They closed all the restaurants, they closed all the pools, everything’s getting boarded up so the glass doesn’t shatter,” said Leilani Perez, who’s from Hyde Park.

Leilani Perez, of Hyde Park, is stuck on vacation in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa pummels the country. "I'm definitely not prepared for it. So it's really just been an emotional rollercoaster. Thankfully, I'm with my mom," she said. She, her aunt, and her mother are celebrating her mother's birthday with a vacation in Ocean Coral Spring.

Boston birders are mourning the death of a young swan, affectionately known as Marble, at Jamaica Pond over the weekend. People fond of Marble, named for his mix of brown and white feathers, said they think he died from bird flu. But they will not know for ...

A mission is underway to reunite a family of swans in Jamaica Plain after a cygnet was separated from its family earlier this week while they were relocating from Ward's Pond to Jamaica Pond. According to wildlife photographer Nate Dow, the family which ...