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Norman B. Leventhal also molded the city?s character through decades of philanthropy.
With 30 criminal counts against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to review, legal specialists say a swift verdict is unlikely.
David Wihby, senior aide to New Hampshire US Senator Kelly Ayotte, was charged with soliciting a prostitute.
Despite voluminous case against Tsarnaev, questions still lingerEven after all the testimony and evidence was presented, questions about the bombing -- and the Tsarnaev brothers -- remain.
Yvonne Abraham
Imagine being so desperate to stay in rehab that you?d deliberately relapse. That?s a choice some women are making.
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In London, Games? legacy came firstIf there is an example for Boston in the London Olympics, it is the laser-like focus on legacy, or what remains after the athletes leave.
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Some area churches are blessing pets and bicycles, taking worshipful walks, gathering for dinner worship, and turning up the music.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
It took 39 games, but John Calipari?s Wildcats finally met their match.
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?It?s a very special occasion,? said Clint Piatelli, 52, who had driven down from Boston for the service.
John L. Allen Jr. | All Things Catholic
Believers should acknowledge that they?re not the only ones suffering from violent Islamic extremism.
Eating ham at Easter dates back to at least sixth centuryWhile the rest of the world celebrates with lamb, salty-sweet slices of cured pork have become the tradition in America.
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Megadeals for players that stretch well into their 30s are perilous. So why do teams keep doing it?
The Red Sox star talks baseball and a whole lot more in a wide-ranging interview.
BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES
How did Aaron Hernandez not fail NFL drug tests?The former Patriots tight end?s marijuana use was a major story line at his trial last week.
As pregnant mares? urine is farmed in Canada for a menopause drug, two Mass. women rescue the resulting foals headed for slaughter.
Sure, this winter?s snow dumps have caused headaches and hazards, but New England ski resorts are rejoicing.
Kevin Cullen
Beloved poet?s spirit endures in his spartan digsHarvard University has turned Seamus Heaney?s old residence into a living memorial to the Nobel laureate.
Episode 16: Tsarnaev?s defense restsThis interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.
Brandon Ambrosino
Jesus? radical politicsThe bells of Easter Sunday, comforting though they may be, are actually a call to war, albeit a nonviolent kind of war.
The alarming attack at Garissa University was the deadliest in the country since 1998.
Nearly 50 years ago, talk had begun over where the Red Sox should play. It?s worth revisiting.
Winter 2014-15 brought tall mounds of snow, low readings on the thermometer, and relentless misery. Here?s the scorecard of suffering.
Last year, Coakley came within 41,000 votes of being governor of Massachusetts, but she?s not hiding from the spotlight.
Despite the arrests, the Islamic extremist group Al Shabab warned of more attacks like the college assault.
The question isn?t just whether interest rates will rise, but also when they will rise, how fast they?ll rise, and how high they will go.
Marjorie Mace, known to most people in Marblehead as ?Putt,? became a crossing guard 10 years ago, at age 85.
Seven episodes before the ?Mad Men? series finale, it?s hard to predict where creator Matthew Weiner is going to land on that question.
The Appomattox Court House National Historic Park succeeds in walking the visitor through the trauma and drama of April 9, 1865.
The Globe Book Club?s latest pick is ?The Grief of Others?Leah Hager Cohen?s powerful, deeply affecting novel is now a movie, directed by Patrick Wang.
When diplomacy is most needed, America fleesIn the world?s conflict zones, there?s no substitute for being there.
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