For 90 years, the brick monastery on the edge of the Arnold Arboretum was home to the Poor Clare Nuns of Boston.

The Dawes Arboretum will host 32nd annual Arbor Day Festival on Saturday. The event, running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offers a free celebration of all things trees. A variety of family-friendly ...

For 90 years, the brick monastery on the edge of the Arnold Arboretum was home to the Poor Clare Nuns of Boston. Rarely open to anyone outside the cloistered religious order, the three-story ...