Governor Patrick’s comments came in response to the controversy surrounding the 2009 death of Joshua Messier at Bridgewater State Hospital.
Attorney General Martha Coakley is markedly trailing Treasurer Steven Grossman at the Democratic caucuses.
Quincy Center’s developer gets ultimatumStreet-Works Development LLC has 30 days to begin the next phase of the development project or face removal altogether.
Douglas Noble has been sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars in debts run up by health care facilities he co-owned.
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Fierce clashes between police and protesters shattered a brief truce in Ukraine’s besieged capital Thursday.
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Protesters captured a police officer (second to left) during clashes in Kiev.
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Antigovernment protesters reinforced barricades.
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Protesters cleaned Independence Square after clashes with riot police.
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Protesters prepared Molotov cocktails.
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Activists reinforced the barricades in Independence Square.
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A protester wrapped barbed wire around a barricade during clashes with police.
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A protester threw tires to keep a barricade of flames between protesters and police at Independence Square in Kiev on Wednesday.
The deaths came hours after Ukraine’s president and opposition leaders called for a truce and negotiations.
Doctors saved Gillian Reny’s mangled leg after the attack; now her family is raising funds for trauma research.
Dan Shaughnessy
If it makes him a better hitter, Ortiz can knock himself out cursing the imaginary enemies. But nobody in Boston hates David Ortiz.
JOAN VENNOCHI
A tragedy, and Patrick ducks againGovernor Patrick has had too little to say about the death of Joshua Messier at Bridgewater State Hospital.
The Eagles, days after the death of their former media liaison, defeated previously unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Syracuse.
A rare pygmy hippo has arrived at Franklin Park, and officials hope he’ll hit it off with a female companion.
The upbeat tone appeared aimed to encourage skeptics that the negotiations had a chance to succeed.
The former US senator will remain as a contributor to the network’s programming.
Sparse savings, fewer pension plans, stagnant home values, and rising health care costs all hinder baby boomers from retiring.
A guide to area performances and exhibits, including “For Bob: Boston Painting to Benefit Robert Ferrandini” at Gallery NAGA.
You can have a wedding just like Lady Mary Crawley of “Downton Abbey” — if you have $200,000 to spare.
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For pregnant women, two sets of rights in one bodyA new wave of fetal-protection measures creates a collision in American law — and exposes a moral conundrum.
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