Bag of human remains found near Kendall Square

The duffle bag was discovered outside a Biogen building in Cambridge Saturday morning.

Hopkinton Common two weeks ago.

Getting winter-battered roads ready for Boston Marathon

The race course this year will ?require a different level of preparation? after the area received a record amount of snow.

Geraldine Adams and Cassie Avery-Grice of Dorchester sang the national anthem during the opening of the annual Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club community breakfast Saturday.

Community policing highlighted at Boys & Girls Club breakfast

?The police department isn?t just arresting people... they?re reaching out to people,? said Mayor Walsh at the Dorchester event.

Utilities have faced competition from new suppliers; some consumers reported unexpected costs.

Customers getting hit with surprise electric bills after switching

Hundreds, if not thousands, of Massachusetts ratepayers have complained about being blindsided because they switched to a competitive supplier.

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A state report said that the overall response to the Marathon bombings was a ?great success,? but identified several problem areas.

Peter and Loretta Kehayias said police were firing their guns wildly in the encounter with the Marathon bombers on Laurel Street in Watertown in 2013.

Watertown recalls night street became a front line

A state report faulted police for their response that night, calling it a ?lack of weapons discipline.?

Firefighters battle electrical fire at Forest Hills

The Franklin, Needham, and Providence MBTA commuter rail lines are experiencing significant delays.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kyle-side.jpg ?Multiple? additional reports emerge of abuse at Bridgewater day care

The director of the facility has been placed on paid administrative leave as officials investigate her handling of the matter.

Acton Town Hall.

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What is it like to live in Acton?

Acton has preserved much of its history, but it isn?t as much of a tourist draw as nearby Concord.

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/04691109-6999.jpg How did Aaron Hernandez not fail NFL drug tests?

The former Patriots tight end?s marijuana use was a major story line at his trial last week.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/30/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/tsarnaev-steinberg.jpg Kevin Cullen?s columns and podcasts on Marathon bombing trial

For 16 days, Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen has shared his insights into the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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Seven episodes before the ?Mad Men? series finale, it?s hard to predict where creator Matthew Weiner is going to land on that question.

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Magazine | Perspective

How did colleges become country clubs?

If we want to cut costs, we need to start with luxe dining halls and dorms with million-dollar views.

Wiebke Theodore, a local architect, chats at Bath?s Saturday farmers? market.
Jon Merry, of Dragonfly Cove Farm in Dresden, Maine, sells goat products, homemade bagels, and much more at Bath?s farmers? market.

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Bath, Maine, is on the edge of cool

The once-gritty industrial shipbuilding city markets itself as ?Maine?s cool little city.?

Fish deaths expected to increase this year

The harsh winter could contribute to a higher death rate of marine life that perish after being trapped under the ice and snow.

Martha Coakley now serves as a court analyst for Channel Five, among other things, in the wake of her failed gubernatorial bid.

For her next act, Martha Coakley gets comfortable on camera

Last year, Coakley came within 41,000 votes of being governor of Massachusetts, but she?s not hiding from the spotlight.

A shake-up of the Legislature?s centuries-old committee structure could bring a festering conflict between Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg (left) and House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo to a head.

Power struggle brewing in state Legislature

The state Senate is seriously considering a unilateral shake-up of the centuries-old committee structure, bringing a festering conflict to a head.

The novice marathoner?s lament: Why am I gaining weight?

Packing on the pounds is actually fairly common for beginning runners. And, no, it?s not all, or even mainly, muscle mass.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Episode 16: Tsarnaev?s defense rests

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

Opinion

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It does no dishonor to the work that first responders did that chaotic week to take heed of the ways they could improve.

The Big Picture

Attack in Kenya

The alarming attack at Garissa University was the deadliest in the country since 1998.