A law passed last summer to provide public comment about the closing or sale of nursing homes has not been put into effect.
Millionaire Robert Durst owned a health food store in Middlebury, Vt., in 1971 when a college student disappeared, police said.
The tax break would be the second in a year for the online retail giant as it moves forward with the fulfillment center in Fall River.
The early retirement program for state workers is meant to help close a $1.8 billion budget shortfall in the next fiscal year.
Prosecutors say Ernest Wallace vowed not to break his silence after the murder of Odin Lloyd in a recorded jail phone call.
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A major challenge for Senator Ted Cruz will be translating Tea Party activist fervor into a viable national campaign.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended the 2012 Marathon and sent out a tweet afterward that echoed a phrase by an Al Qaeda militant, according to testimony.
KEVIN CULLEN
Tsarnaev?s writing on the wallAt issue in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is what his writings mean, including his words inside the Watertown boat.
The 23-year-old from Nashua, N.H., lost control and crashed on an intermediate trail at the Vermont resort.
Potentially millions of red pine trees are at risk across the region.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Chris Borland is part of the first generation of NFL players with enough information to decide whether the risk of playing is worth it.
Kraft addressed several topics Monday, including the losses of Darrelle Revis and Vince Wilfork, and the status of Deflategate.
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Steven Syre
Investors are increasingly putting money into promising treatments for Alzheimer?s.
For nearly two decades, an eclectic group of readers has devoted a book club to a single novel: ?Finnegans Wake? by James Joyce.
The retailer bit off more than it could chew when it launched four websites and an Internet television station, its CEO said.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Reform is the best weapon against radical IslamThe horrific lynching of an Afghan woman falsely accused of burning the Koran perfectly illustrates the desperate need.
Christopher Knight stole food, clothing and camping gear from homes while living as a hermit for 27 years.
Vote now: Round 3 is liveSixteen restaurants have made it to the next round. Where do you love to eat?
Episode 9: Inside Tsarnaev?s digital trailThis interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.
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The big picture
Thousands of people lined the streets of Leicester, England, Sunday to view the coffin of King Richard III as it made its way to Leicester Cathedral.
The Celtics? balanced scoring attack was led by Avery Bradley, who had 20 points.
With a rumbling boom and a burst of smoke, contractors imploded a 750-foot-long piece of the bridge.
All six members of the GOP caucus hold a leadership title ? and thus gets the added $15,000 that comes with the title.
Israel?s prime minister warned during last week?s elections that Arab citizens were voting in ?droves.?
As the battle over proposed gas pipelines through Mass. intensifies, some say importing can sate the region?s growing appetite for natural gas.
The British comic actor takes the reins of ?The Late, Late Show? on CBS early Tuesday morning, succeeding Craig Ferguson.
The Cat Tracker Project has enrolled more than 500 cats in a program that will outfit them with GPS devices.
ideas
Not even Paul Krugman is a real KeynesianLance Taylor and Duncan Foley of the New School argue that John Maynard Keynes?s insights have yet to go mainstream.
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