Senate President Murray won’t run for re-election

Murray, the first woman to serve as the chamber’s president, called her time in the Senate “the greatest honor.”

Thousands of employees affected by Harvard tax mistake

Officials said that a mistake led some employees to pay taxes on income they did not receive — to the tune of millions of dollars.

North Reading native Alex Carpenter (left) of Team USA celebrated after scoring a goal Saturday in the Americans’ 3-1 defeat of Finland.

2014 Winter Olympics

Team USA women’s hockey beats Finland, 3-1

North Reading’s Alex Carpenter scored for the Americans, who took an early lead and never looked back.

The Merciers, Benjamin, 5, Holly, and Dylan, 10, visited a memorial for Colby O’Brien. Dylan is also in the afterschool program.

Gardner mourns after boy, 8, killed by falling television

The boy was killed Thursday afternoon when a large television and cart fell on him at an after-school program.

Tashea Coles, a mother of two, is one of hundreds who found an apartment and employment through the Secure Jobs program.

Taking a new approach to end homelessness

An initiative funded by ex-Reebok CEO Paul Fireman’s foundation aims to demonstrate that a coordinated effort is the way to break the cycle.

Police investigating the fatal shooting of a Mattapan boy outside the Morton Street home where he was shot.

Police say Mattapan shooting was an accident

A 9-year-old boy was killed by his 14-year-old brother who was playing with a gun inside the family’s home.

A geek’s guide to Valentine’s day

Here are some tips for gamer nerds and fandom freaks on going out, staying in, and gifts.

Opinion

Derrick Z. Jackson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Derrick_Z_Jackson_150px-1375.jpg CVS tobacco ban just the start. Next: soda

There are other dangerous products that should go behind the counter.