Charles River

Peaceful sunset

By adamg - 7/6/17 - 12:23 am

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John Gage watched the sunset over the Charles River on Wednesday.

Clouds worthy of notice just before sunset

By adamg - 6/26/17 - 8:57 pm

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J. Nathan Matias watched the clouds over the Charles and MIT in Cambridge this afternoon. Read more.

Sittin' on the dock of the river

By adamg - 6/10/17 - 9:10 pm

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Johnmcboston watched the sun go down over Cambridge and the Charles from an Esplanade dock.

Evans: Nobody's pushing college guys into the river

By adamg - 5/23/17 - 3:04 pm

MassLive.com reports Boston Police Commissioner William Evans says young men need to be more careful when they drink in a city surrounded by water, not worry about a serial killer.

Earlier:
All the drowning victims the press and the public don't much care about.

Man's body found floating in the Charles

By adamg - 5/19/17 - 5:39 pm

This afternoon near the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

UPDATE: Preliminary investigation shows no evidence of foul play, the DA's office reports.

City in a fog

By adamg - 4/26/17 - 9:41 am

Patrick McMahon looked out over the Charles this morning and didn't see much.

Other people looked out and up, too: Read more.

Drug suspect makes a swim for it in the Charles on Waltham/Watertown line

By adamg - 4/19/17 - 9:40 am

Watertown News reports an Everett guy who led police on a car chase, jumped out of his car and into the Charles River last night, but proved unable to elude state troopers, local police, a helicopter and search dog. He's scheduled for arraignment this morning in Waltham District Court.

Body pulled from Charles River near North Station

By adamg - 4/16/17 - 2:12 pm

UPDATE, 6:30 p.m.: WFXT reports the body was that of Michael Kelleher, 23, of Southborough.

State Police report they recovered "the deceased body of an adult male" around 9:10 a.m. from the Charles by the locks after a bypasser alerted them.

A preliminary identification has been made but official confirmation of that identification is pending. Until that time, State Police will not release the victim's identity.

Earlier this month, State Police searched that part of the Charles in a search for Michael Kelleher of Southborough, last seen after a Celtics game at the Garden in March.

Search for missing BU Law student includes sweep of Charles River

By adamg - 4/13/17 - 9:09 am

UPDATE: State Police report Jeune was found safe and "in good condition" at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.

State troopers in boats searched the Charles River this morning for Tamika Danielle Jeune after her ID, wallets and shoes were found on the riverbank.

However, State Police report they don't think she wound up in the river. Instead, they're asking anybody who might know where she is to contact them at 617-740-7544. Read more.

Divers searching Charles near the locks again

By adamg - 4/5/17 - 9:10 am

State Police divers on the Charles River

Kristin MacDougall spotted a State Police dive team this morning.

Divers searched the area on Monday looking for evidence related to last week's disappearance of Michael Kelleher of Southborough.

All the drowning victims the press and the public don't much care about

By adamg - 4/4/17 - 1:57 pm

The Globe writes today that since 2009, at least 11 bodies have been recovered from the water surrounding Boston and that the last one was that of Zachary Marr, whose body was found in the Charles near North Station a month after he disappeared from a downtown bar.

The Globe is wrong on both counts. Read more.

Great closing to Opening Day

By adamg - 4/3/17 - 8:13 pm

Mark Novak wasn't alone in enjoying the sunset over the Charles River this evening.

State Police search Charles for missing Southborough man; don't find anything

By adamg - 4/3/17 - 12:23 pm

UPDATED, 6:05 p.m.

State Police report troopers searched the Charles in the area of the dam and under the Zakim today as part of the search of Michael Kelleher, 23, of Southborough, but that they found nothing. Read more.