Walsh pushes for affordable housing

Mayor Martin J. Walsh has said that generating housing for middle-income residents is crucial to Boston’s future economic growth.

Olin College spent nearly $100 million more than it took in from 2008 to 2011, records show.

Losses soar at Olin College

Olin College spent nearly $100 million more than it took in from 2008 to 2011, among the biggest losses for any college its size.

Mass. General scientists will build brain implants

The implants will be built under an ambitious program aimed at finding more precise ways to treat mental illnesses suffered by combat veterans.

Pope Francis spoke during a press conference on his plane on the way from the Middle East to the Vatican.

Pope will meet with abuse victims; O’Malley to have role

Pope Francis said Monday that he plans to celebrate a Mass with a small group of victims of sexual abuse in the coming weeks.

Sisters Kyla (left), 10, and Jada Ormsbee, 11, of Sterling, were two of the first people to work on the mural outside the Prudential Center.

Interactive mural in Boston creates community of artists

The 5-ton bronze figure reaching skyward outside the Prudential Center was upstaged by a 41-foot paint-by-number mural colored in by passers-by.

Justin Wesolowski of Greenfield is uneasy with the idea of travel to far-off cities for addiction treatment.

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Long hunts for help add to addicts’ struggles

As opioid addiction has soared, residents in Franklin County, and other rural areas, face a problem in a lack of nearby treatment facilities.

There finally was reason for smiles from David Ortiz, Koji Uehara, and A.J. Pierzynski.  Dale Zanine-USA TODAY

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Debunking some myths about the 2014 Sox

The worst-to-first-to-worst Red Sox of 2014 rallied from a 6-1 deficit to defeat the Braves, 8-6, at Turner Field/Fenway South.

This house in Falmouth is listed at $5.49 million. On Cape Cod, the average time on market is 170 days, versus just 82 in Greater Boston.

It’s a buyer’s market on Cape Cod

In contrast to the red-hot housing market around Boston, there are still bargains to be had on the Cape, still struggling to shake off the effects of the housing crash.

Cape Cod ushers in summer

Visitors and local businesses reported that the unofficial kickoff to summer was a bright and lively one on Cape Cod.

Opinion

Suzanne Gordon

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Regardless of what went wrong at any VA facility, turning veterans over to private sector insurers and for-profit hospitals is not the solution.

Books

Book Review

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Danny Goodman, the main character of Finder’s new thriller, is a widower with a smart and lovely girlfriend and a stubborn daughter of high-school age.

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Emmanuela St. Louis ( center), a daughter of  Florence Beaulieu, was comforted by a cousin, Diana Paul, at the vigil.

Slain Brockton mother remembered at vigil

About 50 supporters and family members lit candles outside the Forest Avenue residence of Florence Beaulieu, recalling her quick smile and helpful nature.