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Families gathered in the drizzling rain to mark the solemn day with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Garden of Remembrance.
Millis police officer due in court on false report chargesThe officer is accused of firing shots at his own cruiser, but reporting that he was fired upon after crashing into a tree.
Senior state Democratic official compares DNC to ?dictatorship?Deb Kozikowski said the national chairwoman has done a disservice by allowing Republicans to dominate the airwaves.
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Boston 2024 was confronted with more than $4 million in outstanding obligations ? with just $571,000 in cash on hand.
A professor discovered the similarities after running Shirley Malone-Fenner?s letter through software used to detect plagiarism.
Baltimore mayor says she will not seek re-electionStephanie Rawlings-Blake said, not seeking re-election was the best decision for the city and for her family.
Adrian Walker
On Back Bay street, residents worry about end to modest rentsClearway Street has become an anomaly, a street of modestly priced rental housing in the heart of skyrocketing property values.
New mission for Team Romney: Stop TrumpThe Mitt Romney diaspora are curiously aligned in common cause, a stem-to-stern effort that has united old comrades: Stopping Donald Trump.
Showers will continue into the afternoon, but Saturday will be a clear day with temperatures in the upper 70s.
Divided Nation
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The impact of super-rich donors, such as the little-known Wilks brothers, has grown faster than many may realize.
With candor and emotion, Biden talks of son?s deathVice President Joe Biden told Stephen Colbert that he?s overwhelmed at times by Beau?s death and unconvinced he could commit fully to being president.
SPORTS MEDIA
ESPN?s Patriots coverage continues to raise flags The network?s website drew more criticism after some questionable editing on a Mike Reiss piece.
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BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL
Bill Belichick and his staff got creative with new personnel packages on both sides of the football.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Tom Brady at his surgical best in openerHe set a franchise record by completing 19 straight passes and finished 25 of 32.
A hop along the comeback trail for the region?s cottontailsNew England?s only native rabbit, made immortal in ?The Adventures of Peter Cottontail,? is no longer heading toward the endangered list.
Some Democrats question debate scheduleCalls to add additional Democratic presidential debates have gained some traction in the past week.
Q&A
Making the Green Monster singPercussionist Maria Finkelmeier has organized a special performance at Fenway Park as part of HUBweek.
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The Big Picture
The US Open started August 31 and concludes this weekend in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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Apple?s still got its golden touchRemember the long lines outside the Apple Store last September? Here we go again, and nobody?s more surprised about it than me.
ON SPIRITUALITY
Colbert: A cultural ? and Catholic ? superstarLet?s face it. There are not many cultural superstars who are superstar Catholics, too. But Stephen Colbert is one of them.
For some reason, those Celtics title teams don?t receive the attention of their ?60s predecessors or ?80s successors.
A vacant state Senate seat in Plymouth County is poised to become ground zero in the Republican Party?s attempts to make legislative gains.
Operation Homefront has been credited for connecting troubled young men and women and their families to much needed resources.
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To be ?family friendly,? cars have to include lots of space, lots of safety features, and lots of tech to keep kids busy.
He faces up to 20 years in federal prison after authorities say he was trying to help plan an attack on a Missouri memorial.
Recent investigations suggest that the challenges prosecutors face are greater than new rules can solve.
Stanley Nelson?s lucid inquiry into this activist group?s history goes a long way to bringing clarity.
After K left, I kicked myself for not asking for her contact info because she?s someone whom I really wanted to stay in touch with at the very least.
There?s an appetite for memoirs by smart women rockers, and Hynde, founding member of The Pretenders, serves up a hearty and satisfying meal.
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ESPN not covering itself in glory in Deflategate coverage
Patriots? coaching staff outfoxed the Steelers
Boston 2024 ended with multimillion dollar debt
Tom Brady at his surgical best in opener
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