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It’s the first lawsuit the Emerald Necklace Conservancy has filed in its about 25-year history — an action its leadership took reluctantly, but very seriously, they said.

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy and 15 citizens from Boston and Brookline filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Civil Court to stop a proposal to renovate White Stadium in Franklin Park — a plan they say is an “unconstitutional privatization of public land.” The deal would transfer the stadium to a for-profit investment group, Boston Unity Soccer Partners.

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy (ENC) and 15 citizens from Boston and Brookline filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Civil Court to stop a proposal to renovate White Stadium in Franklin Park – a plan they contend is the “unconstitutional privatization of public land.” Several of the citizen plaintiffs and officials from ENC held an online press conference on

The city is preparing to embark on a major redesign of Walsh Park, the nearly 7-acre park nestled between Lower Mills and Codman Hill that includes a playground, tennis and basketball courts, and ballfields. The Boston Parks and Recreation Department held an initial, virtual meeting on June 29 to begin gathering input from neighbors on how to improve and program the park,

The month-long soccer tournament features 32 teams representing more than 25 nations. Opening festivities will include a parade of nations.

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Firefighter James Plourde’s wife joins a team of Boston Marathon runners this year honoring McGrath, who died in a 2016 car crash.

Much more than a fitness center, SquashBusters is a community organization that has helped send hundreds of urban students to college.

The Embrace Boston sculpture on Boston Common, dedicated last Friday, is a triple gift to Boston. First, there’s the memorable artwork, which is based on a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King embracing his wife, Coretta Scott King, then there’s the plaza with 69 plaques honoring Boston civil rights leaders active between 1950-1975. Finally, in the works is a Roxbury-based policy

A file photo shows the scene on April 23, 1965 as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed a crowd from the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common following a march from Carter Playground in Roxbury. In April 1965, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. returned to Boston for a three-day stay in the city where, a decade earlier, he had lived while he studied at Boston University, and