Small, stubborn group of drivers snub E-ZPass

Amid the push for cash-free tolling, conscientious objectors to automatic tolling stand strong.

Abigail Hernandez (right) sat with family and friends prior to the arraignment of Nathaniel Kibby.

Abigail Hernandez?s family describes ?violent? abduction

The family of the New Hampshire teenager released the first details of her nine-month disappearance.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/08/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_anwarfaisal_metro009-9421.jpg Landlord Faisal appears before Boston City Council

Anwar N. Faisal, who has faced dozens of complaints from tenants, is making his first public comments in months.

Poverty persists in N.E. suburbs

Nearly 2 million people who live in communities surrounding the region?s major cities have low or barely moderate incomes.

Torrential downpours expected to bring flooding

There is a remote possibility that tornadoes may develop from today?s storms, forecasters said.

?The plaintiffs seek to prohibit the City [of Boston] from reconstructing or altering the sidewalks and streetscape in the historic district using historically inappropriate materials and designs,? the Beacon Hill Civic Association said in the complaint.

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Beacon Hill group aims to stop disabled ramps

The neighborhood?s civic association says handicap ramps would mar the area?s historic character.

Joe Kelly settled down nicely after a rough first inning Tuesday night. Joe Robbins/Getty Images

Nick Cafardo | On baseball

Joe Kelly looks like real good deal already

Kelly has worked himself into the equation as a middle-of-the-rotation starter and maybe better.

Raytheon deal is latest boost for UMass Lowell

The contractor will spend at least $3 million to establish a joint research facility.

Comic mania can mask darkness with joy

The death of Robin Williams highlights whether having a gift for humor makes a person prone to mood instabilities.

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The Food and Drug Administration?s weak rules on electronic cigarettes came under a new round of criticism last week.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/08/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Bitcoin-ATM.jpg Campus-wide MIT Bitcoin Project in the works

The Bitcoin initiative, which will be giving every undergraduate $100 in bitcoin, is working to further the one-of-a-kind experiment.