For small, private colleges, fewer students means more worries

Students at Newbury College.

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The main reason these schools struggle is demographic. The number of high school graduates has been shrinking ? and will continue to.

Nestor Ramos

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In Parkland, the dismantling of a sprawling memorial felt like the physical manifestation of so many impossible questions this community now faces.

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A company recently formed by Wilbur Ross picked up an 18-acre piece of land that straddles the Great Barrington-Alford border.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/eisen_Shooting033118_03.jpg Man fatally shot in Dorchester Saturday afternoon

Police responded to a call reporting the shooting at 3:56 p.m. in the area of 130 Evans St., according Boston police.

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Ted Malloch says he was interrogated by FBI agents at Logan International Airport Tuesday.

The construction site of the tower at Winthrop Square was initially designed to be a signature building on Boston's skyline, with a grand public hall at its base.

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For planned Winthrop Square skyscraper, a design challenge

It?s no small challenge to design something on a grand scale in Boston that?s both practical and pretty.

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Massachusetts wants to rein in the growth of prescription drug spending for low-income people on Medicaid.

Dave Epstein

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Don?t let Saturday?s spring-like vibe fool you.

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Experimental filmmaker and professor Saul Levine said an in-class screening of one of his films led to his ouster at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Photos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_033118_01eastervigil_2467x[1]-14518.jpg At New England?s oldest Lutheran church, an Easter vigil

"This is the most complicated service of the year,? said Senior Pastor Ingo Dutzmann.

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A nearly 6-acre property shared by the president and his first wife is relisting for $45 million.

Acolytes Raeanna Harwood, 9, and Lauren Crockton, 13, headed up the stairs toward the offices of the Twelfth Baptist Church, the Boston church home of Martin Luther King Jr.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Martin Luther King Jr. honed his command of the pulpit in Roxbury

The Globe, through interviews, historical retrospectives, and other materials, has reconstructed some of King?s time in Boston in the early 1950s.

Celtics 110, Raptors 99

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The Celtics are two games out of the No.?1 seed with six games to play, including a meeting Wednesday in Toronto.

RED SOX 3, RAYS 2

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/5094d36c2f914fd784982f496609d8eb-5094d36c2f914fd784982f496609d8eb-0.jpg Xander Bogaerts stays hot, lifts Red Sox over Rays

The shortstop homered and doubled among his three hits as Boston won its second in a row.

ALEX SPEIER

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That Bogaerts had multiple doubles in back-to-back games emphasized changes made since the end of last season.

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BRUINS 5, PANTHERS 1

Bruins rout Panthers in Garden matinee

David Krejci sets up first three goals for Boston.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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The Ramblers served their school and college basketball well.

GARY WASHBURN | SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/12232011_mp23allen123-8135471.jpg Ray Allen: ?It?s not a tell-all book. It?s a book about my life. These are my truths.?

Allen shares his side of his departure from the Celtics, and answers other burning questions.

Tom Brady threw  a football on the field before his alma mater, Michigan, played Colorado in 2016.

With Final Four post, Tom Brady remains a Michigan man

The Patriots superstar quarterback took to Instagram before his alma mater?s Final Four tilt with Loyola to reiterate who he?d be rooting for.

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/0b6ff9499e4043fd92b38d945bf6ddcd-0b6ff9499e4043fd92b38d945bf6ddcd-0.jpg How much will the NFL?s new targeting rule impact play on the field?

While the new rule may spark controversies, there?s no question that removing helmet hits from the game is in everyone?s best interest.

How a small terrier found adventure in Milton

One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/cc909f6bbe0345f1980104d84fd12a5b-2c383b35356e4ee48a9807cbb1642463-0.jpg Laura Ingraham takes an Easter break amid David Hogg controversy and advertiser revolt

Laura Ingraham said she is taking a week-long, planned break from her Fox News show. The announcement comes days after she was engulfed in criticism and controversy.

Adam Lange scoops coffee beans before making a drink at a Philz Coffee shop in San Francisco, Friday, March 30, 2018. Coffee sellers will have to post ominous warnings in California because each cup contains a chemical linked to cancer, a judge ruled. The culprit is a byproduct of the bean roasting process that is a known carcinogen and has been at the heart of an eight-year legal struggle between a tiny nonprofit group and Big Coffee companies. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Will this be a buzzkill? Coffee cancer warnings could go beyond California

A headline from California is jolting people more than their morning cup: A judge ruled that coffee in the state should carry a cancer warning.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

PODCAST

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: Breaking up was easier before social media

Splitting up used to be much easier. You broke up and just avoided each other at the mall. Today, disentangling is complicated.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

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If Bryon Hefner had been an ordinary citizen, would he have felt emboldened to allegedly attack so many men?

Special reports

Opinion

Editorial: How to save thousands a year from gun violence

Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.

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The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Readout%20LOUD.jpg Listen to the latest episode of ?The Readout LOUD?

Why aren?t pharma CEOs getting hauled into Congress? Why is there no Kelley Blue Book for the price tag of a medicine?