Abuse allegations surface at Beverly school
The Landmark School has launched an inquiry into claims by two former students that the same administrator at the private residential school groped them.
The Landmark School has launched an inquiry into claims by two former students that the same administrator at the private residential school groped them.
Governor Patrick, under intense pressure from police and victims’ relatives, said that he would sign legislation that removes the possibility of parole for certain repeat offenders.
Since his daughter Melissa’s murder in 1999, Leo Gosule has pushed for a proposal that would bar parole for certain repeat felons. Tuesday, he learned that “Melissa’s Bill” will become law.
The Republican raised eyebrows by praising a system that has more government control than the Obama health law Romney so strenuously faults.
In an unusual move, the publisher of Jonah Lehrer’s “Imagine: How Creativity Works” has pulled the book from shelves, prompted by Lehrer’s admission to having fabricated quotes.
Brian McGrory
Globe columnist Brian McGrory was surprised to hear from a reader about a good Samaritan at the MBTA — the agency of fare hikes and late trains — but it turned out to be true.
Young gymnasts at Exxcel Gymnastics and Climbing, where the US gymnastics team captain got her start, never doubted the US team would win gold.
Bob Ryan
Anchoring the 4 x 200 freestyle relay, Phelps gave the US another gold medal and made himself the most decorated Olympian in history with 19 medals.
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US Representative Barney Frank joined Globe subscribers for a discussion on politics.
Josh Beckett left the game with an injury to his back in the third, but the Red Sox scored four runs off of Justin Verlander in the fourth, and after a rain delay in the sixth, officials called it.
Mayor Menino is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday to repair drooping eyelids, a medical condition that has slowly obscured his vision.
The state would spend millions to retrain unemployed workers under an economic development bill passed by the Legislature.
Political analysts say both President Obama and presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney carry baggage on the issue and would rather avoid the topic.
The Prolific writer and commentator, an outsized literary presence since the 1940s, died in his home in the Hollywood Hills.
The novelist excels at evoking the strange, desperate turnings that romance can take, especially when trans-Atlantic distance and misunderstandings divide lovers.
If there’s one word you learn this summer, let it be Cucurbitaceae, the Latin plant name for melons.