Amid inaccurate TV ads, opposition to bottle bill grows

Support has dwindled after a barrage of TV ads against the initiative, which state statistics show include false information.

Edith Heyck, park manager for Waterfront Promenade Park in Newburyport, walked past flower beds where skunks have been digging for grubs.

Skunk killings cause stir in Newburyport

Waterfront trustees voted to pay $75 for each skunk killed there, stirring up controversy and a state probe.

BU student in Back Bay speeding case had no license, officials say

The 19-year-old man allegedly sped a Maserati sports car at 100 miles per hour down Beacon Street.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/fb.jpg R.I. native upbeat despite Ebola diagnosis, parents say

The freelance cameraman for NBC was being flown to the US for treatment.

From left: Representative Walter Jones,  Representative Stephen Lynch, and Representative Thomas Massie.

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Stephen Lynch an unlikely hero of conspiracy theorists

Lynch is not alone among establishment figures who want the full story about what US spy agencies knew about the 9/11 plot.

Belichick denies disagreement led to receiver?s benching

Bill Belichick said Aaron Dobson did not get into a verbal disagreement with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

A view of Boston's main Post Office from the Boston Fort Point Channel Bridge.

Shirley Leung

A classic standoff between two bureaucracies

Despite a decade of talks, the Postal Service declined an offer of $350 million from the state for land to be used for a South Station expansion.

Karina Moreira, shown celebrating her 16th birthday recently, has continued her fashion blog as she endures another round of chemotherapy.

Fashion blogger Karina Moreira, 16, dies after battle with cancer

The girl, whose blog caught the attention of supermodel Gisele Bundchen, had battled cancer since 2011.

Double Shot

My Morning Cup

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/mermell.jpg Jet Mermell, retired RN

Retired RN Jet Mermell shares her coffee drinking habits.