Methadone clinic may shut

The possible closure of Boston’s only public methadone clinic comes at a time when heroin overdoses are rising dramatically across the state.

Delaware North Companies, the Buffalo-based owner and operator of the Garden, is backing the development aimed at improving fan experience as well as expanding the arena’s retail and office space.

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TD Garden to get $70m facelift

Beginning this summer, the multipurpose arena will undergo a privately funded renovation that is expected to finish within two years.

Mickey Rooney, with Judy Garland in “Babes in Arms” in 1937.

Mickey Rooney, America’s boy next door; at 93

The Hollywood legend, who started in the silent film era, was an outsized and amazingly versatile talent.

Bulger backs a convict’s attempt for freedom

A man who has spent more than 32 years in prison for murder has found an unlikely ally: mobster James “Whitey” Bulger.

It will be an emotional time for Marathon Sports as the running store gets ready for race on April 21.

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Marathon Sports prepares for emotional race day

The store’s proximity to the Marathon bombings has made it a powerful empathetic force.

In Revere, teacher Joe Amico guided Ashley Lemus as she took the PARCC test.

Online exam system gets a careful test

After 16 years of the MCAS, state education leaders are exploring the once unthinkable: a new standardized testing system, this time done almost entirely online.

Charlene Chow of Dorchester donned her helmet as she was departing from the Copley Square Hubway station.

Public-private funding for Hubway paying off

Hubway opened for its fourth season with a rosy financial prognosis and a fresh contract between the City of Boston and bike-share operators.

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Bridgewater State Hospital is a prison failing its patients

Joshua K. Messier’s death, which never should have happened, was a window into a deeply troubled state institution that has probably outlived its mission.

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For those with eating disorders, it’s a welcome cover that can’t last long enough.

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UConn 75, Stanford 56

Bria Hartley celebrated her basket in the second half.

Perfect ending: UConn vs. Irish

The undefeated Huskies will play undefeated Notre Dame for the national championship on Tuesday night.

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Sensors in a footrest of an experimental wheelchair at WPI keep it from rolling off steps and other dropoffs.

The push to make smart wheelchairs

The goal is create a wheelchair that can be operated by using a headband with sensors that detect body movements, such as those involved in facial expressions.