Storm may bring up to 2 feet of snow

Boston may get up to two feet of snow as blizzard-like conditions are expected to hit the state on Friday.

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Scott Brown in negotiations to appear on Fox News

The former senator has told several Republicans that he will be on Fox, but a spokesperson said the talks are not final.

Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, spoke at a press conference with actor Amanda Peet (left), Martin Luther King III, and others at the US Captiol on Wednesday.

Kerry Kennedy joins group urging tighter gun laws in D.C.

The daughter of Robert F. Kennedy joined a Mayor Menino-led advocacy group in Washington to push for stronger firearms regulations.

The delivery of letters and other mail has declined with the increasing use of email and other Internet use.

Postal Service to cut Saturday mail

The plan, which would need the approval of Congress, is aimed at saving about $2 billion.

Menino urges delay in key Boston school-assignment vote

Mayor Thomas M. Menino said he wants more time for community feedback and analysis on the plans.

Letter from Farm School: Spring seems far away

Outside, life has retreated deep within the soil to await the springtime thaw, apprentice Erik Jacobs writes from The Farm School.

Student farmer Caitlin Sargent looked out at one of The Farm School's Red Devon cows during chore time.

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Student farmer Caitlin Sargent looked out at one of The Farm School's Red Devon cows during chore time.

1/9/13 Orange, MA -- From left, chore partners Sarah Lederman of New York City and Momoko Hirose of Cambridge, Mass, work to load a wood fired boiler at the Farm School January 9, 2013. Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

Sarah Lederman of New York and Momoko Hirose of Cambridge loaded a wood-fired boiler.

1/10/13 Orange, MA -- Anne Cavanaugh of Lowell, Mass. rolls a log to the splitter at the Farm School in Orange, Mass. January 10, 2013. Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

Anne Cavanaugh of Lowell rolled a log to the splitter.

1/16/13 Athol, MA -- Advance for Living. The Farm School's beef heard gather around a bail of hay during a snow storm January 16, 2013. Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

The Farm School’s beef herd during a January snowstorm.

12/20/12 Athol, MA -- Andrew Harrington of Barrington, RI works on a timber framing project in the greenhouse at the Farm School in Athol, Mass. December 20, 2012. Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

Andrew Harrington of Barrington, R.I., worked on a timber framing project.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/More%20Worlds.JPEG-0727b.jpg Closest habitable planets may be just 13 light-years away

Earth-like worlds may be much closer than previously thought, astronomers revealed Wednesday.

Adrian Walker

Roxbury health center missed its payday

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center has been mired in controversies, but it had never failed to pay its staff, until last week.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lackey-3402--90x90.jpg John Lackey vows to rebuild image, career

After the fried-chicken-and-beer scandal of 2011 hurt his image among some fans, the pitcher said he is determined to prove why the Red Sox invested in him.

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