The bus driver told investigators she was sneezing so heavily that she fell to the floor, but police said video showed her with a cellphone.
Audrea Gause, who stole $480,000 from the fund that was meant to help Marathon victims, was sentenced to 2½ to 3 years in prison.
Rabbi Barry Starr allegedly misused temple funds and paid $480,000 to buy the silence of a man who professed to be the teen’s brother.
Confusion has led to criminal charges or civil citations against people who thought they were playing by the rules.
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Danielle Shea, 22, a former dean’s list student at Quinnipiac, called in the threats to try to keep her family from learning that she had left the school.
After 19 years, the Newton nonprofit Stop Handgun Violence is looking for a new location for its 252-foot-long billboard.
Starts & Stops
Cambridge warns bike riders to ‘Be Wicked Smaaht’The phrases “Be Wicked Safe!” and “Be Wicked Smaaht!” appeared on electronic message boards in Cambridge this week.
Springfield’s political leaders are counting on MGM to be the “economic engine” that will drive the city’s rebirth.
FARAH STOCKMAN
Brown v. Board, busing, and BostonResentment over busing still runs deep here, even 60 years after the Brown decision.
Wyc Grousbeck said the Celtics will see what pick they get in the lottery, then “we’ll start answering the phones.”
No injuries were reported to the driver, officials said.
It was not clear who or what was backing the PAC, which can raise unlimited amounts of money from people, labor unions, and corporations.
NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Western allies had not seen any sign of a withdrawal of Russian forces.
As part of a settlement, a court-appointed monitor will closely watch Partners HealthCare System’s actions for the next decade.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band closed out their tour with a blowout at Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday.
Transforming the Clark Art Institute, a new day at Newport Jazz Festival, plus 90 critics’ picks.
Design New England
A garden of delight in New HampshireAn artist and her husband create a landscape for all to enjoy. Read their story and more in the May/June issue.
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