The move comes as hundreds of homeless people remain in limbo following the October shuttering of the Long Island bridge.
The solar buildouts, one of the largest in state history, can produce enough electricity to power 3,200 homes a year.
N.H. woman in deadly bike crash to plead guiltyDarriean Hess allegedly plowed into a group of bicyclists last year with her car, killing two Mass. women.
The October festival will feature lectures, art exhibitions, hackathons, documentary film screenings, and ?master classes? at Fenway.
List of excluded evidence in Hernandez trial growsFriday?s ruling that texts from Odin Lloyd could not be used in the trial was just the latest in a series of excluded evidence.
Elizabeth Tavares wants to postpone her three-month sentence because she is confident she will overturn her conviction.
Senate set to approve $1.1 trillion in spendingAfter passing in the House, the Senate now has until Wednesday to push through the spending package.
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critic?s notebook
As ?The Colbert Report?? ends Thursday, the pseudo-commentator could well go down as one of the most unforgettable characters in TV history.
A Nantucket mansion at 9 Kimball Ave. sold this week for $27.16 million, but Mass. still has a wealth of top-dollar real estate available.
Mass. time capsule should include 350-year-old shillingRecords show that a coin from 1652, as well as inscribed plates and documents more than 150 years old, should be inside.
Market Basket sale finalized, ending bitter family feudArthur T. Demoulas closed a deal to buy 50.5 percent of the business from his relatives for more than $1.6 billion.
The newly acquired pitchers had poor seasons in 2014, but the Sox discovered the reasons behind the their performances.
A 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun died from a single shot fired by a rookie police officer, according to an autopsy.
Two anonymous donors walked into different Toys ?R? Us stores in Mass. this week and paid off all the layaway orders.
Santa Claus disinvited from Cambridge school concertSanta, a festive fixture at the Peabody School?s concert in past years, is an apparent victim of a single complaint.
Michael A. Cohen
The end of Benjamin Netanyahu?If Israel?s Labor Party wins control, then the country?s general unease may be alleviated.
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Magazine
The stories behind the Globe?s most memorable pictures of the year.
Here?s a closer look at the players who were added to the Red Sox pitching rotation on Thursday.
The changes Baker made after his failed 2010 campaign offer the clearest picture yet of how he?ll govern.
Kristen Lepore, who worked for Baker under Governor Cellucci, is taking one of the most influential positions in state government.
Ronald Walker II is the first person of color to join the cabinet.
A 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun died from a single shot fired by a rookie police officer, according to an autopsy.
The total value of Boston?s residential and commercial property climbed to a total of $110 billion, according to a new city assessment.
In the documentary, filmmaker Mitchell Kezin digs deep into the world of Christmas music and its diehard collectors.
The movie may twist the facts a bit but it gets the formula of a serious Oscar contender just right.
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How ?deadbeats? can still be good dadsChild support needs to catch up to reflect new roles for fathers, say experts.
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