A stronger economy and people looking for houses they can afford outside of Boston have been boons for smaller localities.
City and union officials, and TV producers, tried to defuse labor tensions surrounding the filming of ?Top Chef? in the Boston area.
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Some subway and commuter rail lines were delayed, but the problems didn?t rival those of last winter.
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Protesters braved cold temperatures Tuesday night as they turned out at the Jackson Square MBTA stop.
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Background check failed to find nanny?s crimesWaltham-based Care.com didn?t find a lengthy criminal record of a nanny who is charged with stealing more than $280,000 from a Boston couple.
The school district will investigate after complaints that a teacher made racially insensitive remarks to an African-American student.
Veterans Affairs and Rhode Island-based CVS were found to be among the organizations that repeatedly violated the federal privacy law.
The Democratic presidential candidate also took on a number of other topics in Portsmouth on Tuesday.
Savaging a newspaper? In N.H., it?s a primary traditionDonald Trump isn?t the first candidate to spar with the New Hampshire Union Leader.
Missouri activates National Guard to help fight floodsTorrential rains over the past several days pushed already swollen rivers and streams to virtually unheard-of heights.
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As the Globe?s restaurant critic, I rarely ventured away from my own kitchen when off the clock. But there were exceptions.
Many playoff possibilities remain as NFL season winds downThe Patriots can be the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the AFC, and the uncertainty only begins there.
Coach Chip Kelly fired by Philadelphia EaglesThe Eagles are 6-9 this season and will not make the playoffs.
Dave Cowens disputes Kobe Bryant?s memory of draft tradeThe Celtics Hall of Famer said he did not tell Bryant that there was no place for him on his team.
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Joe Kennedy III announces birth of daughterIt?s the first child for the Mass. congressman and his wife, Lauren.
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Nadeem Mazen is a businessman and activist who is the first Muslim elected and, recently, reelected to Cambridge?s City Council.
10 years later, did the Big Dig deliver?The $15 billion project is a road paved with failures, successes, and what-ifs.
Humpback whale in Narragansett Bay may have been out for a joy rideMarine specialists said the whale sighted in Narragansett Bay may have been a juvenile, and may merely have been having fun.
Where to ring in the new year in Greater BostonBetween ?Star Wars,? the Beehive Ball, the Boston Ballet, a wild zoo celebration, and more, you have plenty of options.
Provincetown photo makes list of top 15 taken from space stationThe detailed photo of the tip of Cape Cod, taken June 13, was 10th on the list.
Lives unraveled: Globe readers? heroin storiesWhen the Boston Globe shared the story of Raquel Rodriguez, we knew she was just one of thousands in Mass. afflicted with addiction.
Ask anyone who?s lived through a major home renovation, and they?ll tell you: It?s stressful. So why not get the heck out of there?
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Building on 2015 as we look aheadAs one year gives way to the next, international leaders have an opportunity to build on several major achievements of 2015.
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A campaign fundraising deadline that matters littleThis time the difference between a pretty good and a pretty bad fundraising report isn?t much. If a candidate gets an extra million, it means virtually nothing.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
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A lot happened in 2015. Take a look at images from the first half of the year on topics from around the world.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Jimmy Hayes scored a hat trick and Patrice Bergeron and Matt Beleskey added two goals each.
Both victims had been involved with the Department of Youth Services, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
Tuesday?s recount of the Nov. 3 election showed Brian Arrigo beat incumbent Dan Rizzo by 108 votes.
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Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
A stronger economy and people looking for houses they can afford outside of Boston have been boons for smaller localities.
The Boston comedy mainstay is bringing his ?Humor for Humanity? show to the Wilbur Theatre on New Year?s Eve.
Bushmeat as a valued delicacy is causing the mass extinction of elephants, hippos, bonobos, chimps, and gorillas, to name but a few.
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These jeans were made for sittingA Wellesley startup called FYT Jeans reimagines jeans for the less rigorous lifestyles of the perpetually seated office set.
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Italy?s smog crisis may embolden Pope Francis on environmentIf all politics is, indeed, local, then one probably shouldn?t expect Pope Francis? focus on the environment to diminish anytime soon.
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The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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