How Boston Made Itself Bigger Maps from 1630 to the present show how the city—once an 800-acre peninsula—grew into what it is today.

These eight historical maps offer snapshots of Boston’s growth over time, documenting the city's ongoing -- and ever-changing -- relationship with the sea.

The body of a man found dead in a Boston-area landfill 17 years ago has been identified as the mission now focuses on who killed him, authorities said Thursday. The Bristol County District ...

Local News Body found at Fall River landfill 17 years ago finally identified The death is considered suspicious because it is believed that the body was transported to the landfill in a dump truck.

The federal agency has launched a new map tool that lets users overlay old and new maps, comparing how the city has developed—and in Boston’s case, physically expanded—over the years.

A new exhibit at the Boston Public Library uses maps, modern and historic photos, and census data to illustrate how waves of immigration shaped the city and its individual neighborhoods in the ...

The 1878 map looks a bit different from a current map of Boston. For one, some of the landfills that make up the streets we walk on today didn’t exist yet.

Are Boston's streets really paved over cow paths? Or is there some other reason why none of the roads make sense? A reader asks our research editor.

Environmentalists view 2024 as a critical last push to finally achieve the closure of the WIN Waste Innovations Saugus waste-to-energy ash landfill. As sea levels rise, advocates say industrial ...

James Howells said he’ll use Boston Dynamics robotic dogs to scan for a drive containing a passcode to 8,000 bitcoin, worth nearly $176 million.

View full sizeA map produced by the Toxics Action Center shows toxic sites in Massachusetts, including solid waste incinerators and capped and uncapped landfills.