School dean charged with shooting student

Shaun Harrison was arraigned in Roxbury Municipal Court.

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Shaun Harrison allegedly committed an ?execution-style shooting?? of an English High student.

Swans can be aggressive, so steer clear.

Cold winter pushes swans from ponds to parking lots

Danvers officials said the birds have found solace in their new habitats because their usual digs have frozen over.

Delta flight 1086 slid off the runway upon landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

Mike Segar/REUTERS

Plane skids off runway at LaGuardia Airport

?If we wouldn?t have hit the snowbank, we'd be in the water right now,? a passenger said.

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John Ray will bring ?invaluable knowledge and vast experience? to the system, an MBTA spokesman said.

New labor secretary fires holdovers from Patrick administration

They include Michelle Amante, who oversaw the state?s troubled rollout of $46 million computer system to manage unemployment benefits.

Storm could dump up to 8 inches of snow on Cape, islands

Moderate to heavy snow will make roads slippery for the evening commute in the southeastern part of the state.

Roof collapses Thursday bring Mass. total to more than 210

At least half a dozen roofs collapsed overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning.

Boston Marathon bombing trial

In emotional testimony, Bill Richard recalls Marathon attacks

Bill Richard (right) is depicted in a courtroom sketch while testifying during the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Jane Flavell Collins/AP

?I saw a little boy who had his body severely damaged by an explosion,? Richard said of his son, Martin, who died from his wounds.

Runner Becca Pizzi, 34, uses a snowbank to stretch as she trains along Heartbreak Hill in Newton, Mass., Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Running 26.2 miles requires endurance, but 8 feet of snow and lots of treacherous black ice are testing this year's participants in frustrating new ways. Though the worst of the winter now seems past, there are only 50 days left until April 20, the 119th running of the venerable race. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Boston Marathon organizers staying wary of snow?s effects

It?s not just roads that need to be clear and dry, and a great unknown is what lies beneath all the snow banks.

Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, front, looks to pass as Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee defends in the third quarter of the Nuggets' 121-93 victory in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Celtics unable to complete deal with JaVale McGee

The two sides could not reach agreement on a deal that would last beyond this season.

Glendale, AZ - 2-1-15 - Super Bowl XLIX - NE Patriots - Seattle Seahawks - New England Patriots veteran cornerback Darrelle Revis sheds tears of joy after finally winning a championship. Post game ceremony and celebration. Patriots win Super Bowl. The New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Shalise Manza Young, Topic: 02Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl, LOID: 8.0.2154333569.

Patriots Mailbag

Will Darrelle Revis be back with Patriots?

It might not make financial sense to pay $20 million for one player, but the Patriots could do it if they wanted.

Columbia Pictures

MOVIE REVIEW

In amusing ?Chappie,? a droid has heart

Is artificial intelligence truly alive? It?s a question floated early on in ?Chappie,? the story of a robot reprogrammed to think for itself.

BetaBoston

Baker?s budget proposes $100,000 for foreign entrepreneurs? program

The announcement comes a month after cutting a $1 million program that would help foreign entrepreneurs to grow businesses in the state.

Cardinal Edward M. Egan, retired archbishop of New York, applauded at the beginning of a St. Patrick?s Day Mass in 2013.

Crux

N.Y. Cardinal Edward Egan dies at age 82

Egan was appointed archbishop of New York in May 2000, a post he held for nine years.

Magazine

Open offices seem great ? until you work in one

For years, this favored style of architects and CEOs has reigned supreme. Could that finally be changing?

Marathon trial podcast

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This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

George Donnelly

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_05budget-4_metro.jpg How to raise taxes ? and get away with it

The problem with dogmatically avoiding the concept of new taxes is that it will neuter the state as an agent of economic change.

The Big Picture

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the month, February 2015

A look at some of the best work from Globe staff photographers last month.