Mayor Walsh also gathered with firefighters at their union office to talk about a fund that has been set up for the fallen firefighters’ families.
When routine turned to crisisThere was nothing more than a thin haze of smoke drifting from the building when firefighters arrived at 298 Beacon St. on Wednesday afternoon.
Kevin Cullen
Edward Walsh and Michael Kennedy ran into a burning building to save lives, knowing they could lose their own. Because they were firefighters, Boston firefighters.
BetaBoston
Federal regulators approved a long-acting drug by the Cambridge company as the first new hemophilia treatment in 17 years.
The FBI asked Tsarnaev to be an informant, according to lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, but the government said it had “no evidence” of the solicitation.
President Obama urged Russia to respond to a diplomatic resolution the US has presented, the White House said.
North Adams hospital closes amid chaosThe hospital evicted dozens of nurses and supporters after an amended restraining order allowed it to shut down its emergency department.
Eric Fehrnstrom, who has been called consigliere, political pit bull, and electoral knife-fighter, has a new title.
LeGarrette Blount agrees to deal with SteelersRunning back LeGarrette Blount has agreed to a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Globe has confirmed.
SCOT LEHIGH
Massachusetts as farm stateThe state’s pastoral sector has developed an idealistic energy all its own, one that seems to have real appeal to the young.
The Red Sox will go with the comebacking veteran to start the season, and Jackie Bradley Jr. is being sent down.
A rooftop fire filled the area with black smoke before firefighters quickly got it under control.
A new analysis of radar data suggests the plane had flown faster and ran out of fuel more quickly than previously estimated.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced the resignation of the chairman of the Port Authority at a press conference.
The combination of an improving job market, pent-up consumer demand, less drag from government policies and a brighter global outlook is boosting optimism.
Mike Gordon’s new solo album, “Overstep,” proves the Sudbury native is just as comfortable taking center stage.
This dark comedy about a disastrous 30th anniversary week-end offers funny and affecting performances by Lindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent.
Globe Talks
A conversation with Governor Dukakis Join a conversation about transportation with former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis and the Globe’s Doug Most.
ideas
The custom justice of ‘problem-solving courts’A new kind of court is reshaping the American legal system — with little oversight.
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