Utilities’ storm response seen as improved
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The handling of the hundreds of thousands of outages caused by the winter storm last weekend was largely improved compared with other recent storms, officials said.
Ex-Chelsea housing chief will plead guilty, assist probe
Ex-Chelsea housing chief will plead guilty, assist probeMichael E. McLaughlin faces four charges of concealing his inflated salary from federal and state investigators, but could potentially avoid jail time.
UMass tops list of state’s high earners
The University of Massachusetts dominated the list of state employees who made at least $100,000 last year.
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Vatican raises possibility of early March conclave
Electing the next pope might start earlier than March 15, the earliest date possible under current rules.
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Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez still complaining about Boston
Crawford and Gonzalez are gone, but haven’t let go of their hard feelings about playing for the Red Sox.
Snow parking becomes a tense game around Boston
What was once a South Boston tradition — staking claim to a shoveled parking space — has spread across the city, bringing with it heated battles.
Somerville video festival celebrates cats
The Copy Cat Festival will include screenings of videos, a photo montage and readings from local authors — all featuring cats.
Brookline students track asteroid, set up live feed
As a massive asteroid made its way toward Earth, three students closely tracked the 150-foot-wide object through one of the largest telescopes in the Boston area.
Meteor a once-in-a-century display
Yesterday’s occurrence was the largest recorded meteor since the 1908 Tunguska event, when a larger one exploded over Siberia.
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Sabres 4, Bruins 2
Sabres seize control in third, beat Bruins
The Bruins came out for the third period as curious spectators, unable to match the Sabres for shots, for effort, and especially for urgency.
Metro
Detox unit closing plan draws opposition
More than 40 people spoke out against the planned closure of a 15-bed detox unit at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain.
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Nation & World
Meteorite alarms residents in Russian city
Students gathered around the window. A missile? A comet? A few quiet moments passed. And then, with incredible force, the windows blew in.
Politics
Markey ahead of Lynch in new election poll
US Rep. Edward Markey is ahead of Rep. Stephen Lynch by seven percentage points, not as wide as some political insiders would have predicted.
Business
Residential tower pitched for the Fenway
A developer is proposing a 22-story residential tower with 320 residences and stores at the corner of Brookline Avenue and Boylston Street.
Arts
Book Review
‘Frances and Bernard’ by Carlene Bauer
In Bauer’s graceful and gem-like debut novel, she explores the idea of a fictional relationship between Robert Lowell and Flannery O’Connor.
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Inside Bowdoin-Geneva
Inside Bowdoin-GenevaWatch Globe journalists and subscribers discuss “68 Blocks,” a year-long project on the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.