With dementia affecting a growing number of older adults, nursing homes are facing more patients with challenging behaviors.
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The need to increase affordable housing and a push to save volleyball courts are among Chinatown residents? priorities.
An advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Taunton forecasts heavy rain and possible street flooding tonight.
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The cornerback was shot following a fight at a Dallas nightclub, according to a local television station.
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After a blowout victory Saturday in the Virgin Islands, Hillary Clinton was just 60 delegates short of the 2,383 needed to win.
Donald Trump paid men on his campaign staff in April about 35 percent more than women, according to a Globe analysis.
Trump says ?it?s possible? a Muslim judge wouldn?t treat him fairlyDonald Trump has questioned whether judges would be biased against him because of their ethnicity or religion.
One person was killed and four were injured in a two-car crash on Route 3 in Chelmsford early Sunday morning, police said.
Friends and family described Ronnie Headley as an outgoing man who loved food and doted on his grandmother.
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Divers recovered the body of a man who fell out of his kayak in Halifax, and a man died who had gone under at Walden Pond.
Many criminal immigrants reoffend after releaseA Globe review of 323 criminals released in New England from 2008 to 2012 found that as many as 30 percent committed new offenses.
Slightly more than one in four working-age people with disabilities is employed, according to the Department of Labor.
BLUE JAYS 5, RED SOX 4
Chris Young?s solo homer with one out in the eighth inning was the first hit off Toronto starter Marco Estrada.
Red Sox put Hanigan, Swihart on 15-day disabled listHanigan (neck) and Swihart (left foot) both exited the Sox? game against the Blue Jays in the seventh inning on Saturday.
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Onerous and ludicrous occupational mandates can be found in almost every state, but the pendulum is starting to swing back.
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What is it like to live in West Roxbury??You?re still in the city of Boston, but you have a suburban feeling here.??
In more classrooms, books and lectures are being ditchedWhile technology has been changing classrooms for years, educators say it is growing ? and altering the way students learn.
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In a telephone interview with the Globe, Thomas made it clear he is ?all-in? to try to sign the Thunder forward.
Weekend Fun Guide | Globe Magazine
35 events to make the most of summer in New England New Hampshire sand sculpting, Vermont hot air balloons, a Maine lobster fest, and more ideas to fill every sunny minute.
Patios are in, decks are less popular. But backyard landscapes have become more elaborate in recent years.
Opinion | Kenneth Rapoza
Kenneth Rapoza: Brazil?s sale of the centuryA corruption scandal is forcing the government to allow for full foreign control of oil giant Petrobras.
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Ground Game
What the tough primary season means for Clinton While Americans may not like Hillary Clinton as much as when she was secretary of state, they dislike her GOP opponent even more.
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the big picture
Muhammad Ali said ? I am the greatest? and proved it many times over, on the way to becoming perhaps the most widely recognized person on the planet.
Djokovic topped Murray in three sets, earning his 12th Grand Slam title. He is now the reigning champ in all four majors.
The man, who was said to be in his mid-20s, was fishing with a friend near the middle of Silver Lake when he fell in, officials at the scene said.
Speaking at the state Democratic convention, Warren said Trump ?lies so routinely and so ridiculously it?s really hard to keep up.?
A wild turkey goes to school, yet another wanted man unwisely lights up at a T station, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
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Japanese cars are the most-targeted vehicles according to data from Canton-based LoJack.
Survivors of abuse say Francis?s new proposal in lieu of the tribunal is essentially window dressing.
Tommy Chang, Michelle Wu, and Dan Koh spoke together for the first time last month.
Massachusetts native Bill Camp ? nominated for his role in ?The Crucible? ? needed a long break from the stage before he could feel excited about acting again.
We caught up with the ?Matilda? cast member to talk about all things travel.
Private schools, painful secretsMore than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.
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.
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Criminal immigrants reoffend at higher rates than ICE has suggested
Isaiah Thomas on Kevin Durant: ?That?s who I?m trying to get?
Donald Trump campaign pays women less than men
If Elizabeth Warren is VP pick, here's how Senate Democrats can keep her seat
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