Winter vaults to the top of snowfall records

Sunday?s storm brought 2.9 inches of snow to Boston, bringing the total to just over 9 feet.

US aims to curb seafood fraud

The Obama administration unveiled sweeping new measures to thwart the mislabeling of seafood and black-market fishing.

State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry hosted the St. Patrick?s Day breakfast at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Groans outpace guffaws at St. Patrick?s Day breakfast

The storied, but often cringe-inducing event had plenty of jokes proudly delivered and poorly received, interspersed with occasional laugh-out-loud humor.

 Brain Power, a Cambridge startup, is developing apps that display images of cartoon characters, such as from ?Angry Birds,? on Google Glass?s screen to encourage autistic children to focus on the faces of people around them.

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Can Google Glass apps offer a path out of autism?

A Cambridge startup?s technology uses Google Glass to display images of cartoon characters to encourage autistic children to focus on people?s faces.

BU had agreed to help pay for Allston station

In a letter to Deval Patrick obtained by the Globe, Boston University pledged the final $8.33 million for West Station back in September.

Nate Langley of Home Energy Answers installed weatherstripping at a house on Swan?s Island, Maine.

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Maine?s island dwellers get help staying warm

An island-by-island, home-by-home campaign is persuading residents to conserve energy through subsidized repairs.

A plan by Boston public schools to cut cafeteria costs by reducing the variety and number of offerings is raising concerns among some parents and food service employees, who worry that students will not find anything they like to eat.

Plan to curb school meal options draws fire

Some parents and food service employees worry that Boston students will not find anything they like to eat.

Man killed by train at South Boston switching station

A man thought to be about 25 was trespassing at Cabot Yard when he was struck by a Red Line train, MBTA police said.

Chess master Carissa Yip, at a game at the Billerica Chess Club, started playing at age 6.

Andover girl is youngest US female chess master

When she beat Alexander Ivanov last fall, Carissa Yip, 11, became the youngest female ever to defeat a grandmaster.

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Nearly 20 years after his death, Morrie Schwartz lives on

Long after his death, Morrie is still teaching, all around the world, in part because of a best-selling book about him, ?Tuesdays with Morrie.?

Talented freshman Karl-Anthony Towns has helped top-ranked Kentucky (34-0) demolish its competition this season. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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Spotlight on Kentucky in NCAA Tournament

The top-ranked Wildcats (34-0) have an opportunity to become the first team to finish a perfect season since Indiana in 1976.

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Duke appears to have an easy road to the Elite Eight, while Power 5 conference teams also got favorable treatment.

Munch Madness 2015 restaurant competitors announced

It is time again for the Globe?s annual Munch Madness tournament. Check out which local restaurants will compete beginning this week.

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US Rep. Seth Moulton marched with OUTVETS, which includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender veterans.

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History marched through South Boston as gay groups took part in the parade for the first time.

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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh marched in the parade Sunday.

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Governor Charlie Baker greeted parade-goers along the route.

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Members of pipefitters local 537 participated in the St. Patrick?s Day parade in South Boston.

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The parade made its way down West Broadway.

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The Regimental Band and Honor Guard from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy walked in step.

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The Berkeley Preparatory School Pipe and Drum Corps from Tampa, Fla., marched in the parade.

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The Lexington Minutemen were at the parade.

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Ms. America 2014 waited for the parade to begin.

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A bagpipe player wore a Boston Strong jersey.

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Openly gay groups participated for the first time and Boston?s mayor marched for the first time in two decades.

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Boston police Officer Tim Hancock?s long march to acceptance

As an openly gay officer, Hancock has won full acceptance on the force, in a process measured in years, not weeks or months.

Parents need to distinguish between normal childhood spats and acts that cause severe harm.

Parenting

When does teasing become bullying?

Before doing anything, your first job should be to figure out whether this is garden variety teasing or actual bullying.

ST. JOHN?S PREP 2, MALDEN CATHOLIC 1

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Ted McNamara and Brian Groom each scored to put an end to Malden Catholic?s four-year reign as Super 8 champs.

Marathon trial podcast

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This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

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In Washington, policy makers? anticipations of ?collateral damage? are self-servingly abstract.

The Big Picture

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The big picture

Children of war

Some fear that living amid severe violence will permanently scar the young generation in Syria and Iraq.