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A prosecutor revealed in court how investigators believe Bella Bond was killed and stuffed in a trash bag that would later be discovered on a Deer Island beach.
Bond is mourned at Deer Island vigilWinthrop?s town manager, told mourners that Bella was ?a child who came to us like a creature in the wind to our shore and touched all of us and made us come together.?
KEVIN CULLEN
Many missed chances to save a small life in Bond case?This is Ducky,? said Megan Fewtrell, godmother of Bella Bond. ?Bella loved Ducky. She needed Ducky to go to sleep.?
Police search for missing Reading womanDorothy Brownsberger, 48, hasn?t been seen or heard from since 9 a.m. Sunday, the Middlesex DA?s office said.
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The board was tasked with getting the MBTA?s finances and management into good shape following the record-breaking winter snowstorms.
Black and Hispanic students made some progress this year in closing a troubling gap with white students in academic achievement.
About 23 percent of undergraduate women said they have been the victim of sexual assault or misconduct since entering college.
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More than 85 percent of the positions added in Boston since 2009 pay less than $38,000 a year, according to a study.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, whose staff has been decimated by internal conflict, is steadily drawing about 200,000 visitors a year.
Eversource, National Grid to lower natural gas prices for winterThe move would offer some semblance of savings for about 1.25 million customers across Mass.
PULSE OF LONGWOOD | STAT
No one fired up to fight Longwood power plant?s expansionAlso: Musicians flock to Longwood Symphony auditions, and Children?s revises pedestrian bridge plan.
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While Christopher Kimball remains president of ?America?s Test Kitchen,? his future role isn?t clear.
Hall of Fame honors added to a gold-medal lifeTenley Albright, survivor of childhood polio, the first US gold medalist in women?s figure skating, and later surgeon, has been named to the National Women?s Hall of Fame.
State regulators released the names of 51 nursing homes recently cited for advertising dementia care services when they don?t actually offer such care.
Red Sox 8, Rays 7
Xander Bogaerts grand slam lifts Red Sox over RaysThe Red Sox opened their season?s final home stand at Fenway Park with a thrilling win.
BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL
Bills? boneheaded decisions helped Patriots? causeRex Ryan said he was outcoached by Bill Belichick, but it was far worse than that as several of Ryan?s calls backfired.
JOHN POWERS | ON THE OLYMPICS
Few cities were comfortable with finances of 2024 bidLos Angeles can hold its own vs. four European rivals because most of what it needs it has.
Garry Wills
Pope Francis? balancing actThe pontiff walks the divide between two ideas of his church.
Inside the presidential primaries with James PindellGlobe reporter James Pindell brings you the latest news from New Hampshire and beyond as 2016 presidential politics take shape.
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As sports arenas rise up around them, around 50 families remain in Vila Autodromo, which borders the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro.
Digital counter keeps tracks of who?s in, outGuysVsGals, a new mobile app, allows venues to keep a running tally of the number of people inside ? including a breakdown in gender ? by tapping a ?plus? and ?minus? sign.
Crux
Pope urges Cubans to maintain identity as country opens upSpeaking at Holguín, the land where Fidel and Raul Castro were born, Pope Francis celebrated a large outdoor Mass in Revolution Plaza.
The second-year forward, still just 19, seems more confident and more at ease this year.
?I apologize for my behavior,? said Shelisa Bittle, but insisted the officer lost control of himself and was ?way too aggressive.?
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said he was suspending his campaign and urged other candidates in the crowded field to do the same.
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This year?s theme was ?you don?t see that every day.?
Thousands streamed before dawn into the heart of Cuba?s fourth-largest city Monday to see Pope Francis.
The bank said the card would enable customers to put debit, credit, and merchant loyalty card information on one piece of plastic.
?Witness to History,? at the Currier Museum of Art, looks at James Nachtwey?s war photography.
After a ménage à trois, she found that her husband was still in contact with the woman. Now, she feels like she?s opened pandora?s box.
Design New England
Built to LastAdvances in concrete technology make the restoration of the Crane Estate Casino a permanent improvement.
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The Republican Party has an allergy to facts
Ben Volin | On Football: Bills? boneheaded decisions helped Patriots? cause
Accused killer claimed Bella Bond was ?demon,? prosecutors say
Xander Bogaerts grand slam lifts Red Sox over Rays
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