The move could lead to mass layoffs of workers who provide some of the agency?s core services.
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However, the city?s largest police union argued that the move had violated an agreement reached in July.
Between 10 and 12 teenage boys rushed into the store and stole more than 20 phones Monday evening.
Michael A. Cohen
Reporters are providing a narrative this campaign season, but is it accurate?
David Ortiz slams Donald Trump over Latino comments: ?We deserve respect??When you speak like that about us, it?s a slap in the face,? Ortiz said of Donald Trump?s comments during the election cycle.
The company said ?the plant is currently in a safe and stable condition? after shutting down Monday morning.
Nearly 230 animals from Westport to be put up for adoptionNearly 230 animals in a cruelty case have been transported to rescue groups in eight states for adoption.
East side of Cape Cod still facing rough waters after HermineWhile the storm passed over the Cape with overall little damage, the eastern beaches are facing rip currents and rough surf.
Man rescued after car plummets 40 feet, sinks in canalBourne police live streamed divers as they searched for a sunken Ford Focus.
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The driver was seen on camera slamming into the woman, stopping to look at her body on the street and then speeding away, prosecutors said.
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Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston have reportedly broken upIf the reports are true, we will no longer see the actor at the singer?s oceanfront mansion in Watch Hill, R.I.
Which AFC teams are the biggest threats to Tom Brady and the Patriots this year?
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Tom Brady and Jeff Bridges joining up to do nothingThe Patriots quarterback is due to appear in some UGG commercials with actor Jeff Bridges.
Mouse caught in Governor Baker?s officeMassachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is instituting his own wildlife release program when it comes to Statehouse mice.
A new product line from Donald Trump.
Commission named to study varying health provider prices Big teaching hospitals, such as those owned by Partners, often get paid more than community hospitals for providing similar services.
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As Pike toll booths are about to be demolished, with them will go a long and colorful history of the collection of highway coins.
Minn. man confesses to killing 11-year-old nearly 27 years agoThe confession puts to rest the mystery of Jacob Wetterling, which had haunted the state and led to changes in national sex offender laws.
Greta Van Susteren out as Fox News hostVan Susteren said in a statement that the Fox News Channel ?has not felt like home to me for a few years.?
Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: Does this pairing add up? An accountant and his date try to make the numbers work.
Editorial
Monica Cannon for 7th SuffolkA rare open seat in a majority-minority district takes on special importance.
The desperate and the dead
The broken covenantBehind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.
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.
A look at some of the best images by Boston Globe photographers last month.
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New England sent the offensive lineman and a conditional draft pick to Philadelphia.
Two friends have launched an online ?excuse generator? that spits out made-up, funny excuses for MBTA delays.
Warren will appear at an event in Philadelphia on Friday.
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Car-shopping site CarGurus recently ranked the most affordable and expensive cities for used car shopping.
Most refugees are children and women who don?t know whether their husbands and sons have been killed or kidnapped during their two-year exile.
The online pharmacy startup, which ships prescriptions in individual dosage packets, has now raised more than $90 million since its founding.
After his second song, the singer declared, ?What a good way to start the country show!? But Tyler wasn?t too interested in recasting familiar material.
Someone in Framingham is committed to making sure the ?70s aesthetic is stayin? alive.
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It?s the beginning of the end of the presidential raceToday is the traditional start of the final sprint of the campaign: the debates will begin and TV advertising will become non-stop.
Design New England
?This is home?Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the slow cooker
MBTA could privatize maintenance and bus driver jobs
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