FBI, IRS raid Canton law office of state Senator Brian Joyce

A person familiar with the investigation said the federal raid was related to recent Boston Globe stories scrutinizing free services that state Senator Brian Joyce received.

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The agencies ?are conducting court-authorized activity in connection with an ongoing investigation,? an FBI spokeswoman said.

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Castle Cheese Inc. has been inserting wood pulp into its parmesan cheese and distributing it to some of the country?s biggest grocery chains.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/disease2mag0221.jpg A husband and wife?s race to cure her fatal genetic disease

How the threat of fatal familial insomnia turned them into scientists with an urgent mission.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/chang_08.jpg Surprises on the list of local semifinalists for 2016 James Beard awards

Several local notables are on the long list, and the actual nominees will be announced March 15.

KINFAY MOROTI/THE NEWS-PRESS.... Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price works out Wednesday (2/10/16) at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (USED BY PERMISSION THROUGH SHARING AGREEMENT)

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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

David Price is already winning over his new teammates

Red Sox players have taken quickly to the lefthander, whose social skills are in midseason form.

Derrick Z. Jackson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/jackson%20(1)-1572.jpg Hillary Clinton?s black conversion

Once more, amid flagging white support, a Clinton flees to black people.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/25/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Hkg10249169.jpg Secretary of State John Kerry weighs in on Taylor Swift and Kanye West

Asked by Kimmel whether he could broker peace between West and Taylor Swift, Kerry admitted he?s not up for the job.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/bradyski.jpg Is Tom Brady skiing with . . . Ben Affleck?

This isn?t the first time that Affleck and Brady have spent quality time traveling together.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/chin_jmcurley_biz10-.jpg Frozen pipes serve up frustration for Boston restaurants

A number of Boston restaurants have been forced to shut their doors since Sunday after pipes burst at each location.

Somerville man accused of cyberattack on hospital picked up off Cuba

Martin Gottesfeld was arrested in Florida after he and his wife were rescued by a Disney cruise ship off the Cuban coast.

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Alyssa Leader claims the school failed to take her allegations seriously, leaving her to live in fear in the same dorm as her alleged abuser.

A missing poster for Zachary Marr was hung in the window of the Bell in Hand Tavern near Faneuil Hall.

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Officials search Boston Harbor for missing Central Mass. man

The disappearance of Zachary Marr is strikingly similar to that of a 24-year-old whose body was found in 2014 in the harbor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/NORTHERN_AVE_BRIDGE2-5861961-5904.jpg City of Boston details demolition for Northern Avenue Bridge

The city proposes taking down the bridge in sections that would be floated via barge to a storage yard in East Boston.

Tsarnaev lawyers ask to be replaced for appeal

Legal specialists say it is routine for new lawyers to take over a death penalty case during the appeals process.

Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders (left) and Hillary Clinton spoke to supports in New Hampshire, earlier this month.

Sanders ahead of Clinton in Mass., poll finds

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders holds a 7 percentage-point lead over Hillary Clinton in Massachusetts.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/491733384.jpg Click here for the name of Bill Simmons?s new website

The new site will be the home of Simmons? written material and will start as an email newsletter next month.

Ground Game

ground game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/NHPolls04.jpg Maybe we should believe the polls

So far in the 2016 presidential primary season, the polls have been pretty darn accurate.

The Big Picture

Winter white

Across the globe, snow blankets the landscape, giving photographers a new perspective on their surroundings.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-165.jpg Globe investigations and Spotlight reports

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

BetaBoston

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/2016-02-16/kreiter_biddeford11_met.jpg Website?s plan to close draws offers of help

The staff of ratings website Dunwello announced over the long weekend that the service would cease operations.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg 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.

Crux

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_7V7GH.jpg Pope dons sombrero as he travels to Mexico

A Mexican journalist presented Pope Francis with a traditional hat as the pontiff departed from the Vatican Friday.

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.