Nearly all the heroin that has plagued the region recently may have had the painkiller fentanyl added in Mexico.
Yvonne Abraham
Maybe the Supreme Court justices should start doing field trips before they hand down decisions.
Lane Turner/Globe Staff
The Concord Free Press is trying to create a way for authors to get their books to readers and to encourage generosity.
John Fish went from struggling boy to Olympic bidderThe man who built Suffolk Construction didn?t let a diagnosis of severe dyslexia hold him back as a child.
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Richard Matte, 70, of Chicopee has been treated for cancer and nerve disorders, and he recently had a leg amputated.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
It wasn't until 2011 that the retired master sergeant learned his health woes may be linked to exposure to Agent Orange.
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Matte flew planes that were once used to dump the toxin over Southeast Asia, like the one shown here.
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Despite growing evidence that the fliers were exposed to the poison, the VA is denying claims made by Matte and other veterans.
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The CDC said based on new analysis, the planes clearly contained a toxic residue and crew members had a "200-fold cancer risk."
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The VA is sticking to its long-held position that the exposure to Agent Orange by these veterans was "minimal."
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In 2009, the Air Force decided not to sell the aircraft or parts, citing "Agent Orange contamination during the Vietnam War."
Wes Carter
Paul Bailey is the only post-Vietnam C-123 veteran to be eligible for Agent Orange benefits, after the VA changed its position due to scrutiny.
These veterans didn?t drop Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, but they flew contaminated planes on domestic missions.
Eight months after they beat the Cardinals for an unexpected championship, the Red Sox are scratching for relevance.
Dan Shaughnessy
Ready or not, Mookie Betts called up to Red SoxNo team overrates its prospects like the Red Sox and no fan group is more eager to see the next generation of stars.
Recovery along Route 2
Like many communities that once depended on manufacturing, Greenfield has struggled for decades.
OPINION | Cathy Young
?Teach men not to rape?: Turn off the outrage machineThe ?don?t rape? logic seems almost entirely at odds with how the real world operates.
In luxury complexes, all the bells and whistlesHigh-end apartment complexes will do anything from so you?ll sign on the dotted line.
Napoli?s home run in the ninth gave the Red Sox and a deserving Jon Lester a 2-1 victory.
Protesters at Planned Parenthood pushed past the yellow line marking a buffer zone that was ruled unconstitutional.
The startup firm that threatened to upend the television industry has hit the pause button.
The post-recession resurgence is sharpening the divide between highly paid professionals and others in the city.
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The special needs division, part of the international Little League program, is made up of three teams and 36 players.
Debbie Allen?s musical rewrites the story of ?The Twelve Dancing Princesses? for 12 brothers.
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This year, the Wilderness Act, designed to protect the nation?s landscapes, celebrates its 50th anniversary.
The book offers a comprehensive tour of the decade when Paul McCartney reached the zenith of his success.
Design New England
A change of scene in Rhode IslandA hill-crest compound creates its own sense of drama on the former estate of a film legend.
How to paint van Gogh?s ?Sunflowers,? in 20 stepsA standard-size painting can be completed by a Chinese master copyist in two to three hours.
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