The fate of the Florida Keys, where Irma rumbled through with Category 4 muscle, remained largely unknown.
Why Irma wasn?t far worse, and how close it came to catastrophe Key West, Miami, and Tampa just missed a much more damaging experience.
Water main breaks on Rutherford Avenue in Charlestown and Route 9 in Wellesley could be problematic.
Four slayings, one gruesome tale Orion Krause used a baseball bat to kill his mother, his grandparents, and their caretaker at their Groton home last week, prosecutors said.
Teenagers in Claremont, N.H., pushed an 8-year-old boy off a picnic table in what may have been a racially motivated incident.
Record fine for group that backed Mass. charter school expansion New York-based Families for Excellent Schools-Advocacy poured $15 million into last year?s failed campaign.
2-year Tobin Bridge rehab project to start in 2018 Much of the work will take place on the lower deck, vexing commuters heading north out of the city.
Northeastern leader pledges $500,000 to school Joseph Aoun received an award that includes a $500,000 grant for the university -- and then matched it with his own funds.
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Does a 70-year-old former presidential nominee really want to be Utah?s junior senator?
KEVIN CULLEN
Black, white, and never divided One came from Roxbury. The other was from Southie. In Vietnam, that other stuff didn?t matter.
Elizabeth Warren raises concerns over Raytheon-linked nominee Mark Esper, who worked as the Waltham-based firm?s top lobbyist, would have broad authority over the Army?s weapons purchases and budgets.
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A local college blames a clerical error for its refusal to return a $1,000 deposit.
It?s expected that Apple will unveil three new iPhones ? including one with a hefty price tag ? and a revamped Apple Watch.
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?What Happened?? A better question might be: Why write it? Just as she failed in the campaign to offer a single cogent vision, in her new book Hillary Clinton seems unclear on what she really wants to say.
Steven Toro, 22, of Lawrence, stands accused of hitting a Methuen child with his car. A not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf.
Hurricane Jose will do a loop-the-loop in the Atlantic. Then what? Once it straightens out, it will be aimed at the East Coast, an expert said. It could strengthen, and merits watching.
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Running is booming in China with the growth of a consumer class, and the Boston Marathon serves as an inspiration.
Developer lowers height of proposed Winthrop Square tower To comply with FAA guidelines, Millennium Partners will chop its $1 billion building from 775 feet to just over 700.
Back-to-school shopping isn?t just for kids The start of autumn can trigger a primordial urge to buy, even if the classroom is a distant memory.
Trump loves to be the star, but federal buildings are still waiting for his portrait According to a White House spokeswoman, ?we?re still in the process of creating the official portrait.?
After prank, students can pay parking ticket ? or aid relief efforts Braintree High students pranked fellow classmates last week with deliberately poor parking.
CHAD FINN
Very little of it has gone as planned, but there is a lot of reason for optimism with this group.
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Priests? children live with secrets, sorrow A Globe review finds the children are often denied love and support and pressured to keep the scandal secret. And the church has done absolutely nothing to help.
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We can?t fight the opioid crisis without adequate health care Providers hate delaying treatment, but they often have no choice because resources are stretched too thin.
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Family with high rate of Alzheimer?s may harbor an unknown gene No other large family is known to have such a high chance of inheriting late-onset Alzheimer?s, and scientists are scouring their DNA.
The midseason acquisition has quickly become one of the most important players on the roster.
Said an organizer of an event in Boston: ?It?s truly, truly an emotional but worthy day. . . . We don?t want anyone to forget.?
The developers of the apartment community expanded the boardwalk not only to reach the front door, but also to flow around the building like waves at a rocky point.
If Bob Corker retires, it would probably put a seat that analysts expect to stay in GOP hands into a more uncertain state.
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Tesla is rolling out more charging stations, clearing additional obstacles for those who might want to give electric cars a try.
Officials struggled to get aid to islands devastated by Hurricane Irma, which killed 34 people in the region.
Officials who administer the program were informed the data wasn?t part of a breach at Equifax.
The Creative Arts Emmys gave wins to Gerald McRaney, two ?SNL? hosts, and ?Stranger Things,? among many others.
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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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Hurricane Irma devastated Caribbean islands and left a path of destruction all over the state of Florida.
