Mass. not needed to shelter migrants

Governor Patrick had offered two sites in the state for use by federal officials but said the locations won?t be needed.

James Gooch and Felicia Thornton were appointed in June.

Challeneges, no certainties for new Market Basket CEOs

As the Demoulas family supermarket spectacle drags on, James Gooch and Felicia Thornton are trying to return Market Basket?s 71 stores to normal operations.

Biotech offers Ebola drug

A Cambridge-based biotech company is urging federal officials to consider using its experimental treatment.

Scaffolding envelops Boston Light on Little Brewster Island as workers renovate the structure and surrounding buildings. The tower was rebuilt in 1783 after the British blew up the original in the Revolutionary War.

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Scaffolding envelops Boston Light on Little Brewster Island as workers renovate the structure and surrounding buildings.

Centuries of use and exposure to the elements took their toll on Boston Light and the surrounding buildings, spurring a Coast Guard-funded facelift that will total about $2 million by the time renovations conclude next year.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Centuries of use and exposure to the elements took their toll, spurring a Coast Guard-funded facelift that will total about $2 million.

The tower was rebuilt in 1783 after the British blew up the original in the Revolutionary War.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

The tower was rebuilt in 1783 after the British blew up the original in the Revolutionary War.

?It?s a way of life that doesn?t exist anymore, but we?re doing it in 2014,? said Sally Snowman, Boston Light?s 70th keeper.

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?It?s a way of life that doesn?t exist anymore, but we?re doing it in 2014,? said Sally Snowman, Boston Light?s 70th keeper.

The long-overdue renovations, underway from May to late September with more to come, are more extensive than other updates in the last few decades.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

The long-overdue renovations, underway from May to September with more to come, are more extensive than other updates in the last few decades.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Michael Gnazzo of Cenaxo surveyed the work on Little Brewster Island.

Scaffolding envelops Boston Light on Little Brewster Island as workers renovate the structure and surrounding buildings. The tower was rebuilt in 1783 after the British blew up the original in the Revolutionary War.

Aging Boston Light gets a facelift

Centuries of use and exposure to the elements took their toll on Boston Light, spurring a facelift that will total about $2 million.

Efforts by online advertisers to buy or sell lottery tickets has given support to a sort of underground economy.

Many ready to help lottery winners avoid taxes

A cottage industry has popped up to help Lottery winners avoid taxes, child support and other debts.

John Lackey thinks being with the Cardinals is ?a good place for me to be.? Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

When pressed on contract, Lackey uneasy

He said he?d pitch for the Cardinals for $500,000 next season, but not for the Red Sox.

Opinion

Farah Stockman | fourth in a six-part series

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The stories of three people show that having a baby as a teenager does not guarantee failure, any more than getting a college degree guarantees success.

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