Boston is facing an expected drop in federal funding and a spike in costs driven partly by pay raises and a police arbitration settlement.
Official investigated for alleged assault The Massachusetts trial court placed Patricia Campatelli on leave amid new questions about her alleged assault against an employee.
Yvonne Abraham
It won’t bring Jeremiah Oliver back, but Mass. children deserve well-trained, supported social workers.
Justices question Mass. abortion clinic buffer zonesThe Supreme Court is weighing whether the state law infringes on the free speech of activists who approach women seeking abortions.
Tech Lab
The stuff we store online will be around long after we’re dead. Better make the right moves now, or family might not be able to get at it.
christopher l. gasper
I think I would feel better about the Patriots’ chances if the AFC Championship game were being played at sea level.
On Football
Without Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots might not have enough to overcome a 24-point deficit as they did on Nov. 24.
NICHOLAS BURNS
The trouble with ChinaTensions in the East China Sea illustrate the American challenge in working with China’s assertive new leadership.
Factoring in previous trades, the Celtics could have as many as 17 draft picks over the next five years, with as many as 10 of those in the first round.
The document release had been promised by the T since last week, when Keolis Commuter Services was awarded the deal.
A report by the Senate Intelligence Committee singled out the State Department for criticism for its failure to bolster security.
All sides praised a $1 trillion spending deal that is expected to clear Congress this week.
The Tewksbury-based chain said the discount is part of strategy to attract more customers, increase sales, and enhance its brand.
In his off-beat and engrossing new book, the journalist chronicles the history of table tennis.
Thanks in part to big Golden Globes winner “American Hustle,” fashion followers are looking back at the 1970s a bit more sympahetically.
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Patriots fans before the Belichick eraAmid images of enthusiasm and devotion, signs of frustration are also seen among Patriots fans throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
ideas
Can the evangelical church embrace gay couples?A new wave of thinkers says yes — and is looking to Scripture for support.
