68 Blocks: Life, death, hope: Part 1 of 5
It’s a neighborhood known for trouble, but Bowdoin-Geneva is much more than that. A Globe team spent months there, listening and asking why violence persists where love and loyalty also run so strong.
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Less than 150 years ago, the portion of Dorchester known as Bowdoin-Geneva was rocky countryside with few residents.
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A five-part Globe series on Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.
On the Job
Ong, 21, grew up helping in her aunt’s nail salon and applied for her state license the day after turning 17.
Best of the New 2012
Dining with a flash mob, where to go on Wednesdays, a youth orchestra’s sweet sounds, and a star kangaroo.
President Obama was scheduled to attend a 7 p.m. service in Newtown, Conn., in the wake of Friday’s school shootings that left 28 dead.
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Kat Donohue of Newtown helped to decorate donated Christmas trees placed in front of the Sandy Hook School.
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A woman walked away after leaving flowers near one of 27 wooden angel figures placed near the Sandy Hook School.
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Candles displaying the names of shooting victims sat at a memorial in Newtown.
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Mourners embraced at a memorial in front of the St. Rose of Lima Catholic church in Newtown Saturday.
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A man stood near a makeshift memorial near the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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A woman paid respects at a memorial outside of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church.
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A teddy bear and flowers sat in the cruiser of Newtown Police Officer Maryhelen McCarthy.
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A young girl holding a teddy bear looked at the memorial outside of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church.
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A police officer took up a position behind the rectory of the St. Rose church in response to a threatening call.
A list of the names and ages of those killed in the massacre that left 28 people dead in Newtown, Conn.
49ers at Patriots, 8:20 p.m. Sunday
Two of the NFL’s best teams will face off in Foxborough on Sunday night, and Jim McBride’s scouting report explains how the Patriots can win.
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Experience the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum After HoursBoston Globe Insiders are invited to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum for after hours, and select participants will get to attend a concert.
The nine-year veteran has been reaping the benefits of having teammates capable of commanding offenses’ attention and making big plays.
Vigils and church services are being planned in the wake of the deadly mass shooting, including one at Old South Church late Sunday afternoon.
Leaders of the Russian political opposition took to the streets Saturday for an unsanctioned demonstration.
A White House online petition program aimed at encouraging civic participation has become cluttered with quirky demands.
Frank Petz, managing director for the commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle, says Boston is a rapidly changing city.
This year, the French actress Marion Cotillard finds herself in the thick of the leading actress Oscar race.
Cartoonist Saul Steinberg’s artistic range was much wider and his demons much darker than many of his readers knew.
If you’re here to eat, Richmond has one of the best concentrations of Asian dining anywhere outside Asia.
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