As parking spaces vanish, officials have lost count

A transportation nonprofit is conducting the first comprehensive tally of parking spaces in Boston?s major business districts in 17 years.

Costs, delays keep public e-mails private in Mass.

Government watchdogs say fees and delays can dissuade the public from requesting information that should be available.

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Shaun Harrison, charged with shooting a student, was said to have talked about drug use while working at Boston Green Academy.

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Commonwealth Avenue to get protected bike lane

The move comes after months of advocacy from bicyclists who have pointed out the dangers of the busy thoroughfare.

Debris was scattered over the area after a Germanwings Airbus 320 crashed in the French Alps.

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?Pretty much the worst thing you can imagine?

Families and officials across Europe were stunned by the crash of an Airbus A320 in France that left 150 presumed dead.

Boston?s bid for 2024 Olympics

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John Fish, chairman of Boston 2024, said that the group would be ?putting everything on the line? in seeking the referendum.

The current site of the New Boston Food Market, adjacent to Interstate 93 just south of downtown Boston. The 20-acre site is projected to be the home of the Games? premier facility, the Olympic stadium.

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Boston 2024 faces tall task in securing venues

The Games organizers so far have made little progress on securing the privately owned properties targeted for the Olympic stadium and athletes? village.

William Dotson, who died Monday in a pedestrian crash on Mass. Ave. in Arlington, with his wife Charlotte.

Neigbors mourn a ?fixture? of Arlington

William Dotson, 91, died Monday after being struck by a car while crossing Massachusetts Avenue.

Alison Seifer Spacek

Sometimes, volunteers aren?t wanted after all

For nonprofits, corporate ?days of service? can be burdensome, time-consuming headaches.

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The Jets? charge is based on Robert Kraft?s comments to reporters on Monday about losing Darrelle wRevis to the Jets.

Lynne Schulze went missing around the time Robert Durst owned a health food store called ?All Good Things.?

Vt. police want to speak with Durst about student?s disappearance

Robert Durst owned a store in Middlebury, Vt., where a student shopped before she disappeared in 1971, police said.

Brad Marchand smiled as his hair was cut during the

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Shorn locks for a good reason

In the 8th annual ?Cuts For A Cause,? Bruins players had their hair cut to raise money for charity.

Boston Marathon bombing trial

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In a letter to UMass Dartmouth officials, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev claimed he was distracted in school by family members being falsely accused in Russia.

KEVIN CULLEN

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had a BB gun at the Watertown firefight, yet a month earlier he had been at an N.H. gun range with his brother.

C.A. Webb is executive director of New England Venture Capital Association.

Shirley Leung

C.A. Webb, the business leader everyone should know

Webb, a finalist to be the next head of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, says she wants to help write the city?s next chapter.

Munch Madness 2015

Munch Madness: Elite 8 face off

It?s time to vote for the local restaurants that you?d love to see make it to the Final Four.

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

editorial

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It would provide a welcome opportunity for voters to decide whether the gamble is right for Massachusetts.

The Big Picture

The coffin containing the remains of King Richard III is carried in procession for interment at Leicester Cathedral on March 22.

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The big picture

Ceremony fit for a king

On Sunday, the coffin of King Richard III made its way to Leicester Cathedral.