Costly cleanup of Blackstone home continues

Officials expect to spend $20,000 to clean up the home where Erika Murray may have disposed of the remains of three infants.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Hkg10039358.jpg SJC rules for Tesla in fight with car dealers

The electric car company can sell directly to Mass. consumers instead of having to use traditional car dealerships, the court ruled.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/linehan150-10171.jpg Linehan proposes $25,000 raise for city councilors

The pay raise would increase councilors? annual salaries to $112,500.

Xander Bogaerts has picked it up recently at the plate and in the field.
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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox making plans for 2015

The Red Sox, who are in need of two starting pitchers, are looking for players everywhere.

Vikings fans walk to TCF Bank Stadium wearing Adrian Peterson jerseys before the start of Sunday?s game.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

For NFL, week was as bad as it gets

The fallout from the Adrian Peterson arrest and the Ray Rice domestic violence scandal haunted NFL officials this week.

Double Shot

At White House, coffee habits and supply are top secret

The Obama White House does care where its coffee comes from. They?re just not saying, citing ?security of the White House food supply.?

Evan Horowitz

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/horowitz-111.jpg Are Scotland and England breaking up?

This week, the people of Scotland will have a chance to decide whether to remain part of the United Kingdom.

Ideas

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/13/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/Energy3b-626--90x90.jpg Energy: What Americans really want

A massive survey shows we?re not as divided as we think.