reopened. The incident caused delays back to Boston Post Road. Motorists in cars were advised to use the Merritt Parkway/Hutchinson River Parkway as an alternate route. Tr...

Out & About: Learn how Progressive Era crusader Jennie Powers brought justice in southern N.H., Vt. Modified: 3/3/2021 9:19:33 PM WOODSTOCK — A few years ago, the city of Keene was trying to decide the subjects for 16 murals that were to be painted throughout the city when Jenna Carroll suggested Progressive Era figure Jennie Powers, who crusaded against animal and domestic abuse. “It was funny because nobody had really heard of her story before,” said Carroll, director of education for ...

Police: Torrington EMT suspected of arsons held as fugitive March 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Fire line tape surrounds the Roxbury Ambulance building, site of an arson investigation at 27 North Street in Roxbury, on Sunday. Suspect Richard White, of Torrington, is currently in the custody of the Pennsylvania State Police.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Fire line tape surrounds the Roxbury Ambulance building, site of an arson investigation at 27 North Stre...