The state?s eight most ethnically and racially diverse communities are policed by a predominantly white corps of officers.  

The Boston Athletic Association and New Balance are helping the area re-emerge as a training ground for world-class runners.  

Voters just don?t seem to know the candidates who are running for statewide office on Sept. 9, except one ? governor. 

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, a former labor leader, was keynote speaker at the annual event.  

?It dropped, just dropped out of the sky,? a man who witnessed the crash said.