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The longest road | Part 1 of 3
He was an ebullient boy, quick to laugh and easy to love. And then, at 17, the shadow fell. A devastating diagnosis of mental illness. By Jenna Russell
Nick Cafardo | On baseball
This, folks, is Jacoby Ellsbury?s replacement.
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The Globe?s John Allen also examines a globalized papacy and support for US airstrikes in Iraq.
Man pleads for witnesses to daughter?s deathDawnn Jaffier, 26, was one of two women shot Saturday morning in Dorchester.
Obama orders review of military arms to policeThe review will consider whether the federal government should continue providing such equipment, officials said.
Officer Eric Wayne also faces an OUI charge from the fatal crash in Methuen, officials said.
MARINERS 7, RED SOX 3
Brandon Workman unraveled in the fourth inning, giving up seven runs on 10 hits.
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$100m bet for high schools in seven Boston suburbsThe average cost of the seven new or renovated schools opening in the suburbs at the start of this academic year is $100 million.
The podium
Remembering James Foley: ?His heart grew so big?The reaction of Foley?s parents to his death is inspiring and instructive, Janet Wu writes.
Christopher Muther
Provincetown vs. Ogunquit: Differences more than marginalPlacing Provincetown and Ogunquit side-by-side is like comparing hard apple cider and orange liqueur.
?I just left balls up and they put really good swings on them, hit the ball hard off me,? Workman said after Saturday?s 7-3 loss to the Mariners.
Derek Gauger has come a long way from trying to cut patterns into grass while mowing neighbors? yards in South Paris, Maine.
A failure by grand jurors to charge the officer in the shooting could stoke new anger in the community.
Texas Governor Rick Perry, under indictment on abuse of power charges, visited New Hampshire on Friday.
Recent data show a big gap between where we are and where we?d be if the recession never happened.
There are a few mysteries heading into this year?s Emmy Awards. Here?s one critic?s view of Emmy snubs and sure things.
Wondering whether to have the last word in a message to the ex who broke her heart.
From the Archives | photo gallery
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Quarries in New EnglandThe last active Quincy quarry closed in 1963, but there are still active quarries in New England, some of which are used the ubiquitous granite counter-top.
Can a robot be too nice?Smart machines need the right ?personality? to work well?and experts are finding the best choice may not always be what we think we want.
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