At least 57 people were displaced by blazes that took place Saturday evening and Sunday morning, according to Boston fire officials.
Duck boat crash leaves a young woman deadA 29-year-old woman was killed Saturday after the motor scooter she was operating collided with a duck boat.
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The future mayor was in the middle of virtually every major construction project in the region.
Hints of change in a union townUnder Mayor Martin Walsh, local developers say, more projects are being approved that use at least some nonunion labor.
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Foolish for love, Cathy Greig finds justice isn?tLike most of us, Greig craved love and acceptance. Like few of us, she sought this from a sociopath.
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Could the mogul come up with the $1 billion or more that is generally needed to run for the White House?
The president said just two words at the end of his last White House Correspondents' Association Dinner address.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has caused concern with its new focus on giving the book?s proceeds to a broad range of Boston groups.
Police worry about rash of overdoses behind the wheelThe discovery of overdosed drivers is not unique to New Bedford, but recent numbers in the city appear unusually high.
Daniel Berrigan, Jesuit and peace activist, dies at 94Father Berrigan?s acts of civil disobedience with his brother Philip made headlines during the late 1960s and early ?70s.
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Another year, another eclectic Patriots draftThey traded down. They traded into the 2017 draft. They picked a guy most folks haven?t heard of. They eschewed a skill-position need.
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Red Sox, Rick Porcello roll past YankeesThe righthander improved to 5-0 by throwing seven shutout innings.
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Once a night filled with innocence, the event now features breathalyzer tests, background checks, and more.
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The man who thinks Donald Trump is ?treasonous?Representative Seth Moulton, a former Marine, fears the foreign-policy dangers of a Trump presidency.
IndyCar ticket buyers will get refunds for cancelled Boston raceOrganizers of the cancelled Labor Day race said that ticket refunds would begin Monday.
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How Grandma can help the housing crunchWhen zoning keeps people from carving out little apartments, it doesn?t just add to some abstract housing shortage.
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Indiana is not the solid red state everyone thinks it isGOP presidential campaigns will quickly learn that Indiana politics are more complicated than they may appear.
Government airstrikes and insurgent mortar attacks escalated violence and destroyed a partial truce for Syria.
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After grabbing the receiver, New England went into wheeling and dealing mode.
The discovery of overdosed drivers is not unique to New Bedford, but recent numbers in the city appear unusually high.
Trump virtually assured himself support from most state delegates at the GOP convention in July.
A woman and her dog are rescued from a marsh, someone gets locked inside a Thai restaurant, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
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