?As a police department, we are committed to helping people, not harming them,? Boston police said in a statement.
Many of state?s elderly residents struggle to pay their bills More than 60 percent of older adults living alone in Massachusetts can?t afford basic living expenses, the second-highest rate in the country.
25 years after ?The Year of the Woman,? what?s changed? ?This is a rough time for women,? said Donna Lent, president of the National Women?s Political Caucus.
Yvonne Abraham
In D.C., they?ve set the bar low Here?s what counts as terrific news: Three Republicans refusing to vote for a bill most Americans hate.
JEFF JACOBY
A small museum can bite the bullet. Why can?t Washington? Unlike the kibitzers throwing brickbats, the trustees of the Berkshire Museum have a fiduciary obligation to ensure their institution?s survival.
The GOP controls both houses of Congress. Why can?t it get its house in order? By almost every objective measure, this Congress is off to a dismal start.
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Special Olympics Massachusetts Sailing Regatta
Cohasset?s Jay Nothnagle, 43, a 15-sport Special Olympian elected to the Special Olympics Hall of Fame five years ago, loves competing on the water most of all.
Commuting into Boston? Be ready for a mess This weekend, commuters will find just one lane inbound and two outbound to accommodate construction on the Comm. Ave. bridge.
20,000 flee spectacular fire at music festival in Barcelona Images showed towering flames consuming a large outdoor stage Saturday night at the ??Tomorrowland?? electronic music festival.
The car bomb killed five people and wounded at least 13 others, police said.
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RED SOX 9, ROYALS 8
The catcher dodged a tag at home to give the Red Sox a walkoff win over the Royals in 10 innings.
ALEX SPEIER
David Price says he and Dennis Eckersley will ?definitely talk it out? Price on Saturday discussed the incident, if that has negatively affected the team, the status of his elbow, and more.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Red Sox fans don?t have to like David Price, but don?t root for his failure There are some who are reveling in his missteps and delighting in the opportunity to run him out of town.
BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL
Here are some early impressions after three days of Patriots training camp The only drama so far is the whereabouts of Rob Ninkovich.
July? Really? With wind gusts up to 26 miles per hour and an expected high of just 68 , the National Weather Service tweeted a question: ?#IsThisReallyJuly??
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The recent deaths of two women come amid increasing focus on the high rate of pregnancy-related mortality in the United States.
You might think having more farmers markets is good for farmers. Often it?s not Farmers markets are growing like crazy. But are there enough customers to go around?
Tom ?Red? Martin, BC hockey star, philanthropist, dies at 79 Tom ?Red? Martin, of Canton, was an All-American hockey star who went on to become a philanthropist and founder of Cramer Productions.
Crowd at health care rally urged to thank Republicans who voted against repeal ?We believe health care is a human right,? said one rally organizer in Cambridge.
Ideas | Mark Peters
Sex, dreck, and rock ?n? roll The Drug Enforcement Administration list of ?Drug Slang Code Words? is a huge narcotic thesaurus.
FLUTO SHINZAWA | SUNDAY HOCKEY NOTES
How a Canton High grad with no NHL experience landed in Nashville Dan Muse, a Canton High graduate, is the first coach in USHL history to jump directly to an NHL staff (Predators).
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His parents said he just needed to sleep. A SWAT team came instead In Hingham, a welfare check on a disconsolate young man with a gun turned into something utterly unimaginable.
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Kei Kamara scored a pair of goals for New England.
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More towns outside Boston are creating areas where owners can unleash their pooches and let them run free.
A sampling of the housing market here includes an antique with five fireplaces and a town house with a private courtyard.
?Somebody from Brighton? This is glory. This is the highest thing you can be coming from here, from this neighborhood,? said one veteran.
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Tesla Inc. has finally made its long-promised affordable electric car
Despite four months of deadly protests and the threat of US sanctions, Venezuela found itself 24 hours away from a consolidation of government power that appeared certain to drag the OPEC nation deeper into crisis.
For a company looking to innovate an entire industry, The Finally Light Bulb Co.?s lab in Charlestown is oddly reminiscent of the past, not the future.
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Chen said she hopes the restaurant will capture Hunanese culture with a sleek but modern style.
Hundreds of people in Michigan came together to say a tear-filled final goodbye to a cancer-stricken dog who served three tours in Afghanistan with the US Marines.
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Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight? ?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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The 17th FINA World Championships are underway in Budapest.
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