Boston plans to float in parts for bridge to Long Island
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?We?re ready, as a community, to do what we need to do to fight this ill-conceived project,? said a spokesperson for the mayor of Quincy.

( credit : airbnb ) -- for Walker column --- The real estate advertisement is practically a love letter to South Boston ? the real South Boston. The place it is offering is a mere minutes from the beach, and a three-minute walk to the JFK station on the Red Line. It?s a ?great location Geographically to stay and get anywhere in the city as well as outside the immediate City,? the Airbnb ad states.This is no luxury situation, and the landlord states pointedly that renters should not expect ?contemporary anything.? But whatever the place might lack in fancy amenities, it more than makes up in character. ?This is a real (ungentrified) Boston neighborhood. With real people inhabiting it. Everyone from here in my courtyard was born and raised in Boston. Might be a couple people hanging around having a beverage, but when it comes down to it, they will look out for you more than themselves.? It sounds like a steal, at $36 a night. Oh, but there is one other thing ? the rental is a bedroom in a unit of the Mary Ellen McCormack housing development, owned and operated by the Boston Housing Authority.

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Everyone pays for this South Boston Airbnb deal

A tenant in the Mary Ellen McCormack housing project in South Boston has been renting out a spare bedroom for close to two years, shocking officials when they learned about it.

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State Police Colonel Kerry Gilpin ordered an independent investigation that will include the agency?s failure to tell prosecutors of missteps allegedly made by troopers before the crash.

Joe Burke from Randolph cast his fishing line under a brilliant sun at Houghtons Pond in Milton.

Turning up the heat: Wednesday will be in the 80s

Wednesday is expected to break the 80-degree barrier and peak at 86 degrees.

Michael A. Cohen

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White House chief of staff John Kelly views himself as ?the lone bulwark against catastrophe,? according to a new report.

According to accreditors, Mount Ida forecast deficits in the next four years.

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Mount Ida?s struggles included deficit, low graduation rate

Mount Ida College was on track to run a $10 million deficit this year and only 40 percent of its students graduate on time, according to an accreditation report.

Nick Collins was endorsed by US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday in Dorchester.

Nick Collins cruises to victory in state Senate special election

Democratic State Representative Nick Collins of South Boston received more than 86 percent of the votes cast Tuesday, according to unofficial results.

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Lana Jones made her mark at WBZ NewsRadio, where her smooth, confident voice delivered a broad spectrum of news for almost 30 years. She died at 62 on April 25.

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Tom Brady is doing things on his terms now

It?s not that football isn?t important anymore, but at this point, it?s not more important than family.

NESTOR RAMOS

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It doesn?t take a stretch worthy of Brady?s legendary pliability to infer what he meant: The NFL?s 2017 most valuable player thinks his bosses maybe don?t treasure him like they should.

ROYALS 7, RED SOX 6

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Jorge Soler?s three-run homer off Brian Johnson was just one of the lowlights for the Sox.

Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she fully intends to lead House Democrats if they recapture control of the chamber in November, as many prognosticators believe is likely.

Nancy Pelosi doesn?t plan on going anywhere

In an interview with The Boston Globe, Nancy Pelosi said she would run for Speaker of the House if Democrats gain control in the House of Representatives.

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Robert Mueller wants to interview President Trump and mentioned the possibility of a subpoena. Trump, for his part, is said to be increasingly reluctant to speak with Mueller.

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A vehicle with placards for both Lyft and Uber waited at a traffic light outside South Station. Boston accounted for more than half of the 65 million rides Uber and Lyft provided across all of Massachusetts last year, a new report said.

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There were nearly 100,000 Uber and Lyft rides per day in Boston last year

It?s not your imagination: There are an awful lot of Uber and Lyft cars in Boston traffic.

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The president of George Mason University ordered an inquiry into whether big-money donors are being given undue influence over academic matters at the school.

Coppersmith in South Boston.

5 of the best rooftop bars and restaurants in Boston

What?s more relaxing than a rooftop bar or restaurant on a warm Boston day? Check out our list of five Boston-area rooftops to visit.

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The brother of the suspected Florida high school gunman has been arrested for violating the terms of his probation.

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For more than two decades, R. Kelly ? the singer repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct ? has outrun his reputation. In the age of #MeToo, it may finally be catching up to him.

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Amazon formally announced a huge expansion in Boston that will bring 2,000 technology jobs to a new building in Seaport Square.

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It?s tempting to think you can undo a breakup. And maybe you can, but odds are you?ll need time, distance, and lots of life in between.

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The Legislature should work together with Governor Charlie Baker to find the money needed now and settle a long overdue debt at UMass Boston caused by long-ago corruption.

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Scientists with ?Genome Project-write? are gathered in Boston to discuss creating cells that could never be infected by viruses.

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Clockwise from top left: The deer tick, which transmits Lyme disease; the American dog tick, which transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia; the Culex pipiens mosquito, which transmits West Nile virus; and the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits Zika, dengue and chikungunya.

Tick and mosquito infections are spreading rapidly, CDC finds
Former attorney general Eric Holder

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At Harvard, Eric Holder says he may throw his hat into the ring
Boston, Ma -March 29, 2018- Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff-Wentworth Baseball Leopards- Coach Steve Studleyheads for the bus after a

STAN GROSSFELD

Wentworth baseball: The team without a home
Lambert Nieme grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and as a boy, helped his father on the family?s sheep farm near the capital city of Kinshasa.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

He tended sheep in Congo. Now, he?ll tend souls in Boston
Senator Edward Markey said a Philips official told him the manufacturing jobs are definitely going south.

Markey tries to intercede in Fall River plant closure

Police say teen driver was on drugs during fatal Medford crash

04/28/2018 Boston Ma Singer Lovely Hoffman (cq) performs at the Black Market Pop Up store in Dudley Square. Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic.

As efforts to promote black businesses rise, so do growing pains
Joe Burke from Randolph cast his fishing line under a brilliant sun at Houghtons Pond in Milton.

Turning up the heat: Wednesday will be in the 80s
Meteorologist-in-charge Bob Thompson retired Monday from National Weather Service Boston after decades of tracking New England weather.

Boston meteorologist retires after 45 years of forecasts
The American Heart Association says that new research shows five healthy habits, including exercise, could prolong life expectancy for the average person who is 50 years old by 12 years for men and 14 years for women.

Get Smart

5 healthy habits could add a decade to your life

Perspective | Magazine

We shouldn?t keep families out of hospital rooms. Here?s why.

Lisa Quigley of Somerville waded in the water at Wollaston Beach last month. Despite the upcoming warm weather, state officials are reminding the public that water temperatures remain chilly and dangerous.

Wednesday will be warm ? but stay out of cold water

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Boston, MA: 4-28-18: The Celtics Al Horford slams home tow second quarter points as the 76ers Marco Belinelli watches from behind. The Boston Celtics hosted the Philadelphia 76ers for Game One of their NBA Eastern Conference Semi-Finals playoff series at the TD Garden. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

CHAD FINN

New Big Three did it again for Celtics in Game 1

Al Horford, Terry Rozier, and Jayson Tatum picked up where they left off and dominated the 76ers Monday night.

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This week could be a doozie for seasonal allergy sufferers.

Ah-choo! Wednesday could be the beginning of shorter, but severe tree allergy season

Seasonal allergy sufferers, get ready. Wednesday could be a doozie. After a chilly start to spring, the trees are set to release a big dose of pollen into the air, an expert says.

Real Estate

Home of the Week: Medford condo with private porch, deck

The home, priced at $799,900, has three bedrooms and 2.5 baths.

Politics

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Comedian Michelle Wolf attends the Celebration After the White House Correspondents' Dinner hosted by Netflix's The Break with Michelle Wolf on April 28, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Netflix)

Late-night TV hosts ridicule the outrage over Michelle Wolf?s correspondents? dinner speech

Stephen Colbert briefly slipped into his conservative ??Colbert Report?? persona, who ? as you may remember ? once hosted the correspondents? dinner himself.

Cars

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California sues over plan to scrap car emission standards

California and 16 other states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its plans to scrap standards on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, which help set gas mileage rules

Columnists

Lambert Nieme grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and as a boy, helped his father on the family?s sheep farm near the capital city of Kinshasa.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

He tended sheep in Congo. Now, he?ll tend souls in Boston
Boston, MA: 4-28-18: The Celtics Al Horford (left) and the 76ers Joel Embiid battle for position under the boards in the second half. The Boston Celtics hosted the Philadelphia 76ers for Game One of their NBA Eastern Conference Semi-Finals playoff series at the TD Garden. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Celtics-76ers rivalry could be just like the good old days
Boston, MA--4/30/2018-- A visitor to the Harvard School of Public Health's mock safe injection site checks out the items on the demonstration table set up underneath a tent on the quad near the medical school in Boston. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 01nestorSafeInject Reporter:

Nestor Ramos

A practical plan for fighting overdoses ? but not in Massachusetts
Mount Ida College

Yvonne Abraham

A hard lesson at Mount Ida
Longtime residents who see the city?s renaissance hanging in the balance want MGM to finish the $960 million casino job.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

Springfield wants MGM to stay ? badly
The Wynn Boston Harbor Resort Casino is under construction in Everett.

Shirley Leung

Will Wynn blink first in showdown over Everett casino?
The Celtics? Al Horford brought the TD Garden fans out of their seats after hitting a 3-pointer to give Boston a 77-70 lead.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

It got hot on the court, but Al Horford kept his cool
Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

SCOT LEHIGH

The great deal-breaker takes on the Iran accord

Renée Graham

Use your white privilege to fight racism
Indian boy Montu Das, 11, collects leaves from a tree that will be dried for use as cooking fuel from a forest in Gauhati, India, Monday, April 22, 2018. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

JEFF JACOBY

Earth Day and the doomsters
The excitement of playoff hockey, like this Tuukka Rask stop on Auston Matthews, brought some respite to Toronto fans on a day of unspeakable tragedy in the city.

Tara Sullivan

Hockey brings a reeling city together

JOAN VENNOCHI

Elegy for a newspaper reader

Nation & World

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, speaking at a question-and-answer session at the Newseum on Tuesday, chided the lawmakers who have prepared articles of impeachment against him.

Rosenstein says Justice Department won?t be extorted by Congress

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Tuesday lashed out at Republican allies of President Trump who have drafted articles of impeachment against him.

Business

Senator Edward Markey said a Philips official told him the manufacturing jobs are definitely going south.

Markey tries to intercede in Fall River plant closure

Philips Lighting in Fall River said it would move 160 jobs to Mexico, prompting Senator Ed Markey to step in, but with no luck.

Arts

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Miles Jordan in Tarell Alvin McCraney?s ?Wig Out!?

Stage review

The runway is ablaze, but ?Wig Out!? skims its glittering surface

Tarell Alvin McCraney?s play about rival drag performers burns up the floor at Oberon. What it lacks, though, is the depth of individual character.

Food & dining

Coppersmith in South Boston.

5 of the best rooftop bars and restaurants in Boston

What?s more relaxing than a rooftop bar or restaurant on a warm Boston day? Check out our list of five Boston-area rooftops to visit.

Real Estate

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

The Big Picture

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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.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.

Magazine

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Top spots to live in Greater Boston in 2018

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