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Greig gets 8 years for helping Bulger

A federal judge imposed the sentence on Catherine Greig for aiding “someone accused of the most serious crimes imaginable.”

A courtroom sketch from Greig's sentencing.

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A courtroom sketch from Greig's sentencing.

Catherine Greig’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, spoke with the press during his client’s sentencing hearing in South Boston Tuesday.

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Catherine Greig’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, spoke with the press during his client’s sentencing hearing in South Boston Tuesday.

US Attorney Carmen Ortiz spoke at the sentencing. Prosecutors today asked that Greig be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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US Attorney Carmen Ortiz spoke at the sentencing. Prosecutors today asked that Greig be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Steven Davis, whose 26-year-old sister Debra was allegedly strangled by Bulger in 1981, called Greig a “dirty [expletive]’’ who lacked the courage to “look us in the eye.’’

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Steven Davis, whose sister was allegedly strangled by Bulger, called Greig a “dirty [expletive]’’ who lacked the courage to “look us in the eye.’’

Patricia Donahue, whose husband, Michael Donahue, was shot to death in 1982, called Greig

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Patricia Donahue, whose husband, Michael Donahue, was shot to death in 1982, called Greig "Whitey" Bulger's "enabler."

Marie McGonagle left court. Her father, a Bulger rival, disappeared in 1974. His body was found buried in Dorchester in 2000.

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Marie McGonagle left court. Her father, a Bulger rival, disappeared in 1974. His body was found buried in Dorchester in 2000.

Stephen Rakes, who had his South Boston liquor store taken over by Bulger, said he feared the gangster would return from hiding and kill him.

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Stephen Rakes, who had his South Boston liquor store taken over by the gangster, said he feared Bulger would return from hiding and kill him.

US: Russia sending Syria attack helicopters

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Russia is sending the helicopters to President Bashar Assad’s regime and warned the conflict there could become even deadlier.

University of Massachusetts graduates celebrate at commencement ceremonies in May.

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Opinion | The Podium

Why UMass needs a fee hike

UMass President Robert L. Caret lays out the reasons why the school is raising student fees by 4.9 percent.

Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, left to right, may have played their final game together for the Celtics.

Christopher L. Gasper

Extending Big Three’s run isn’t Celtics’ answer

The Celtics need to develop a plan that can get them past the Miami Heat in the future, because the Pierce-Garnett-Allen trio has proven it can’t.

Is it time for Red Sox owner John Henry to consider breaking up his roster?

Analysis

Is it time for Red Sox to break up this roster?

With the team mired under .500, hard decisions, which could include trading away key players such as Dustin Pedroia, must be made.

The city’s Muslim community worships, studies, and socializes at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury, where a man fins a quiet moment to pray.

Diversity Boston | Photo Essay

Faces of the faithful

Almost four centuries after the Puritans fled religious oppression to found a “city upon a hill,’’ Boston is home to a multitude of faith communities.

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Frame by Frame

Hero worship, with nerve in ‘Raphael and the Fornarina’
Theologians issued statements supporting Sister Margaret Farley.

Sanctions against nuns spark backlash

Opinion

The health care debate

“We’re not just missing the boat, we could be missing the bomb. . . . Detonating a nuclear bomb in the [US] is at the very top of Al Qaeda’s terrorist targets,” said Representative Edward Markey.

US to miss target for tighter port security

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Insights on being a father with Gregory Slayton
Betsy Myers, right, director of Bentley University’s Center for Women and Business, and Bentley student Maggy Reynolds.

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The unsinkable Betsy Myers
Since 1986, Joe Henry has made a dozen albums. “Reverie’’ was released in 2011.

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As a singer, producer Joe Henry’s sound is his own
Prisoners at Dachau cheer US troops who liberated the concentration camp in May 1945.

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Recognizing delayed PTSD in Holocaust survivors

Europe’s financial crisis hits firms in Mass.
The Great Works Dam is among those on the Penobscot River in Maine that will be dismantled.

Maine dam removal aims to rescue fish species
The Objet 3-D printer can produce a single object containing both hard and soft materials.

A high-tech step forward for prosthetics

Cristin Milioti (left) and Steve Kazee performed in a scene from “Once” at the Tony Awards.

2012 Tony Awards

‘Once’ is big winner at Tony Awards

Sports

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Former Celtics fan favorite Kendrick Perkins helped guide the Thunder past the Spurs in the Western Conference finals.

Kendrick Perkins’s familiar scowl back in NBA Finals

The former Celtics fan favorite has brought defense, rebounding, and toughness to the Thunder, as well as championship experience.

Metro

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Hillary Clinton urges women to build democracy locally

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened the State Department’s first Women in Public Service Institute at Wellesley College Monday.

Columnists

joanna weiss

Warren and the deep waters of ethnic identity
Sister Mary Othelia operates a tractor at the Mount Asissi Convent in Illinois in 1942. The nuns did all of the planting and harvesting on the 100-acre farm.

Opinion | Farah Stockman

In singling out nuns, Catholic Church overlooks its history
Graduates walked through Harvard Yard.

Boston Capital

The real cost of higher education
A soldier scans across the border at houses in Pakistan during a June patrol in Afghanistan.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Suicide is the biggest foe for US troops

Innovation Economy

E Ink founder has nuclear ambitions

Adrian Walker

In search of transparency at Brookline High

opinion | jeff jacoby

The end is near for public-sector unions

joan vennochi

Politicians still seek the labor vote
Boston’s Game 7 record is 21-8. For the third time in franchise history, the Celtics lost a series after taking a 3-2 lead.

Bob Ryan

Celtics’ Big Three run ends, with honor

joanna weiss

High-tech PR in the hands of rubes
The Celtics’ 101-88 loss was likely the last time Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen will play together.

Heat 101, Celtics 88 | Dan Shaughnessy

NBA Finals dream ends, along with an era
Michael Smerka, a clinical prosthetist, puts in battery into a BiOM worn by Rick Knapton, a full-time ankle test specialist.

Innovation economy

Local firms at forefront of technology for prosthetics

Business

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Patents Green Mountain Coffee holds on the single-serve K-Cups for Keurig machines will expire in the fall.

Another challenge for K-Cup maker Green Mountain

Shares of Green Mountain have tumbled as investors worry about expiring patents on K-Cups and other issues clouding the company’s future.

Politics

Politcal Notebook

Jeb Bush criticizes GOP partisanship

The former governor of Florida expressed frustration with his party and its presumptive presidential nominee, Mitt Romney.

Nation & World

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Russian nationalists marched through the crowd during an anti-government protest in Moscow today.

Massive opposition rally in Moscow ends peacefully

Undeterred by a sudden escalation in the Kremlin’s crackdown on the opposition, tens of thousands of Russians flooded Moscow’s streets.

Arts

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Since 1986, Joe Henry has made a dozen albums. “Reverie’’ was released in 2011.

As a singer, producer Joe Henry’s sound is his own

The Michigan-bred artist, whose latest, “Reverie,” is one of his most open and direct albums, comes to the Paradise Wednesday night.

Lifestyle

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Insights on being a father with Gregory Slayton

Slayton, a former Fulbright scholar to Asia and Silicon Valley venture capitalist, has just published a book called “Be a Better Dad Today!”

Diversity Boston

Head to head

Can Boston compete with Silicon Valley?

Shawn Harris of Nyopoly.com and Niraj Shah of Wayfair, who have been building businesses in the region for more than a decade, talk about running start-ups.

“It doesn’t matter if you are a moderate or conservative or a liberal Catholic — we all love our nuns.”

Paul Lakeland,  director of the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University

Magazine

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40 ideas for your New England summer weekends
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The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

Best beaches guide for New England

Opinion

“Suicide in the ranks is the military’s problem and, given the numbers, must be its core mission.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“With two presidents in the White House, our leaders would be forced to spend their time building on all the things they have in common, instead of pretending they have fundamentally opposed visions for the country.”

Leon Neyfakh  on the case for two presidents