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The Berkeley Beacon

Hundreds rallied on the Boston Commons during the rebranded People's March on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (Abigail Hoyt/ For the Beacon)
Rebranded People’s March attracted hundreds of Massachusetts residents ahead of inauguration

While over a thousand demonstrators raised their signs, flags, and voices into the chilled air cloaking the Boston Common Saturday afternoon,...

John McCarrick brushes snow off his car on Commonwealth Avenue. in Boston on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Photos: Overnight winter storm blankets Downtown Boston with nearly half a foot of snow

A quick but strong winter storm swept across the East Coast Sunday night bringing nearly five inches of snow to Downtown Boston.  Overnight,...

The Boston chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) holds a rally against the Trump administration outside the JFK Federal Building Monday afternoon. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)
In the freezing weather, a ‘heated struggle.’ Boston social justice groups rally on inauguration day.

As the polar vortex swept across the northern hemisphere on Inauguration Day, hundreds of protesters from Greater Boston social justice groups...

Calling all ice cream lovers to Seaport: Boston’s Museum of Ice Cream has opened 
Calling all ice cream lovers to Seaport: Boston’s Museum of Ice Cream has opened 

The Seaport District now offers refuge for ice cream lovers and everyone with a sweet tooth since The Museum of Ice Cream opened to the public...