State officials last saw missing boy in May

The last time anyone from the state social services agency saw the missing 5-year-old Fitchburg boy, who is feared dead, was May 20.

Harvard student to face charges in bomb hoax

The 20-year-old student allegedly admitted that he sent an e-mail threat warning of “shrapnel bombs” in an effort to get out of a final exam.

James Perriello (right) pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

N.H. man sentenced for fatally shooting wife

The 42-year-old man got 35 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the 2012 shooting.

Investors await final Fed statement of 2013

Most economists expect the Federal Reserve to maintain its pace of $85 billion-a-month bond purchases.

Google’s latest robot purchase was Boston Dynamics of Waltham, a military contractor that designs humanoid and animal-like robots such as WildCat (above). Other acquisitions include Bot & Dolly, Schaft, Industrial Perception, Meka Robotics, Redwood Robotics, Autofuss, and Holomni.

Mike Murphy

Google’s Mass. buy puts robotics in focus

The search giant’s recent purchase of Boston Dynamics, it seems, has woken up Wall Street to the fact that robots are everywhere these days.

Bruce Wolfeld (top), a product manager at EMC Corp., worked out at the company’s fitness center in Hopkinton.

Despite push, US employers wary of health incentives

A little-known provision of the Affordable Care Act boosts the maximum incentives for workplace programs that encourage employees to get healthier.

The Patriots waited to take the field in Miami on Sunday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Your columnist is here to write, not to root

“I care about the stories,” writes Dan Shaughnessy. “But when my head hits the pillow at the end of the day it does ... not ... matter to me if the Patriots won or lost.”

Adam Weiner is as close as it gets to real estate royalty.

Shirley Leung

Real estate scion aims to build on air

You’ll be hearing more from young developer Adam Weiner in 2014 as he chases the Holy Grail of development: air rights.

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James G. Kostaras

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Don’t throw out the Boston Redevelopment Authority — use it to create a blueprint for Boston’s future.

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Bruin Zdeno Chara outmuscles Flames defenseman Mark Giordano to score the second of his two power-play goals, this one in the third period.

Zdeno Chara’s two goals power the Bruins

Chara scored twice on the power play, both goals coming with assists from David Krejci and Jarome Iginla, as the Bruins beat the Flames, 2-0.