By withholding a written opinion on a district or appellate court nominee’s fitness from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republicans can freeze action on many judicial nominees.
Voters next year may have the chance to repeal the state’s casino law and eliminate automatic increases in the gas tax.
Shirley Leung
Casino law’s foes are still in the gameTo get on the ballot, Repeal the Casino Deal now needs to win over the Supreme Judicial Court. Does it have a shot? You bet.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
In Lynn, a simply classic 100th for English-ClassicalA storied Thanksgiving rivalry has a storybook ending — for the victorious Lynn English team, anyway.
Schools
Thanksgiving Day football coverageSee complete coverage of high school games rivalry from across Eastern Mass.
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Heightened interest has prompted many charities to ask runners to raise more than the fund-raising minimums set by the BAA and John Hancock.
A goal, organizers say, is to break down barriers between the homeless and the housed, between those who often suffer in the shadows and those able to aid them.
Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s, has embarked on a unique undertaking in the world of philanthropic entrepreneurs.
Pickup services picking up at local grocersSome retailers have been comingling online and in-store operations for years, but grocery chains have been slow to follow suit.
For many of the parents and guardians who write to Globe Santa, without help, their children’s faces are more likely to be pictures of disappointment come Christmas morning.
opinion | Kade Crockford and Gavi Wolfe
Don’t mine data from license plates Police don’t use license plate readers only to catch lawbreakers; they keep the GPS data and feed it into various collections.
A five-part series examining the profound impact of former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
Faulk, who had six fumbles in his second year in the league, is willing to offer advice to his former teammate.
The roof of the bakery collapsed during the blaze, which began at 3:24 a.m. Residents in a neighboring building were asked to evacuate.
Paul McLaughlin wrote notes for his three children before his 2005 death and entrusted them to his sister, but the Nov. 17 twister that hit Washington, Ill., has swept them away.
People who had come for Thanksgiving dinner spoke with pride of their “Boston Strong” city, and Mayor Menino reflected on Boston’s sorrow and its spirit.
You might think the mall food court is the last place rabid shoppers would care to visit while on their Black Friday sprees. Think again.
The R&B singer’s first Christmas album swings and sways her through a collection of songs both reverent and revered.
Though stories probably aren’t what people are looking for in the IMAX 3-D nature films, they can dim the luster of the images.
Globe Talk | Dec. 4
A conversation with author Tom PerrottaThe best-selling author of “Little Children” discusses his craft with the Globe’s new book critic, Matthew Gilbert.
Thanksgiving, or how to eat American politics The democratic ideals behind turkey, pie, and the rest of our holiday feast.
