No pausing by advocates of gun control

For gun control advocates, the Washington Navy Yard tragedy was another reminder that their efforts have not succeeded at the federal level.

Aaron Alexis

Navy Yard shooter had odd episode in R.I.

Aaron Alexis told police in Newport, R.I., that he heard voices speaking to him through walls and felt a machine sending vibrations into his body.

Studies cite gains in Mass. renewable energy industry

According to two separate reports, more than 20,000 employees are working in renewable energy in the state and Boston is the most energy-efficient US city.

At 45 Province in downtown Boston, residents enjoy the use of a rooftop pool; the units offer 85 different layouts.

Shirley Leung

A Boston house hunting trip like no other

Columnist Shirley Leung was able to see the market through the eyes of an investor from Dubai armed with a budget of about $1.5 million.

Shutdown put financial pressure on town

The Maine Yankee nuclear plant once powered the region and made the fishing town of Wiscasset feel rich.

Its nuclear plant shut, Maine town full of regret

Wiscasset has felt the economic repercussions in the 17 years since Maine Yankee began dismantling its reactors and shedding its 600 workers.

Black voters split in Boston’s mayoral race

For the first time in Boston history, there will be more than one viable black candidate on the mayoral primary ballot.

Celestine Reid, associate minister at Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church in Worcester, is assisted by a service dog due to her hearing impairment.

Service dogs barred, doubted, and deeply treasured

The growing number of service dogs accompanying people with less-than-obvious medical conditions is sparking skepticism.

The curving black brick pathway in the Monks Garden has the feel of the track in a labyrinth.

Gardner Museum unveils Monks Garden

With the Monks Garden, landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh has kept more to Isabella Stewart Gardner’s spirit than to her vision.

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elizabeth warren

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/AP081022032247.jpg Scaling back ‘too big’

The 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act would reduce the risk of another financial crash.

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