Hundreds of people and dozens of Revolutionary War reenactors on Tuesday, March 17 celebrated the 250th anniversary of the British evacuation from Boston with cannon fire, musket volleys and war cries on Dorchester Heights in present-day South Boston.
More than 3,000 eggs full of candy have been prepared for placement for Sunday’s (March 22) Easter Egg Hunt at Savin Hill Park.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and residents of the Twin Cities of Minnesota will be the recipients of the 2026 Profile in Courage Award.
Ella Adams of State House News Service on the commemoration ceremonies to mark the 250th anniversary of end of the Siege of Boston, best known as Evacuation Day.
The Boston Bridge Brigade sets up on the Savin Hill bridge with anti-war messaging that they say is resonating with the drivers passing-by on the southeast expressway.
The 17th annual event brought one of the largest crowds in its history to the St. Margaret’s Church basement for a breakfast to raise money for the year-round food pantry, which is named for the late mother of the event’s organizer, Jim Brett.
