When the bus rumbled over the Long Island Bridge on a sweltering July day five years ago and deposited Tyra Westbrook at Camp Harbor View, the 12-year-old Dorchester girl had no inkling her life was ...

Seven years in operation, Camp Harbor View gives kids from places including Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park a safe and fun summer — and changes their lives. “This is a camp where you can ...

The ferry glided over Boston Harbor, carrying hundreds of city youths to their first day at Camp Harbor View. In years past, campers made the trip by bus over the rickety Long Island Bridge. But that ...

In the midst of serene Boston Harbor, the sounds from one vessel punctuated the waters as 450 young passengers, many with tear-stained cheeks, made emotional farewells. They sobbed, cheered, laughed, ...