The legislation would cap rate increases at 15 percent of the average rate in a flood zone.
Missing jet signaled satellite for hoursThe Malaysia Airlines plane sent signals to a satellite for four hours after it went missing, an indication it was still flying for hundreds of miles.
University of Massachusetts Amherst has named the former Boston police commissioner to examine the handling of the unruly Blarney Blowout.
The state child welfare agency needs to lower caseloads to adequately supervise the children under its watch, according to a trade group.
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Christopher L. Gasper
Bill Belichick has agreed to back up the Brink’s truck for Darrelle Revis, and we have Peyton Manning to thank.
Bruins 2, Coyotes 1
With 21 saves from Tuukka Rask, the Bruins got a point ahead of the Penguins in the race for the No. 1 Eastern Conference seed.
Stage Review
The musical at the Colonial Theatre misses the opportunity to flesh out the characters and instead emphasizes the tawdriest aspects of the tale.
movie review
Anderson’s imagination checks into ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’Wes Anderson is up to his old tricks but with a magnanimous new confidence that feels like a gift.
LAWRENCE HARMON
A strong pick to run schoolsJohn McDonough is introducing reforms into Boston schools, while serving as interim superintendent.
Browner is a 6-foot-4-inch, 220-pound physical presence, a bookend corner to go with newly acquired Darrelle Revis.
State and city officials today lauded the corporate sponsors who will help foot the bill on extending weekend service until 3 a.m.
The military training exercises serve as a blunt reminder of Russia’s ability to easily move deeper into the neighboring country.
The Mass. House proposal comes as President Obama pressed for a federal minimum wage hike.
Amazon is betting that shoppers will pay $20 more for its popular Prime two-day free shipping and video streaming service.
Critics’ picks for upcoming concerts around the region, including Mark Mulcahy at Great Scott.
Ami Albernaz’s roundup of bargains in the Boston area, including 15 percent off purchases on MIT Museum’s newly launched online store.
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ideas
Putin’s long game? Meet the Eurasian UnionIt starts in 2015 and sounds like a scheme to rebuild the USSR, but its history is quite different — and troubling for the West.
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