Top economist says many face an old age of less money

Former Fed economist Alice Munnell says retirement security means working longer, saving more, and passing fewer assets on to heirs.

Patrick says he had considered presidential run in 2016

Speaking on ?Meet the Press,? Governor Deval Patrick said, ?I?ve thought about it, but no, I can?t get ready for 2016.?

Power still being restored days after storm

Last week?s snowfall downed trees and power lines, and electricity is still out in some areas of Mass. N.H., and Maine.

Nashua standoff ends with one man, one woman dead

A woman was found dead on a bridge in Nashua, N.H., and the man was later found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Noah Aldrich II, who died in 1848 and was laid to rest in a cemetery on a picturesque hill on his property, is now interred at the base of that hill.
The Aldrich Cemetery as it looked in 2008, located within a white picket enclosure.
A pickup hauled stones outside the relocated cemetery, down the hill and near the road.
Some see 25-year resident Michel Guite as a ?flatlander.?

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Dream of a manse on Vt. hilltop runs into tradition, suspicion

Moving the graves of former farmers on a Vermont property to build a manse has unearthed anger and angst.

?As soon as we started playing with it in the lab, it became evident that not only was it something that worked well ... it was super easy to do.? ? George Church, genetics professor at Harvard Medical School

Tool to edit DNA revolutionizing research in Boston area

Using the CRISPR procedure, scientists can cut and paste DNA to create animal versions of human cancers or blood cells resistant to HIV.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/25/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/112514_Willow_043.jpg Internet sales tax fight picks up

The reinvigorated battle in Washington could determine how much customers pay for online goods.

Hinge of History: Two lives shaped by busing

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

Busing in Boston

For Hyde Park student, a life rerouted by school busing

When busing polarized Hyde Park High School, Marsha-Joan Galvin found herself in a lonely place: the middle.By Scott Helman

Orlando Bagwell was a 23-year-old teacher in South Boston in 1974 when he was brutally beaten by a group of young white men.

Busing in Boston

For new South Boston teacher, a life shaped by school busing

Beaten by a mob in South Boston, a young teacher learned to overcome humankind?s darkest impulse.

Xander Bogaerts reminds some in the Red Sox organization of a young Hanley Ramirez, in more ways than one.

Nick Cafardo | Sunday Baseball Notes

Red Sox hope Xander Bogaerts follows same route as Hanley Ramirez

With many similarities between the two players, the Red Sox hope the end result is the same for Xander Bogaerts.

Luthier Mark Blanchard.

Brainiac

Are modern guitars the best ever made?

A new book looks at modern complications for makers of handcrafted guitars.

Address

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Taking on a fixer-upper generally offers buyers a lower-priced home with the freedom to make decisions on their own watch.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is good anywhere, but he takes his game to another level at Lambeau Field.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots-Packers matchup has it all

Sunday?s game represents the toughest challenge the Patriots have faced during their seven-game victory tour.

Opinion

DANTE RAMOS

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Even if a Boston startup doesn?t succeed in bringing this level of workplace transparency into the mainstream, someone else will.

The Big Picture

Nia Richardson, 16, of Roxbury, wets the reed of her saxophone as she prepares for practice in Jamaica Plain Nov. 19.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

English High?s marching band

The marching band at English High brings back a tradition that has been dormant at Boston public schools for about 40 years.