Coakley presses utility to reveal chief’s pay

Attorney General Martha Coakley said the disclosure of Northeast Utilities chief executive Thomas J. May’s 2012 compensation is necessary to protect consumers.

Philips Color Kinetics of Burlington developed an abstract light installation for the Bay Bridge in San Francisco.

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Philips Color Kinetics of Burlington developed an abstract light installation for the Bay Bridge in San Francisco.

Philips designed the light display for Boston's Zakim Bridge after the old lights faded.

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Philips designed the light display for Boston's Zakim Bridge after the old lights faded.

Philips also recently relit the Empire State Building.

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Philips also recently relit the Empire State Building.

Calif. bridge is seen in a new light

Burlington-based Philips Color Kinetics, which transformed Boston’s Zakim Bridge last year, recently created an installation in San Francisco.

Boston Police recruits stretched out before their last workout at the Boston Police Academy before the June 2011 graduation.

Lawrence Harmon

Boston’s police test

Urban departments should reflect the communities they serve, yet the current class of 57 recruits has only eight minority members.

It has been a while since snow topping two feet was fluffed off as a nuisance, but people were out across the state, including Central Square in Cambridge.

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An unexpected bully of a storm

A month after a February blizzard delivered Boston its biggest winter whooping in a long time, this surprisingly strong snowstorm raised little fanfare.

Pushcarts lined Washington Street in 2009.

Downtown Crossing to shutter pushcart program at end of March

The move to end the pushcart program that has operated for more than three decades is angering vendors.

Jobless rate fell to 7.7% in Feb.

Employers added 236,000 jobs in February, pushing the US unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent, its lowest level in four years.

Parents Mary Dunne and Malcolm Astley after their daughter’s former boyfriend was convicted Thursday of murdering her.

Slain teen’s parents talk about dating violence

The parents of an 18-year-old who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in Wayland have started a fund to support programs on healthy relationships.

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Allen Webster is impressing Red Sox

Acquired from the Dodgers in last year’s trade, the starter has drawn good reviews from John Farrell and could help the team this season.

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Peeps are ready to be purchased in their little yellow box at the Peeps & Company store in Bethlehem, Pa.

After 60 years, Peeps chicks are still a hot candy

Love them or hate them, people do all sorts of things with Peeps, only some of which involve giving them to kids at Easter or eating them straight from the box.

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“I am a songwriter first and foremost,’’ says Holly Williams, granddaughter of Hank.

Versatile songwriter Holly Williams does her pedigree proud

Holly Williams comes from a dynasty in American music, starting with her grandfather, Hank Williams, but it’s last thing you think of when you hear her latest album.