The home on Clinton Road in Brookline where two elderly sisters, Lynda and Sheryl Waldman, lived. The house, in one of the town?s most prosperous neighborhoods, is now condemned.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Two sisters, one house, and a mystery

Two sisters are now the subject of public soul-searching in a town that prides itself on progressive government and neighborly compassion. By Patricia Wen

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Sports

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Among Brady?s ancestors: a major-leaguer, a firefighter who responded to San Francisco?s catastrophic 1906 earthquake, and a reporter who was slain on the job.

Kevin Cullen

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The Gaelic Players Association envisions creating a series of matches at other US stadiums.

Bruins 3, Devils 2

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Ryan Spooner scored the winner in the third period.

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Globe Magazine

Supreme moments in Harvard Law Review?s 130-year history

Among its members? accomplishments? 1 presidency, 7 Supreme Court justices, and 2 Pulitzer Prizes in poetry.

Arts

Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

On ?SNL,? a very special pie for Jeff Sessions

?I had a bad week,? said Kate McKinnon, who played the attorney general in this week?s cold open.

Michael Andor Brodeur | @LARGE

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Horizontal navigation may not be a paradigm shift, but it feels like more than a lateral move.

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

Healey will recuse herself in Thornton Law case

Under pressure from Republicans, the Mass. AG said she would step aside in the probe of the firm, which donated to her 2014 campaign.

Firefighters examined the charred rubble of a two-story home in Warwick, Mass., that was destroyed by fire.

Kieran Kesner for The Boston Globe

Fire chief: ?We didn?t have a chance? to save family

A mother and her four children died Saturday when a fast-moving fire roared through their home in a small western Mass. town.

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The normally peaceful Vermont campus, with its mountain backdrop and elite reputation, was shaken last week.

The Trump administration

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On Boston Common, supporters of Planned Parenthood vowed to fight to keep federal funding.

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It would have been difficult for federal agents, working within the law, to obtain an order to target Trump?s conversations.

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Yes, it had to do with e-mails.

Viola Davis, who won the Oscar for best supporting actress, got a Harvard award Saturday.

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Viola Davis honored at Harvard

Davis, who grew up in Central Falls, R.I., was the recipient of the university?s 2017 Artist of the Year award.

Tree falls on car, killing woman in Andover

A tree fell on a car on Route 125 in Andover on Saturday afternoon, killing a passenger and seriously injuring the driver, according to State Police.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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The football and basketball programs are downright irrelevant while the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics, and Bruins are bigger than ever.

Newsletters

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Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.

Opinion & Ideas

JEFF JACOBY

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The president?s assault on the news media is unprecedented in the modern era.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Winnipesaukee_04.jpg The worst day in the history of Lake Winnipesaukee

On the morning of Feb. 11 ? Derby Day in New Hampshire ? everything looked postcard-perfect. But looks can be deceiving.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

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Doctors in Brazil are testing the fish skin as a bandage for second- and third-degree burns.

Real Estate

7 school districts with innovative programs in affordable communities

Whether you're looking to challenge a gifted student, expose your child to a new culture or language, or find a setting with extra social, emotional, or behavioral support, here's a sampling of districts that are thinking outside the box.