Power struggle roils UMass department

What began as minor personality clashes at the chemical engineering department in Amherst has mushroomed in the past three years.

Sumner Richman took care of his wife, Joyce, in their apartment in North Oaks, Minn.

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Cities brace for a surge in dementia patients

As the number of Americans with Alzheimer?s soars, communities train everyone from waitresses to bank tellers to be ?dementia friendly.?

A first dusting of snow takes Boston area by surprise

It will take another 108 inches, however, to beat last winter?s record.

Sex assault reported in BU dormitory

Campus police sent an alert Sunday seeking tips and warning students to secure their residences.

City of Medford

Ground-breaking today for Krystle Campbell Peace Garden

The Medford garden will honor Campbell and other victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

Officials take note of link between opioids, abuse

Doctors, judges, and drug counselors say they are seeing more cases of neglect and abuse of children due to opioid-addicted parents.

Donald Trump questioned former President George W. Bush?s effort to keep the US safe from terror attacks.

Trump says he would have kept Sept. 11 hijackers from US

Donald Trump suggested the hijackers would not have been allowed in the country if he had been president.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy.jpg Middlesex DA?s office shows troubling attitude about evidence

Prosecutors are supposed to make their cases on the merits, and not by sitting on evidence that could benefit the accused.

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Shooting at Fla. zombie convention leaves 1 person dead

The convention in Fort Myers, Fla., drew about 20,000 people Saturday night.

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For Vermeer?s most ardent fans, a Boston homecoming

Johannes Vermeer only created about three dozen paintings, two of which are at the MFA currently. Some are on a quest to see them all.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/globe_testing200-1343.jpg Adopt PARCC ? and ignore the political noise

PARCC promises to provide even better educational results for Massachusetts.

Ambassador John Bolton

The UN doesn?t work. Here?s a fix

The world body has become a conglomerate overwhelmed by unsustainable ambitions and inadequate capacities.

The party of John F. Kennedy appears to be moving away from the idea that government is not there to serve us.

JOAN VENNOCHI

When did Democrats become the party of free stuff?

The definition of service to country has increasingly shifted to another model.

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The comedian made his first appearance on the show since a 2014 vehicle crash that left him severely injured.

Terry Rozier may not play much as a Celtics rookie but he dreams of becoming an All-Star eventually.

David Maxwell

Terry Rozier?s long outside shot

The speedy Celtics rookie outran a lot: a turbulent childhood, a father behind bars. Talent and love ? including his father?s from afar ? saved him.

Patriots at Colts | 8:30 p.m. | NBC

Colts fans are realistic about game against Patriots

The Colts are struggling to score while the Patriots have run roughshod through their first four opponents.

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When you?re a nice neighbor, but your neighbor isn?t

Fostering a good relationship with the people next door can make all the difference.

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Dessert toasts are easier than pie (but just as delicious)

These simple treats deliver seasonal flavors without the toil of pastry making.

The Big Picture

Protesters opening their umbrellas, symbols of the pro-democracy movement, in 2014.

Reuters

The Umbrella Movement, one year later

A year after Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters, a Reuters photographer revisited the scenes.

BetaBoston

Innovation Economy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/reminder-tease-4914--90x90.jpg Startups serve up ways to get patients to take meds

They?re part of the entrepreneurial drive to solve a problem that costs the health care system hundreds of billions of dollars.

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JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allen_20140906.jpg Synod on families must not lose sight of bigger issues

Bishops may find themselves accused of having spent the last three weeks fiddling, while everyplace other than Rome burns.