Catherine Piedad knew well the isolation that came with working far from home. But she never felt more alone than in the basement of a $2 million Newton home.

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Domestic workers vulnerable to abuses

Catherine Piedad knew well the isolation of working far from home. But she never felt more alone than in the basement of a $1.7 million Newton home. By Beth Healy and Megan Woolhouse

Audio: Domestic worker?s 911 call to Newton police

Transcript of a 911 recording of Catherine Piedad calling the police because her employer was allegedly not letting her leave.

Leon Gorman showed off a couple of  L.L. Bean?s mainstays, the Mountain Guide Parka and All Conditions fleece jacket, in 1999.  He was named president of the company in 1967.

Leon Gorman grew L.L. Bean to an empire, defined image of Maine

The company?s president, who died Thursday at 80, took L.L. Bean from a single store to an empire of two dozen locations.

The many pitfalls of private student loans

Mallory Rego, the first of her family to attend college, says she now sees that she put too much blind faith in the power of education.

A Shakespeare festival at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2012.

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Giving vacation the new college try

College towns nationwide have become hot destinations, and not just for parents dropping off or visiting their kids.

Bob Ryan

Red Sox fans, adopt the mantra ?In Dombrowski We Trust?

It?s hard to imagine a better nucleus of young talent in the AL than the one wearing Red Sox uniforms.

Boston-09/05/15 -Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Phillies- Sox Xander Bogaerts slid safely into home after he hit a double in the 4th inning driving in two runs, and scored on an error. He is congratulated at home plate by Jackie Bradley Jr. who scored on his double. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(sports)

RED SOX 9, PHILLIES 2

Eight-run inning keys laugher for Red Sox

Boston?s biggest blow in a wild fourth inning was a bases-clearing double by Xander Bogaerts, who scored on an error.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-7484.jpg Despite ruling, we?re no closer to the truth with Deflategate

Fans are divided into two categories: those who think the Patriots were doing it and those who think it never happened.

Jose Triana, of Walpole, closed his umbrella after spending the day at Mayflower Beach.

location, location, location

What is it like to live in Dennis?

?All the villages have something to offer and are unique in their own way,? one resident of the Cape Cod town said.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo has lost 40 pounds in the first month since his surgery.

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After long struggle with weight, DeLeo turns to surgery

It was an urgent plea from his children that finally jolted House Speaker Robert DeLeo to have 80 percent of his stomach removed.

Edwin Melendez, with his son Caleb at their apartment in Worcester, can?t afford to get his driver?s license restored.

Suspending licenses over drug crimes questioned

Massachusetts suspends a person?s driver?s license after a conviction for drug offenses that have nothing to do with driving.

Jan Bonanno, Lourdene Huhra, Kathleen Heiser, and Carol Tye celebrated their horse, Mish Mosh, winning the sixth race at Suffolk Downs on Saturday.

Suffolk Downs relives glory days this weekend

The state?s last thoroughbred racetrack held the first of three days of racing, featuring food trucks, music, and gambling.

2015 NFL preview

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Patriots cut Reggie Wayne, Jonas Gray

New England?s moves caught nearly everyone off guard Saturday as the team got its roster to the league-mandated 53.

Victims failed to pick George Perrot (left) out of a line-up that his defense attorneys said was highly suggestive.

Yvonne Abraham

A troubling case turns on a strand of evidence

George Perrot has spent 29 years in prison for a rape he says he did not commit. Now, a single hair stands between him and freedom.

Public?s help sought on anniversary of unsolved killing

The death of Cory DiSciscio, 21, who was shot outside a Malden bar in 2010, remains an enigma.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/04915845.jpg Germany to welcome thousands of weary migrants

After an arduous journey through Hungary and Austria, thousands will be greeted with welcome signs, warm food, and toys.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_ted_cruz.jpg Ted Cruz sells himself as antiestablishment candidate

The US senator from Texas stopped in N.H. on Monday to open his campaign office in Manchester.

Opinion & Ideas

Robert Reynolds and Clayton Deutsch

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/reynolds-deutsch.jpg The coming boom in Boston FinTech sector

To stay ahead, and increase its lead, the financial services sector needs to rethink a few fundamental assumptions.

The Big Picture

Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Migrant crisis in Europe

A record number of migrants, most of them refugees fleeing war and crisis in the Mideast and Africa, are seeking asylum in Europe.

BetaBoston

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/HubSpot-IPO-920x526.png HubSpot memoir incident prompts federal probe

An assistant US attorney in Boston and an FBI cybercrimes agent are working on the case, sources said.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Pope-Francis-Primer.jpg Where Pope Francis stands on gays, divorce, abortion

Pope Francis is expected to raise a range of issues when he visits Cuba and the United States Sept. 19-27.