Blackstone mother allegedly hid existence of two ailing children

A 3-year-old girl and a 5-month-old girl found in the home where three dead infants were discovered allegedly show the effects of profound neglect.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Yvonne Abraham

How did nobody know about the squalor in Blackstone?

It defies belief that a community could be so close to something this awful and fail to see or stop it.

A house of horrors

The roof is sagging a little and the gutters could use a cleaning, but there was little to indicate the squalor found inside.

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Erika Murray, 31, who is also believed to be the mother of four other children now in state custody, was held without bail after her arraignment.

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Adrian Peterson faces child injury charges

Fox 26 in Houston reported that the running back was charged with ?reckless or negligent injury to a child.?

Cape Wind signs lease for New Bedford staging area

Under the agreement, the controversial wind turbine project will pay the state $4.5 million to use the 28-acre site for two years.

Ian Paisley

KEVIN CULLEN

Ian Paisley, an unlikely peacemaker

The firebrand Protestant leader from Northern Ireland was a potent symbol for peacemaking, even in the most intractable of conflicts.

Martha Coakley

Former rivals Coakley, Capuano share public embrace

Martha Coakley?s campaign sought to smooth over the appearance of a rift between her and US Representative Michael Capuano.

Charlie Baker tours Quincy, meets Democratic mayor

The GOP gubernatorial nominee is looking to peel away support from his opponent Martha Coakley.

Opinion

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The professor emeritus at Harvard Law School addresses the trade-offs between civil liberties and national security.

Movies

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/IMG_3966.jpg ?The Man on Her Mind,? a double date with just two people

Bruce Guthrie?s and Alan Hruska?s adaptation of the stage play is stunningly insipid and pretentious.