Drop-off events are available to Boston residents. The events run from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Leaf and yard waste tips

• Common yard waste material includes leaves and grass clippings, branches, and yard brush.
• Place leaves and yard debris in large paper bags. Do not use plastic bags.  
• Tie branches with string. The maximum size for branches is three feet with a one-inch diameter.

Leaf and yard waste schedule

Family Zumba gives you and your family a chance to be active together. It’s a full body workout, combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility,boosted energy and a serious dose of awesome each time you leave class. While many of the types of dance and music featured in the program are Latin American inspired, this class also contains choreographed moves to Soca, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Hip-hop.

Click the link below to sign up for the class on Eventbrite, which will allow you to add it to your calendar and receive updates, if there are changes or cancellations due to weather, etc.

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Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice that originated in ancient India. It challenges your mental and physical being, releases stress, and expands your energy.

Instructors will provide flow movement for people of all levels.

Click the link below to sign up for the class on Eventbrite. This will allow you to add it to your calendar and receive updates if there are changes or cancellations due to weather.

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This class is a high-intensity, full-body strength class, programmed specifically so that every exercise is in place to be modified or intensified to individual needs. Drew from MoveStudios will give you the highest level of accountability, motivation, and education through every signature class leaving you and your body feeling stronger than when you arrived.

Click the link below to sign up for the class on Eventbrite, which will allow you to add it to your calendar and receive updates, including if there are changes or cancellations due to weather.

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This gentle chair yoga class prioritizes breathing, feeling and dropping into the body. It’s designed for those who do not want to practice on the floor (and includes standing for short periods of time). The practice is intended to improve body awareness, strength and flexibility.

Click the link below to sign up for the class on Eventbrite, which will allow you to add it to your calendar and receive updates, if there are changes or cancellations due to weather, etc.

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For over a century, Franklin Park has been a lively and beloved center of recreation, gathering, and discovery for the Boston community. Now, with newly allocated park funds, the City of Boston is planning ahead for the park’s next century!

Over the next 18 months, the City of Boston is partnering with a team of landscape architects, planners, ecologists, and community engagement experts to create a master plan for an engaging and diverse Franklin Park. 

Our work will build on previous planning efforts and improvements by the City and its partners. We look forward to building on these successes and incorporating even more feedback. It’s your opportunity to help shape the future of the park and connections to the surrounding neighborhoods.

Come to our Community Workshop on January 28, between 6 - 8 p.m. at the William J. Devine Golf Course Clubhouse at Franklin Park. Can’t make it? Share your thoughts on the Master Plan website, or sign up for project updates!

*Snow date: January 30, 6 - 8 p.m.

This is the 54th year that a tree has been donated and commemorates 108 years of friendship with Nova Scotia after the people of Boston provided emergency assistance when Halifax, Nova Scotia’s capital, was devastated by a maritime munitions explosion in the harbor in 1917. The first Tree for Boston was donated in 1971 by Joseph Slauenwhite from Lunenburg County.

The historic Tree for Boston will come from Lunenberg County this year. The 13.7-metre (45-foot) white spruce is being donated by landowners Ronald and Claire Feener. “We have watched this tree grow from a young sapling to its present height for the last 30 years. We are happy and proud to donate this tree to Boston as a heartfelt thank you for all the help received during a great hardship in Halifax.” — Feener Family

Visit the Nova Scotia Tree page and Boston's Parks page for more information on the Tree for Boston, and follow our social channels to stay up to date with all the holiday lighting events: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

It was a crisp, sunny morning, and filled with Hyde Park neighbors, folks from Boston Women's Heritage Trail, Suffrage 100 MA, Hyde Park Main Streets, and Hyde Park Historic Society. Thanks to our speakers:

• Mayor Walsh
• City Councillor Tim McCarthy
• Barbra Lee (Founder and President, Barbara Lee Family Foundation)
• Catherine Allgor (President, Massachusetts Historical Society), and
• Elisa Birdseye (Curator, Hyde Park Historical Society).

We enjoyed special guest Coline Jenkins, great-great-granddaughter of suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Special thanks to the Public Works Department for making this bridge a reality.

Come see the $4.77 million in improvements to the pathways and perimeter of Jamaica Pond, including increased accessibility, new benches, newly planted trees, exercise equipment, upgrades to pathways and entrances, and improved drainage to protect water quality.

After the speaking program make sure to stick around for a walking tour of the pond with members of the project design team who can further explain all the exciting improvements!