Empty tree wells along Worcester sidewalks are a problem, and this resident and property owner says it's about time the city took action. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Opinion Advertise ...

Mike Nicholus’ problem wasn’t exactly life-or-death. Still, he figured he deserved an answer to a question that had been nagging at him: Where was his tree?Hoping to help the environmen… ...

Reader Kathleen Creegan Damaskos tells GlobeWatch she’s worried that when winter snows come, they will make some already unsafe sidewalks near Chinatown even more treacherous for pedestrians.

The emerald ash borer kills ash trees within three to five years of infestation. Adults are dark metallic green, 1/2 inch in length and 1/8 inch wide, and fly only from mid-May to September.

One wheel of the scooter dropped into a hole in the sidewalk meant for a tree, flipping it over on a 75-year-old woman, writes Jack Lakey.

So he started Tree Eastie hoping to fix the problem. Volunteers are taught, trained and they get to work putting trees into the cramped concrete sidewalks. "Right now, we are focusing on empty ...