Fed officials uncertain in face of 2008 crisis

Transcripts based on recordings made at the time reveal new insights into the Fed’s actions.

DCF head offered to resign, Patrick says

Governor Patrick said he refused to accept Commissioner Olga Roche’s offer, which she made after the disappearance of a Fitchburg boy.

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The deal cuts President Viktor Yanukovych’s powers but falls short of demands for his immediate resignation.

GOP activists press platform change

A cadre of conservatives is pushing to reshape the state Republican Party’s platform on gay marriage and abortion.

Jay Atkinson and his nephews Shane and Owen Bower enjoy a day of snowshoeing at the Methuen town forest.

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Snowshoeing in the suburbs

A low-cost, low impact, family activity, snowshoeing is the perfect antidote to the sort of cabin fever in mid-winter.

A sampling of the 18,000 prescription pills stolen from a Hyannis pharmacy last year.

Opiates taking heavy toll on Cape

The overdoses “have become almost an epidemic problem down here,” a Yarmouth police detective said.

Team president Larry Lucchino (left) looked on as David Ortiz signed an autograph.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bounce is back in Larry Lucchino’s step

After facing the firing squad for the 2012 season, the team president was relaxed and happy while he spoke with the media today.

Opinion

opinion | susan crawford

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Last week’s news that Comcast plans a $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable makes an atrocious situation worse.

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Canada 1, US 0

Patrice Bergeron celebrated Canada’s semi-final win with his teammates as Team USA's Phil Kessel (left) skated away.

Canada beats US in Olympic hockey

The Canadians defeated the Americans, 1-0, to clinch a berth in the gold-medal game against Sweden. The US will play Finland for the bronze.

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Benjamin Stockham (left) and David Walton play new neighbors who become fast friends in “About a Boy.”

NBC’s ‘About a Boy’ reboots Hornby novel

The darkly charming Nick Hornby novel, which was adapted into a British coming-of-age film, is an absolute charmer as an American television show.