Part Two of Two

For Richard family, finding strength

It had been 10 weeks of hospitals and surgeries, of therapy and slow recovery, of fearful memories and inklings of hope. And now it was time for the Richards to go home. By David Abel

Adrian Walker

UMass Dartmouth still healing

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, the small campus in southeastern Massachusetts briefly became famous for reasons no college would choose.

Grady Sizemore has words with plate umpire Brian O'Nora after lining out to end the game.

ON BASEBALL

Plenty of issues for Red Sox

While there’s distress throughout the division with injuries and poor play, the Red Sox have experienced more than their fair share so far this season.

Full extent of heroin crisis unknown

No real-time data are collected by state health officials to show how many overdoses are occurring, how many deaths are resulting, and where the toll is greatest.

Gender therapy access pushed

City workers in Boston seeking gender reassignment surgery would for the first time have their care covered by health insurance under a new proposal.

GOP pushes funding cuts for social science work

House Republicans are questioning millions of dollars in grants by singling out dozens of projects for extra scrutiny.

The tax deal is designed to jump-start the development of Fenway Center, enabling construction to start early next year on new retail spaces, hundreds of apartments and a parking garage on property that straddles the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Walsh calls for Fenway Center tax break

The Boston mayor is proposing to give a $4.6 million tax break to the $550 million project.

Katrine and Stephen Campbell bought this house using the tactic.

Home buyers’ strategy: Top any top bid

The potentially risky tactic of escalation, offering to top the highest bid, is becoming part of the area’s real estate bidding war landscape.

Opinion

opinion | Mike Ross

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Advance/Images/sunset-001.jpg Charlestown, a school, and a lot of moms

One Boston community found a way to transform public education almost by accident.