UMass targets out-of-state students with merit money

Julie Kopacz, a Connecticut native, says her experience at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is worth the extra money.

UMass has joined other public universities in aggressively recruiting high-paying applicants.

The scene near the drowning in Orleans on Saturday.

As summer season begins, 2 are dead in drownings

A man and a teenage boy died Saturday in separate incidents in Orleans and Georgetown.

Man killed in early-morning Lynnfield shooting

The victim in the shooting was a 33-year-old man, officials said.

Steve Annear/Globe Staff

Ornaments are pulled up in Somerville

Somerville?s mayor had said the ornaments could stay on a traffic island near Union Square, but someone seems to have disagreed.

Parishioners say farewell to Scituate church

After 4,233 consecutive days in vigil, the parishioners of St. Frances X. Cabrini church are saying goodbye to their spiritual home.

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Ohio zoo kills gorilla after boy falls into exhibit

Officials said the gorilla dragged the boy, who fell through a barrier at the Cincinnati Zoo.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_garment5_met.jpg Last downtown fabric shop feels pull of time

When Winmil Fabrics closes in June, it means downtown Boston won?t have a full-service fabric store.

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Attorneys for Donald Trump argued that the documents contained trade secrets and should remain sealed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/160517_MJ_015[1].jpg Donald Trump?s airline didn?t quite take off

Echoes of Trump Shuttle reverberate in the Trump presidential campaign.

Passengers returned to shore after ship runs aground

More than 150 people were aboard the ship for a wedding Saturday when it got stuck in Boston Harbor.

Dr. Sharon F. Daley, chief of pediatrics at Cape Cod Hospital, held a baby being treated for symptoms of withdrawal.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

On Cape Cod, an influx of drug-dependent newborns

It?s an example of how the scourge of opioid abuse in Massachusetts has brought unforeseen challenges to unexpected places.

Music review

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Courtney Barnett, Odesza, and Lizzo grabbed the crowd?s attention, but headliner Robyn left something to be desired.

Memorial Day

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/cullen-2194.jpg Remembering the living and the dead

As impressive as the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes memorial is architecturally, it is also the physical manifestation of something more profound.

Lynn, MA - 5/15/2016 - Vietnam War veteran Marty Robichaud poses for a portrait in Lynn, MA, May 15, 2016. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

STEVEN A. ROSENBERG

The wounds of Vietnam that never heal

Sometimes in his dreams, Marty Robichaud is back holding a gun on Highway 19, staring out at the bush.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-11133.jpg Criticizing police behavior doesn?t mean you?re anti-cop

Sometimes, calling out bad policing is the most pro-cop thing you can do.

Craig Kimbrel threw 39 pitches Saturday, his personal high for one appearance.

Nick Cafardo | On Baseball

Manager?s right move brought the wrong result

Craig Kimbrel, who turned 28 on Saturday, has probably had better birthdays as he took the loss against the Blue Jays.

GARY WASHBURN | SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Copy%20of%20chief7-U822669051639WoD--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Robert Parish prefers to leave the glory behind

The Hall of Fame center passed on the 1986 Celtics? team reunion. ?I will never forget Boston,? he said.

June Tiexeira (left) was recognized by Cedric Cromwell, the Mashpee?s tribal chairman, last month before groundbreaking for the tribe?s Taunton casino.

Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has a clear path, but a mountain of debt

The tribe carries a hefty burden as it moves forward with its casino project in Taunton.

Frank Harris is among five finalists for a national teaching award.

Boston teacher praised for personal classroom approach

Frank Harris, 59, is among five finalists for a national award that honors everyday heroes in the classroom.

Opinion & Ideas

OPINION | JANET WU

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We honor those who serve by never forgetting the high stakes.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

ground game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_B7415.jpg Why the State Dept. e-mail investigation really matters

The report could affect Hillary Clinton?s ability to pivot her campaign heading into the general election.

The Big Picture

Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via Reuters

Obama?s historic Hiroshima visit

President Obama became the first sitting US president to visit the Japanese city, where he paid tribute to the 140,000 lives lost in the 1945 atomic bombing.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-10654.jpg 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.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Design New England

Design New England

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/05/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/DNE-4947.png When inspiration strikes

With their home as canvas, the couple behind KTII Design Group embrace the stylistic power of change.