After four years of decline, homicides in Boston rose this year by 27 percent, even as nonfatal shootings and violent crime dropped.
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Mark Lavoie?s final Facebook post read like a last will and testament, a suicide note, and an admission to a murder that had not yet happened.
A 54-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly writing ?666? on a church just days after a different Haverhill church was defaced.
The teen was a playing basketball at a community center where he collapsed, police said.
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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL
The young backups got serious reps in the regular-season finale, and there was good and bad on display.
The ruling means schools can continue to bypass internal candidates for teaching jobs in favor of outside applicants.
Notable figures from a range of fields and endeavors passed from the scene this year.
A drawing by Fei Ping Zhao, a 17-year-old Boston Latin Academy junior, of the city?s skyline is on admission buttons for this year?s First Night celebration.
?We will not let [demonstrators] disrupt the event,? Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said.
Boston?s 25th annual First Night Senior Celebration was the biggest yet.
Here are some of the strangest business stories of the past year in Massachusetts.
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Boston ate well in 2014. Let?s take a look back at the highs and lows ? the tastes, restaurants, and people that made this a year to remember.
Fidelity Investments found that only 31 percent of survey participants said they were considering setting a financial objective.
FLUTO SHINZAWA | ON HOCKEY
The Bruins skated with structure, passion, and purpose Monday night, and must keep it going with the Maple Leafs up next.
Federal officials said Harvard Law School violated rules when it failed to respond properly to two students? complaints of sexual assault.
2014?s abridged dictionaryCompiled by Globe Opinion staff members, these are the words and phrases that marked the year.
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Around the world, nights look brighter this time of year and illuminations of all kinds help celebrate holidays or festivities.
Mostly, the Patriots? No. 2 quarterback was glad to get a significant amount of snaps on tape, so he can watch and learn.
The lawsuit was aimed at improving the treatment of patients with mental illness at the state hospital.
Though the number of officers killed by firearms jumped, gun-related police deaths still remain lower than the average.
Some observers are concerned about instability in the DA?s office, just as it goes to trial in the Aaron Hernandez case.
Live racing ended in October but the measure would let the track continue simulcast betting for two years.
You?ll be lucky to get a table at this 250-seat hot spot in Lynnfield.
Late-night TV became less about rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship and more about reviving a TV institution.
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The 38 biggest surprises of 2014