A power struggle over a transmission line

Russell Walters paused by the Kennebec River. A proposed hydropower line would cross over the Kennebec River Gorge.

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The prospect of power lines marring the landscape of Maine?s North Woods has stirred deep concerns in the region.

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A Globe review and statements from officials reveal that while the small college projected an image of growing success, it quietly struggled with mounting debt.

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Alexander Kogan said he was upfront about how the data would be used and that Facebook never objected.

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IBEW Local 103?s campaign attracted a record number of female and minority applicants, in line with a national push by building trades.

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North Andover police, State Police detectives, and the Essex DA?s office are investigating Wendi Davidson?s death as a homicide.

A combination of lousy weather, international demand, and iced-over Canadian fisheries has created a lobster shortage.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Craving lobster? You?ll feel the pinch in your wallet

A shortage of the crustaceans is sending prices soaring in Boston restaurants.

James Shaw Jr. showed his hand that was injured when he disarmed a shooter inside a Waffle House on Sunday.

Waffle House hero: Gunman ?was going to have to work to kill me?

James Shaw Jr. wrestled the rifle away from the man who shot and killed four people inside a Nashville restaurant on Sunday.

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The bridge replacement project will force the road?s closure, and lane reductions on the Mass. Pike, for two weeks over the summer.

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It was Clinton?s first public appearance the former FBI director began his nationwide book tour.

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Bushra Hamid has teamed up with three schoolmates to form Plympton Capital, named for a street near the university.

From left: Rick Antonellis, Fabrizio Nicastro, and Giulio Caperchi watched a UEFA Champions League match last week in a Boston establishment. AS Roma and Liverpool FC ? both clubs are owned by businessmen with Boston ties ? will meet in the Champions League semifinals.

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A friendly Boston rivalry will play out on Europe?s big stage

England?s Liverpool FC and Italy?s AS Roma, both owned by Boston businessmen, will meet in the semifinals of Europe?s soccer championships.

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Catherine was admitted to a London hospital early Monday, Kensington Palace said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/GettyImages-674992362.jpg Shania Twain apologizes after saying she would have voted for Donald Trump

The Canadian singer told The Guardian she would have voted for Trump because ?even though he was offensive, he seemed honest.?

Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price wipes his face as he is visited on the mound by pitching coach Dana LeVangie during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

New challenge for Red Sox: Put a quick stop to skid

The team and manager Alex Cora are facing their first test after dropping two in a row in Oakland.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum absolutely carried the Celtics for the full 48 minutes of Game 4.

Clarence Thomas spoke in February at the Library of Congress.

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Opinion | Margery Eagan

Why is Clarence Thomas still on the Supreme Court?

Thomas remains on the court, unchallenged, unprotested, with all we know now about sexual harassment and other accusations against him.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/200_john_oliver(2).jpg ?Swine is sexy,? John Oliver tells viewers

The political commentator focused his monologue this week on the Iran nuclear deal.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-15088.jpg Rockport police say they need help in identifying jewelry thief

Surveillance video appears to show a woman taking items from a shop on Bearskin Neck, police said.

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The president?s first wife advised her ex to not run for reelection and ??just go and play golf and enjoy his fortune.??

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At Barbara Bush?s funeral, a photographer captured a rare moment.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/6d3b8cd6bc724ae9bcf0f995093a2ea7-6d3b8cd6bc724ae9bcf0f995093a2ea7-0.jpg On the Maine coast, they hold their own ?farewell to Barbara?

About 200 people gathered Sunday on a beach in Kennebunk to remember former first lady Barbara Bush, who died last week.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/AP_16146740176582.jpg A woman flying back from France brought an apple through customs. Cost: $500

An apple one day did not keep Customs agents away, a Colorado woman learned.

Love Letters: The Podcast

LATEST EPISODE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/17222_LL_Podcast_HP_Episode_5_Tease%20(1).png ?Raising your value? after a breakup

How climbing mountains and other ?breakup accomplishments? can improve self-worth after a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Alex Beam

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/beam_20170827.jpg Donald Trump makes golf horrible again

Don?t hate the player, hate the game, the saying goes. When it comes to golf, I loathe them both.

A new chapter in the story of a terrier who 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 . . .

Sean Gannon?s funeral service was held at Saint Pius X Church on Thursday.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

A man determined to choose violence. A cop determined to live a good life

Only three years apart in age, the police officer and the career criminal accused of killing him could not have been more different.

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The Big Picture

Spring blossoms

To commemorate Earth Day on Sunday, a look at transforming landscapes around the world bursting with color as warm weather approaches.

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

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