Boston pays tribute to fallen firefighters

Kristen Walsh, widow of Boston Fire Lieutenant Edward Walsh, held her daughter Morgan, 6. They sat beside Kathy Crosby-Bell, mother of Firefighter Michael Kennedy.

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Boston firefighters, family members and officials remembered Michael Kennedy and Edward Walsh, who died in a blaze a year ago.

Kenneth Guscott, a developer in Dudley Square.

Revival in Dudley Square is taking hold

Kenneth Guscott offers a glimpse of the past, present, and future of Roxbury?s main commercial district.

Liberty Mutual ends funding for Fourth of July celebration

After a decade of sponsoring the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, the company chose not to renew funding this year.

A skier was lowered by rope from chairlift at Sugarloaf in Maine after ski lift accident March 21, 2015. Photo/Norman Rattey

Braking systems failed on Sugarloaf ski lift, engineers say

The ski lift has several independent braking systems, and engineers were examining what went wrong in Saturday?s accident.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/UnivAvePerspectiveA.jpg At long last, University Station opens for business

University Station, the long-awaited mixed-use development near the Route 128 train station in Westwood, is opening in stages.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/22/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/singapore-879.jpg Singapore says founding father Lee Kuan Yew has died

Yew, who helped transform the sleepy port into one of the world?s richest nations, died Monday at 91, officials said.

Four arrested after Wampanoag Ball fight in Falmouth

Security officers called for assistance just after midnight when a fight started among patrons in the main function area.

The new Integrated Sciences Complex at UMass Boston.

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Building boom leaves UMass $3 billion in debt

The university has nearly maxed out its ability to borrow, and its debt is far outpacing revenues.

Daniel Tieger of Manchester-by-the-Sea commuting to his job in  Gloucester? a 20-mile round trip.

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Bicycle commuters pedal on, despite snowy weather

Some local bicycle commuters keep going through the dark months, taking on bone-chilling temperatures and potholes.

Opinion

JOSHUA GREEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/22/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/hillaryclinton200.jpg Joshua Green: Warren would be a credible threat to Clinton

The senator is the Democrat best positioned to draw out Hillary Clinton in areas critical to the party?s future.

Senator Elizabeth Warren listened to testimony during a Senate committee hearing in 2013.

Editorial

Democrats need Warren?s voice in 2016

While Elizabeth Warren has repeatedly vowed that she won?t run for president herself, she ought to reconsider.

MARCH 12, 2015-- STURBRIDGE - . Sturbridge Common. (globe staff photo :Joanne Rathe section: address real estate reporter: topic: 032215location )

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What is it like to live in Sturbridge?

Mention Sturbridge and many New Englanders recall watching costumed settlers on a school field trip to Old Sturbridge Village. But there?s more to the town than that.

Globe magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/03222015examiner-1787.jpg What spring means to the Massachusetts real estate market

Melting snow and rising temps bring an itch to aspiring sellers and buyers.

Mark Wahlberg during the filming of ?Ted 2? in Milton last year.

Baker?s plan to end tax credits could threaten film jobs

The governor?s announcement that he wants to do away with the film tax incentive program has shocked many in the industry.

Jon Hamm plays Don Draper in ?Mad Men.?

Men and women of ?Mad Men? say goodbye in New York

Cast members and the creator of the show talked about their favorite memories ahead of the final episodes.

Munch Madness 2015

Where do you love to eat? Vote now

These local establishments are competing for the chance to move on to Round 3. Where does your loyalty lie?

In science, irreproducible research is a quiet crisis

Discoveries don?t hold up unless other researchers can replicate them. But in practice, many shaky findings go unchallenged.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Episode 9: Inside Tsarnaev?s digital trail

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

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joan_Vennochi_150px-1049.jpg The Olympic gamble for Boston

A new study highlights how the Games could be a boon or a burden.

The Big Picture

Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP/Getty Images

Spring arrives in Northern Hemisphere

In some areas of the world, the signs of spring are more apparent.