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Although it boasts nine colleges, the city is more likely to conjure visions of its industrial past than as a higher education hub.
The MBTA announced Friday that October 2014 saw the highest ridership in the MBTA?s history, with over 37 million passenger trips.
More than 3,000 homes and businesses were still without power following Wednesday?s pre-Thanksgiving nor?easter.
Local shoppers line up, seeking best dealsRetailers opened their doors early Friday morning, welcoming shoppers who had waited in line for hours.
The crowds were thin early Friday morning in parts of the country, but traffic is expected to pick up throughout the day.
A lottery for 73 rental vouchers for low-income families attracted 10,000 applicants, highlighting the rental crunch.
The incoming governor and newly elected attorney general have at least one thing in common: Both played basketball for Harvard.
Governor-elect Charlie Baker and incoming Attorney General Maura Healey met for a basketball shootout at Harvard.
Traditionally, the Bruins have the afternoon slot and the Celtics the night game ? but not this year.
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Six members of the sports staff ? some former football players themselves ? covered their own schools on Thanksgiving.
Catch all the scores from across the region as rivals met on the gridiron for the annual Thanksgiving games.
The movie is set 30 years after ?Star Wars: Episode VI ? The Return of the Jedi.?
The owner of the Boston-area Fox affiliate and Verizon couldn?t reach a deal, leaving about 400,000 without the channel.
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Pope Francis met President Recip Tayyip Erdogan at his sparkling new palace in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
Michael P. Jeffries
Ferguson must force us to face anti-blacknessIt is about the debasement of black humanity and utter indifference to black suffering.
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The marching band at English High brings back a tradition that has been dormant at Boston public schools for about 40 years.
Sunday?s trip to Green Bay will be a first for most of the Patriots, and there is reason for them to be excited.
Here are four portraits of those who were seeking help, and those who gave it, on Thanksgiving.
Charlie Baker?s choice for a job overseeing an $800 million budget and 2,700 employees is a two-term lawmaker.
John Hancock sought to leave his family home for public use, but death, neglect, and politics got in the way.
Growers say they are relieved after six years of decreased demand and low prices put many out of business.
The multiservice centers provide those in need with aid now, and advice for the future.
The actors, under the direction of M. Bevin O?Gara, aren?t all on the same page, and there?s a fair bit of grandstanding in Actors? Shakespeare Project?s ?Phèdre.?
The sequel is a new misadventure whose negligibly refined formula somehow ends up being more consistently entertaining.
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