Between 2007 and 2014, the number of those seeking help in Mass. hospitals nearly doubled, to 57,000 per year.
Adrian Walker
Life changes, one day at a timeI didn?t realize how many things drinking had pushed out of my life, until I began to get them back.
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The high-stakes fight over lifting the state?s cap on charter schools has become highly racialized.
Japanese police say man held girl against her will for 2 yearsKabu Terauchi, 23, was arrested Monday after the girl escaped from his apartment a day earlier.
Mass. student arrested after entering N.M. homeGarrett Curran, 22, of Bolton, is accused of starting a fight with the homeowner.
Is a property tax surcharge coming to Boston?The City Council is expected to authorize a ballot measure that could boost property taxes to fund housing, parks, and historic preservation.
3-year-old girl dies after fall into West Newbury pondThe death of the girl, whose identity has not been released, is not considered suspicious, according to the Essex DA?s office.
Bernie Sanders vows aggressive push in New YorkA win for Sanders in New York, which Hillary Clinton represented as a US senator for eight years, would be a big upset.
The rain is expected to begin around 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
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At 38, the former Celtic great would relish one more chance to win a title with his hometown Clippers before hanging it up.
This Northeastern dorm is the first of its kind in BostonThe East Village tower is the first in the city to be financed by private developers, and more such projects are on the way.
Can Mass. become a hub of marijuana tourism?The state could become home to a $1.1 billion cannabis industry by 2020, according to a report.
STAT | Gut Check
The widespread belief that one or two alcoholic drinks per day is associated with living longer rests on flawed research, concludes a recent analysis.
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Savvy on-demand businesses are increasingly catering to always-rushed parents, providing sitters, rides, and much more.
City to launch archaeological dig at home of Malcolm XThe late civil rights advocate lived in a home near Roxbury?s Dudley Square during his teenage years.
O?Malley urges parishioners to spread joy of Christ?s resurrectionIn an Easter Mass, Cardinal Sean O?Malley also honored the victims of terror attacks in Brussels and elsewhere.
Adults push things to the egg-streme in Conn., Vt. kids? eventsAt a Proctor, Vt., Easter egg hunt, police said they had to use pepper spray to subdue a 34-year-old man.
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Boston is losing out by not adopting the Community Preservation ActThe city may have lost $300 million in the last 15 years by not utilizing the CPA.
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In campaign, expect a pivot toward foreign policyPresident Obama?s visit to Cuba, Donald Trump?s comments to a Jewish lobby group, and the attacks in Brussels could set up a shift.
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President Obama made a historic trip to Cuba this week as the first sitting US president to visit since Calvin Coolidge in 1928.
The River Hawks? dream of a Frozen Four trip came to an end Sunday in Albany.
The man advanced on officers while armed with a meat cleaver and a knife, the Middlesex DA?s office said.
An online petition that calls for letting delegates bring guns to the GOP convention had collected more than 33,000 signatures.
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In Kelley Blue Book?s 2016 Brand Awards, Subaru nabbed three wins while Lexus took two.
The battle provided more confirmation of how significantly Russia?s intervention had transformed the landscape.
The initiative includes a secure, anonymous data-collection system that companies would be comfortable using.
The group?s former frontman performed Saturday at Berklee?s David Friend Recital Hall.
It took Stephen Phillips five months to arrange the operation in the hope that it would beat back his rare cancer of the appendix.
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Key reports from Globe?s Spotlight team on clergy sex abuseThe Boston Globe?s 2001-2002 investigation into sexual abuses by clergy in the Catholic Church resulted in more than 600 stories.
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Building a tombstone for the digital graveDave Balter has raised $1.5 million in seed investment for Mylestoned, a startup that aims to build a more modern way to remember the dearly departed.
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A guide to decoding Catholic reaction to Pope FrancisPope Francis is massively popular around the world, but somewhat divisive inside the church itself.
Circular SensationIn the latest issue of Design New England, a one-of-a-kind design combines aesthetics and functionality for harmonious living.
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