A $5,000 gift from Florence Bank sealed the deal, clearing the way for Springfield to order a new wheeled train for the park.

Officials and more than a dozen hikers tested the new span at Pickerel Pond after Sunday's ribbon cutting in East Natick.

Officials and Friends of the Quabbin marked the finish of repairs on the mortar-free stone bridge near Gate 30, five years after hikers spotted the damage.

A Salisbury fish market shared photos of the rare catch, whose buyer reportedly plans to set it free.

Sam Favaloro pulled up a blue lobster while fishing Ipswich Bay.

The nearly 60-year-old Jackson Estuarine Laboratory just got bigger boat bays, dive lockers and a 36-person meeting room on Great Bay.

Lynn Woods Park and Keaney Park are getting new splash pads, backed by a state grant worth $590,500.

No one was hurt when the famed landmark at Polar Caves Park smashed a walkway on the season's final day.

Dinari was one year older than the median life expectancy for lions before kidney failure set in. The zoo hopes to bring lions back someday.

A rented herd is chewing through invasive plants at 21 Pond Lane, the first step toward a possible botanic-garden park near Spy Pond.

The 15-minute sunset spectacle hits Back Bay in late October, with a backup window in February if clouds get in the way.

Multiple great whites reappeared near Cape Cod after rough seas cleared, with researchers saying the season's final stretch is still underway.

Loon Mountain wants to add a fourth peak overlooking downtown Lincoln, fulfilling founder Sherman Adams' original vision.