A sculpture on the campus of the Fessenden School in Newton.

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

Private schools, painful secrets

More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/0415yummers.jpg Mass. voters split on marijuana legalization, poll finds

The survey clarifies public sentiment on some of the most divisive issues in Massachusetts as forces on both sides gear up for costly ballot fights this fall.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/04d1e108505943cfa017bb4fae7dbb9a-04d1e108505943cfa017bb4fae7dbb9a-0.jpg Thousands continue to evacuate as Alberta wildfire grows

The massive wildfire covered more than 156,000 hectares late Friday and was expected to grow.

Mary Charette got a group hug from some of the kids in her house in Fall River.

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Yvonne Abraham

To children in need, she always says yes

Mary Charette, 73, has been fostering children for four decades. She?s cared for 237 kids (and adopted 9), and she has no plans to let up.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/cullen-2215.jpg No days off for this determined, devoted mother

Domingas Dos Santos, a single mother of three, is an inspiration to many.

OPINION | KATHLEEN HIRSCH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0506hannaforweb.jpg A daughter cherishes the threads of a mother?s gift

An old tablecloth is the last remnant of the long story of my relationship with my mother.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chin050716MITMovingDay_met6.jpg MIT celebrates a century in Cambridge

MIT marked the anniversary with a crossing of the Charles River, a parade, and a dance party on campus.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-10053.jpg Yes, Red Sox fans, it?s OK to worry about David Price

The Boston ace got knocked around again on Saturday, pushing his ERA to 6.75.

Signs were placed in a pile at a Green Line extension construction site in Gilman Square in Somerville. On Monday, state transportation officials will receive a report on how to scale back the project dramatically.
Estimates that showed the extension could cost $1 billion more than projected halted the project.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Officials ignored many warning signs on Green Line extension

Flawed budgets, rapidly increasing labor costs, little experience with a new contracting method ? all combined to send the project?s cost spiraling.

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Donald Trump asserts that the Republican Party doesn?t have to be unified because he will gain Democratic votes to win in the fall.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/dtlumacki_plymurder_met05.jpg Police hunt for suspect in killing of Quincy College professor

Tyler Hagmaier, 24, is accused of stabbing his 76-year-old neighbor 35 times, then fleeing to western Mass.

Summer Travel | Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/03/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/festivals0508mag.jpg New England?s best summer festivals for food and drink

These six seasonal events are worth raising a glass to.

The Off the Grid photography project in Lynn, allows shelter residents to express their thoughts about their homeless experiences through their photography. A secondary and important benefit of the project is the supportive group dynamics, improved self awareness and esteem. Mark Lorenz for the Boston Globe

Mark Lorenz for the Boston Globe

Snapshots of life on the streets in Lynn

Those who have been homeless take photos to catalog their journeys.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AP_00021201575.jpg Why we love ?Peanuts? and creator Charles Schulz

People assume ?Peanuts? was universally beloved because the strips were funny and the characters were cute. Not true.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/42904ca4-ec3e-49fe-bb82-55e679a409dd.jpg Who will be Trump?s VP pick?

A Globe analysis of more than 70 former and current elected officials yielded seven people who could join his ticket.

The Big Picture

Big picture

Alberta wildfires

A disastrous wildfire has forced more than 80,000 residents to evacuate Fort McMurray, the biggest evacuation on record in Canada.