Baker taps developers, insurers, utilities to finance inaugurationThe bill for the governor-elect?s inaugural bash is now estimated to cost $1.6 million, according to Baker aides.
A suspect has been taken into custody after a violent incident that took place early Wednesday, an official said.
Hernandez bragged about owning pistol, prosecutors sayAaron Hernandez allegedly told a friend that he owned a .45 caliber pistol six weeks before the slaying of Odin Lloyd.
Political intrigue in mix for filling Bristol DA?s jobSome observers are concerned about instability in the office, just as it goes to trial in the Aaron Hernandez case.
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The city?s security plan includes accommodating potential protests over recent police killings of unarmed black men.
Uber prices to surge again this New Year?s EveThe ride-hailing app expects this New Year?s Eve to be its busiest night ever.
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Take a look back at the tastes, restaurants, and people that made this a year to remember.
A salute to those lost in 2014Notable figures from a range of fields and endeavors passed from the scene this year.
Here are some of the strangest business stories of the past year in Massachusetts.
Beat Writer?s Notebook
The Globe?s Peter Abraham forecasts a few story lines that might develop in the new baseball year.
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2014 saw some major environmental initiativesThe policies introduced this year could have a far-reaching effect on the health of the planet.
Facebook post presages murder-suicide in N.H.Mark Lavoie?s post read like a last will and testament, a suicide note, and an admission to a murder that had not yet happened.
10 plays that defined the Patriots this seasonOver the course of the season, these plays revealed a lot about just what kind of team the Patriots are.
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How could a woman just vanish?On July 22, 2013, 66-year-old hiker Geraldine Largay stepped into the Maine woods and disappeared without a trace.
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.
The Patriots coach said he thinks the second-year player could play three defensive positions in the NFL if need be.
The lawsuit was aimed at improving the treatment of patients with mental illness at the state hospital.
A suicide bomber attacked a large gathering of Shi?ite rebels in central Yemen.
House majority whip Steve Scalise has acknowledged that he once addressed a gathering of white supremacists in 2002.
Subscriptions grew almost 40 percent in the first six months of 2014, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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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