A federal report found a significant increase in heroin use among women, people age 18 to 25, and those with higher incomes.
State budget will provide for T oversight panelTaxes and fees are frozen, but the big victory for Governor Charlie Baker is the ability to revamp the transit agency.
Another person was wounded in the incident, which took place near the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Boston 2024 organizers carefully sell bid to localsOfficials said they have no plans to launch stirring TV spots, laced with patriotism and athletic glory, to garner support for the effort.
Mayor backs plan for Widett Circle, even if city loses Olympics bidMayor Martin Walsh said that once redeveloped, Widett Circle could generate more than $100 million in taxes annually.
David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/File 2014
A real estate study showed that space is getting hard to find, and that building owners are reaping the benefits.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
There?s been movement on Boston?s problem with overcrowded student housing ? but it?s aimed at the wrong person.
The watch is in effect from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m., a weather service meteorologist said.
Former UMass president made $300,000 on condo saleTaxpayers didn?t see any benefit from the sale of the harborfront unit, even though Robert Caret drew on a taxpayer-funded housing stipend.
Jim Cole/Associated Press/File
Presidential candidates crossing N.H. are still expected to answer unscreened questions, resulting in some unlikely conversations.
Shirley Leung
Diversity mandate lifts city?s profile The fate of the convention center expansion and its new hotel may be up in the air, but one thing should not be: the project?s diversity policy.
Mayor Martin Walsh is trying to enliven the concrete expanse, historically the city?s most-maligned public space.
Merchants, tour guides express concern on Faneuil Hall makeover Merchants worry their businesses will be replaced with national chains while guides are concerned pricey restaurants would drive tourists away.
Gary Washburn | On basketball
The two-time All-Star forward is hungry to prove he?s more than the emergency replacement he was in the NBA Finals.
John Blanding/Globe Staff
Some people said the event was merely a latter-day form of racist minstrelsy, and not an ?educational opportunity.?
devra first | dining out
STRIP by Strega reveals its surprise: really good foodWhile the restaurant from Nick Varano can feel more like a club, the food is really good.
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Math error at Museum of Science? Not so fast.A 15-year-old discovered errors in the formula for the Golden Ratio at the Museum of Science, but an MIT professor says that?s not accurate.
Red Sox 4, Marlins 3
Red Sox maintain momentum, now just 5 games backXander Bogaerts?s three-RBI single in the seventh inning lifted Boston to its eighth victory in 11 games.
Part of the proceeds from Big Papi?s Kitchen snacks will benefit the David Ortiz Children?s Fund.
In N.H., Chris Christie says he?s ?Telling It Like It Is?Christie is trying to win over voters with charm and personal rapport.
Jeff Jacoby
Cubans pay the price for Obama?s ?engagement? with the CastrosLife on the island has grown even more unfree in the months since the US announced it would normalize relations.
Petros Giannakouris/Associated Press
The Greek people voted to reject the creditors? deal for more austerity measures in exchange for rescue loans.
The Hungarian capital joins Boston, Paris, Rome, and Hamburg as official entrants.
The Mass. attorney general said that most human-trafficking cases her office has prosecuted involve advertisements on the website.
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The Mitsubishi Outlander has been refreshed with 100 new enhancements but faces competition in a crowded market.
Negotiators say progress has been made on several key components, warranting an extension of talks until Friday.
Carson and his wife, Candy, marked Monday?s milestone with a party in Portsmouth, attended by about 600 people.
The move comes amid revelations that the US Chamber of Commerce was involved in a lobbying campaign against anti-smoking laws.
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The venue began a summer of anniversary celebrations with the first of over 30 newly commissioned scores performed in Ozawa Hall.
Set against a nautical motif, Dolphin Bay in Allston offers Taiwanese comfort food and boba specialty drinks.
EVENT | JULY 16
Mission: Turtle RescueThe lecture at the New England Aquarium will highlight turtle rescues and the medical management of sea turtles.
The ?great and cursed work? that was the EncyclopédieDiderot?s encyclopedia nearly broke him ? and France?s Ancien Regime.
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