New England relies more on heating oil, which has fallen to its lowest price in six years, than any other region.
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BRUINS NOTEBOOK
The official announcement regarding the NHL showcase game is expected at the All-Star Game this weekend.
Two officers found Paul Campbell, 49, in an apparently agitated state and armed with multiple knives outside the home.
Christoph Hitz for the Boston Globe
The holidays are over, but for parents there?s no respite from party season ? kids? birthday party season, that is.
RJ Dourney, CEO of the fast-casual restaurant chain, plans to move ahead with the sale of his franchisee restaurants.
A key part of the venture is to acquire films for theatrical release and early-window streaming through Amazon Prime Instant Video.
Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Protesters clogged downtown Boston to honor the slain civil rights leader and to renew his calls for action against racism and inequality.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick said the team would cooperate with an NFL investigation of the balls used in Sunday?s game.
Alex Speier
Sunday?s 45-7 rout of the Colts represented not a landmark event but instead a continuation of an unparalleled era so singularly successful that it is difficult to appreciate.
CLIPPERS 102, CELTICS 93
After trailing by 23 points in the third quarter, the Celtics staged a late rally but came up short against Doc Rivers?s Clippers.
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On his way home from the AFC Championship, the Patriots? defensive tackle encountered an accident and helped the motorist get out.
Home Life
Each January, many resolve to join a gym. Or to finally give up smoking. Many others, it seems, resolve to end their marriage.
Tamed/Untamed
Most of us overcome our fear of the dark. But we can notice a residue of fear when we come home on a dark night.
James Carroll
Obama has become a figure of American disappointmentBy now, even many of his once-passionate admirers admit to a profound disenchantment.
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Around 120,000 people live in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, where they survive mainly by subsistence farming and hunting.
Two years into a three-year trial, some ADs are so upset they are considering breaking off from the MIAA.
Nathan Childs, 18, a senior at Middleborough High School, had a role in the school?s production of ?Grease: The Musical.?
The government says there is no indication that anybody else was involved in the death of a prosecutor.
Senator Ted Cruz urged archconservatives to help nominate a Republican from their own ranks in 2016.
The airline added two extra flights to its schedule to accommodate the hoard of Pats die-hards who plan to fly to Phoenix.
The album plays out as a sort of musical autobiography of Frisell?s formative years.
Although New England?s coldest season can put a chill on the housing market, there are several advantages to striking while the iron is, well, not hot.
Design New EnglandA 19th-century Maine farmhouse gets a modern update without losing face, and more in the January/February issue.
The Internationalist
Foreign policy wins Obama could still pull offFrom Israel to North Korea, a guide to long shots that could leave a legacy.
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