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Neighbors gathered outside the Plainville house as it smoldered.

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Firefighters looked over the remains of the plane.

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The three people aboard the plane were killed in the crash.

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Plainville?s fire chief, Justin Alexander, spoke with the media.

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Firefighters worked to put out the fire.

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The house was engulfed in a three-alarm fire after the crash.

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The plane crashed into the home around 5:45 p.m. Sunday.

3 dead, including child, in Plainville plane crash

The small plane crashed into the roof of a stately Colonial, engulfing the house in flames as its residents fled to safety.

Olympic track cyclists competed in the men?s keirin race at the $140 million velodrome built in London for the 2012 Summer Games.

Search is on for an Olympic cycling track venue

As Boston 2024 roams the state putting together its new plan, there is one venue no one seems to be vying for: the velodrome.

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No Boston Olympics doesn?t consist of a bunch of disaffected gadflies; it?s a thoughtful opposition force.

Ethan Mariluz drank bottled water from a paper cup after recess at the Edward Everett Elementary School.

Few fountains, big water bill for Boston schools

The district spends more than $400,000 on bottled water after fountains were closed in many schools out of lead fears.

The Volpe-National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge?s Kendall Square currently includes a 13-floor building. One city councilor says a 1,000-foot tower should be authorized.

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Cambridge ponders high-rise rules for Kendall Square

Proposed zoning regulations would permit a 500-foot-tall tower on the 14-acre grounds of the Volpe transportation center complex.

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Some clergy and parishioners took a middle ground on the decision, struggling with the teachings of their faith versus a belief in civil rights for all.

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A judge said the city is bypassing crucial legal steps in building the ramps, long contested by neighborhood residents.

Police stood over David Sweat after he was shot and captured near the Canadian border on Sunday.

N.Y. prison manhunt comes to end with escapee?s shooting

David Sweat, who broke out of jail earlier this month, was spotted walking along a road just 2 miles from the Canadian border.

An analyst says the MBTA retirement fund?s financial health appears to be significantly overstated ? perhaps by as much as $470 million.

T pension board members call for review of fund

The move comes after an analyst said the $1.6 billion fund might be overstating its financial health by as much as $470 million.

Melissa Carino pulled down a Confederate flag from the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial across from the State House on Sunday.

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Confederate flag hung from Boston memorial

The flag was attached to a memorial commemorating one of the first all-black regiments to fight for the union during the Civil War.

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After trading away Dougie Hamilton and Milan Lucic, the general manager?s plans remain unclear.

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John McDonough, who has led the Boston Public Schools for two years, started working for the system in the 1970s.

An ATM in Athens was out of service on Monday after the country ordered its banks to shut down for a week.

Global stocks trend downward after Greece shutters banks

Also, oil prices declined and the euro edged down after Athens implemented the drastic measure.

Secretary of State John Kerry greeted Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz during a lunch break.

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Kerry, energy secretary teaming up in Iran talks

A friendly bond has formed between John Kerry and Ernest Moniz, a former MIT professor, who are working on the Iran arms deal.

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Boston-based Liberty Mutual is offering discounts to customers who install ?smart? smoke detectors and agree to share the data.

Hanley Ramirez was struck in the left hand by a ball hit by Xander Bogaerts last week.

Hanley Ramirez to have injured left hand reexamined

The slugger?s hand isn?t progressing the way the Red Sox were hoping, manager John Farrell said.

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The 2016 GOP field is the largest ever since the modern presidential primary system began in 1952.

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The author of Massachusetts? gay marriage ruling reflects on how the state paved the way for the nation.

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Same-sex marriage legalized in US

The US Supreme Court made a historic decision Friday in a 5-4 ruling establishing same-sex marriage across all 50 states.

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Mollykate Rodenbush, Brittany Tainsh, and Michaela Arguin (from left) received a handwritten reply from Whitey Bulger for a school project.

Bulger?s advice to local teens: Don?t waste your life

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Market Basket stores, such as this one in Burlington, are now well-stocked.

Year after walkout, Market Basket is thriving
An image from the Twitter account of Saida Grundy, who starts this week as a Boson University professor.

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Holding her daughter?s favorite stuffed animal, Yalitza Camacho attended the arraignment of the man accused of killing her daughter in a hit-and-run crash.

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Michelle Frigon with her sons, William, 7, and Charlie, 4 months, both of whom were born drug dependent.

Hospitals adapt as opioid epidemic hits infants

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With no proof of the ivory?s age, a Beverly auction house canceled the sale of these figurines.

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David Ortiz?s two-run shot in the fourth inning was his 12th homer of the season.

RED SOX 5, RAYS 3

Red Sox hold on to defeat Rays

Pablo Sandoval, Alejandro De Aza, and David Ortiz each homered to power Boston.

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A crowd prayed in front of the State House on Sunday during a rally that preceded the Massachusetts March For Life.

Activists speak out against abortion in Common rally

The Massachusetts March For Life event raised money for 16 pregnancy resource centers across Mass.

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Members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy gathered on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol to celebrate Confederate Memorial Day April 27.

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Silvina Miller of Easton played slots at 4:20 a.m. at Plainridge Park Casino on Thursday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the presidential council on science and education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (Sergei Karpukhin/Pool Photo via AP)

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Speaker John Boehner prepared to discuss the Supreme Court?s ruling that upheld nationwide tax subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

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A rally was held Tuesday at the South Carolina State House calling for the Confederate flag to be taken down.

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Governor Charlie Baker greeted tourists in the ceremonial governor?s office during a tour through the State House on Thursday.

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Angela Giudice walked out of Boston City Hall while holding high her marriage license to her partner, Nia-Sue Mitchum.

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The GOP?s flat tax fantasies return
Colion Noir demonstrated a Sig Sauer SP 2022 while discussing its merits on his popular YouTube channel.

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The gun owners? argument

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Vice President Joe Biden (second row, middle), with son Hunter and daughter-in-law, Kathleen, attended Sunday service.

Biden worships, speaks at S.C. church

The vice president?s surprise appearance came on the second Sunday that Emanuel AME held regular services after the June 17 shooting.

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Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey.

Christie an underdog as he launches 2016 bid

It is a reality New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his supporters are ready to embrace, not that they have a choice.

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Glen S. LeRoy, 64, a specialist in city planning and urban design, will become president Sept. 1.

Struggling Boston Architectural College taps new president

Glen LeRoy, dean of a Michigan architectural school, specializes in city planning and urban design.

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Edie Falco as the title character in Showtime?s ?Nurse Jackie,? which refused to compromise in the series finale, resisting the more common TV approach to addiction: a neat resolve to serenity.

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?Nurse Jackie?: The last chapter

The theme of the series finale: ?Same as it ever was.?

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Summer reading suggestions for kids

We enlisted the help of seven local children?s librarians to offer recommendations of sublime summer reads for all ages.

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