Region braces for up to 18 inches of snow

Parts of Plymouth County and Cape Cod could see up to a foot and a half of snow, while 8 to 12 inches are expected to fall in Boston.

Snow fell in Jamaica Plain on Centre Street on Friday.

Boston schools to close Monday due to winter storm

The announcement comes as the region braces for a winter storm that is expected to arrive in Massachusetts as early as midnight.

Charlie Baker soon learned the meaning of lucky money.

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Shirley Leung

For Charlie Baker, it?s a matter of outreach ? with a stash of luck

Everywhere Charlie Baker goes he carries with him a secret.

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Bret Gordon fraudulently transferred more than $3 million from his business to himself between 2013 and 2015, a lawsuit says.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_dartmouth_84432.jpg UMass Dartmouth launches campaign to deter heroin use

After two apparent heroin overdoses, one fatal, the university is launching a campaign to educate the campus about the dangers of the drug.

UMass Amherst student dies after campus fall

James Tilley, 21, fell from the fourth floor of a building on the school?s campus, officials said.

General Electric?s LED lighting is among the divisions ? in addition to energy storage, electric-car charging, and solar power ? that are now under one corporate umbrella called Current.

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GE?s new Current division warms up to Boston?s clean-tech community

Current aims to use high-tech solutions to help customers rein in their electric bills.

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The Cambridge company is trying to become the networking site for a large but overlooked segment of the labor market.

SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 07: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers is tackled by DeMarcus Ware #94 of the Denver Broncos in the fourth quarter during Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL

Broncos? defense definitely won this championship

The Broncos teed off on the Panthers? shaky offensive line, hitting Newton 13 times.

Beyonce, Chris Martin of Coldplay, and Bruno Mars performed during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show.

Review

Coldplay lets Beyonce, Bruno Mars overshadow band

It takes a certain lack of ego for musicians to essentially let themselves be upstaged at their own Super Bowl halftime show.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/4886910e46294089ad8d0552d9ec3a10-9a83557d4e6c4d438ed51f9a20a44ad7-0.jpg Offbeat humor, upbeat messages dominate Super Bowl 50 ads

From a strange creature called ?Puppymonkeybaby? to a tear inducing Audi ad, Super Bowl ads ran the gamut this year from offbeat humor to heartfelt messages.

?It?s like a circus, a three-ring circus,? Judi Waldert, a middle-of-the-road Republican, said.

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N.H. voters try to decide as bold rhetoric changes primary

It?s a scrambled political world ? one that, at least in New Hampshire, looks almost nothing like the one people imagined back, say, a year ago.

The former Florida governor had the advantage of more TV spots on New Hampshire and Boston channels in the last two months than any other candidate in the New Hampshire primary.

Bush TV ad spending in N.H. hasn?t paid off in polls

The numbers reflect one of the lessons of the 2016 primary: that bankrolling huge advertising buys has become less important than media coverage.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_7Q8QW.jpg Donald Trump stands by waterboarding comments

Trump on Sunday repeated his statement from Saturday night?s debate that he would seek to employ what many critics define as torture.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/52bf081c53ee4dd393fb7905ea41df14-52bf081c53ee4dd393fb7905ea41df14-0.jpg In GOP debate, it?s a different Donald Trump

Trump?s tactic of mostly staying out of the fray is an indication that he may have evolved as a politician.

The Big Picture

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Primary push in New Hampshire

All across New Hampshire, crowds are gathering to hear and see the Democratic and Republican candidates for president before Tuesday?s primary.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

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Facebook, Google, and Boston-based Jana pursue strategies to connect consumers in emerging economies to mobile Internet ? and advertisers.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Crux

crux

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An outspoken member of an abuse commission headed by Cardinal Sean O?Malley said he won?t leave unless the pope asks him to.

The Globe Collection Promo

Globe Insiders

Design New England

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A seaside location sets the tone for a free-flowing master bathroom with partitions and angles ? but no doors to restrict sightlines.