Details of MBTA service fix scarce
Delays and cancellations left commuters with long waits at North Station on Tuesday.

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MBTA officials said their timeline includes ?incremental? restoration of service and that they are working on a strategy.

Commuters waited for trains at North Station in Boston Tuesday evening.

Fast fix to MBTA woes is unlikely

Legislators are frustrated by the MBTA?s failures, but so far there?s no consensus on a solution.

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Immigrants and their advocates took stock after a judge halted two initiatives by President Obama.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Tewksbury Police Chief Timothy Sheehan spoke to reporters at the Salter School, where police shot a man dead earlier in the day.

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Suspect in Tewksbury is killed by officer

Police in Tewksbury shot dead a man who they said stabbed two people at a school and was carrying a BB gun.

Sherry Davis, program director for Andrew House Detoxification Center, paused as she reflected on the loss of her program on Long Island after the city shut down the only bridge to the island.

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Problems worsen for two drug treatment centers

Insurer denies claims of two drug-treatment centers shut out of their buildings on Boston?s Long Island.

Three firefighters hurt while battling blaze in Brookline home

The three-alarm fire on 33 Edgehill Road started just after noon, after contractors used a blowtorch to thaw ice dams.

After their snowmobile got stuck in the Maine woods, the boys survived for 14 hours in temperatures that plummeted to 12 degrees below zero.

Boys, 15, survive frigid night in Maine woods

Through will and luck, Tyler Howard-Gotto and Jonah May survived for 14 hours without injury.

From her wheelchair, a graduate student pointed out this new set of stairs during a recent tour of the campus.

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Boston College faces inquiry over accessibility of campus

Federal and state officials are investigating Boston College for possible violations of federal accessibility laws.

J.J. Giugliano Jr. plowed down Pleasant Street in Charlestown Thursday as the city tried to catch up on snow removal.

Record-setting snow saps budgets

The storms have come so fast and furious, some towns have not been able to keep pace with the expense.

Produce manager Michael Matta stocking the produce section at Brother?s Marketplace in Medfield.

The wilt watch at local supermarkets

A change in shopping habits can help bring fresher vegetables to our tables ? even in the worst of winters.

Local comedian Tony V enjoyed the weather in his bathrobe in Charlestown.

Weary region finds a new outlook on snow: Just laugh

We?ll be telling our grandchildren about this awe-inspiring winter, so we might as well have some funny stories.

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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Tom Brady should borrow a play from David Ortiz?s book

Brady should use his championship heroics to tack another year on to his contract.

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Deflategate story takes another twist

A new report about possible deflated footballs used by the Patriots created more questions than answers.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

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A business incubator in Dudley Square nurtures ideas that many think are not part of the Boston area?s startup culture

A few of Yifei Zhang?s sandstone figurines, created from 3D imaging.

Malden entrepreneur uses 3D printers to make sandstone sculptures of you

The sculptures are life-like, thanks to an image taken by 90 cameras at once.

Opinion

DANTE RAMOS

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The vast shopping plaza may soon become a springboard for a far more intensive mixed-use urban experience.

The Big Picture

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Fire and ice in Japan

Winter festivals in Japan this past week have made for some interesting visual juxtapositions.

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