Strong US job gains despite government shutdown

The performance greatly exceeded most economists’ predictions, as many expected the 16-day shutdown to add further drag to an already sluggish recovery.

Dobelle resigns from Westfield State presidency

Embattled Westfield State president Evan Dobelle abruptly retired Friday, departing with nothing but his pension amid controversy over his spending of university resources.

Harvard faces broad fiscal hurdles, said Drew Gilpin Faust.

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Harvard’s operating deficit rises to $34 million

The gap will force the world’s richest school to trim near-term spending even as it proceeds with ambitious building plans and fund-raising.

Lantigua still trails in Lawrence mayoral race

Mayor William Lantigua remained 57 votes behind in his reelection bid after a review of provisional ballots Friday night.

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Regulators suggested that the drug could be too dangerous to approve because of what they believe are the treatment’s limited benefits.

Astrid Franco and Jessica Khokhlan attend UMass Boston.

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Parents overly involved in college students’ lives

At Boston University, one father was so upset over his daughter’s A-minus final grade that he called the professor to complain, and then the department chair, and then the academic dean.At Boston College, parents have called Residential Life staffers to complain about minor roommate issues. At Simmons, school officials have fielded parental concerns about noise, gluten-free diets, and food allergies. One mother called to request more variety on the salad bar.“This is not how all parents of college students behave,” says Sarah Neill, dean of students at Simmons. “But there has been a real shift in the extent to which parents are involved and invested in the lives of their students.”

Delia Binette, 6, looked at an X-ray of a sea turtle at New England Aquarium.

At aquarium, kids trade hospital for private tour

The New England Aquarium and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children partnership allows a handful of pediatric patients to receive a private tour of the aquarium.

Jack Hammond, retired Army brigadier general, with a village elder in Kabul province in Afghanistan in 2011. says the Marathon bombing left him with sleepless nights.

Marathon blasts triggered PTSD symptoms for veterans, BU study finds

Thirty-eight percent of those surveyed said they experienced emotional distress as a result of the bombings and the lockdown during the search for the suspects.

Jennifer Dicicco of Waltham won a free coffee maker at the opening the Keurig store in the Burlington Mall.

Burlington Mall hosts Keurig’s first-ever retail outlet

The first company store dedicated to the single-cup coffee makers opened Friday in a space that looks and feels like a finely appointed luxury kitchen.

The Irish Famine Memorial park is home to two critically disdained statues, a group of ornery homeless men, and a flock of uncouth pigeons.

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Boston Irish Famine Memorial needs to be restored

The two statues and eight narrative plaques deserve better than their current fate as magnets for vagrants and pigeons.

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The rifle used to kill President Kennedy was purchased from a mail-order catalog, yet unregulated private sales of firearms continue today.

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Celtics 91, Magic 89

Jordan Crawford made a shot as he got past Maurice Harkless in the first half.

Celtics finish off Magic in fourth

It’s becoming custom for these Celtics to take games to the wire, but Boston ended the Magic’s three-game winning streak.

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