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State Police payroll head charged with alleged theft

The woman who heads the State Police payroll department has been on unpaid leave for months amid allegations that she?s been stealing from the agency.

Police from all over the country stood outside the church Wednesday. — John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Funeral services for slain Cape Cod sergeant held

Sean Gannon was shot last week as he assisted other law enforcement officers attempting to arrest a suspect previously convicted of illegal gun charges.

Lewandowski (falsely) claims Comey was partly responsible for Boston Marathon bombing

President Trump?s former campaign manager blamed former FBI director James Comey ? who was a private citizen at the time ? for failing to stop the 2013 attack.

?She left us with lessons for life?: Store owner recalls Barbara Bush coming to her wedding

Barbara Bush made headlines in 2013 when she and the former president attended a same-sex wedding in Maine. The Bushes even signed the couple?s marriage certificate.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Barbara Bush: Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and CEO

The former first lady led her family with love, and played political hardball when necessary.

13 Democrats want to replace Niki Tsongas. One poll has the leader at 11%

As expected in a race that has yet to capture much attention, a strong majority of likely Third Congressional District voters ? 58 percent ? said they are undecided.

The tap room of Lord Hobo in Woburn where dogs are welcome. — Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff

Woburn? Yes, Woburn. It?s finding a new groove.

If there is a change, or a tilt, or whatever you care to call it happening in Woburn, it can all be traced back to when Ran Duan opened the Baldwin Bar inside his family?s Chinese restaurant in 2010.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Cam Neely is enjoying the ride Bruins have taken him on this season

The Bruins president is pleased with this team, which again captured the hearts of its fans.

Thursday?s potential snowfall is late in the season, but 1977 had it worse

The latest measurable snowfall ? meaning 0.1 inches or more ? hit Boston on May 10, 1977 and brought 0.5 inches to the city.

?It felt like the plane was freefalling?: Here?s what it was like on the Southwest flight, according to passengers

A blown engine on a Southwest jet Tuesday hurled shrapnel at the aircraft and led to the death of a passenger who was nearly sucked out a broken window.

Here?s what we know about the woman who died on Southwest Flight 1380

Jennifer Riordan was well-known in New Mexico, where she had built a career over more than two decades in community relations and communications.

Once a brick oven juggernaut, Bertucci?s fire dims with bankruptcy

The Northborough-based pizza chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, citing seven years of sliding sales and revenue.

Perspective | Magazine

An open letter to men who sell beer, from a woman who drinks it

The fact that I?m female doesn?t mean I want cider or fruit in my beer.

FILE -- The celebrity chef Mario Batali speaking at a benefit for Teens for Food Justice at his restaurant La Sirena in New York, Nov. 27, 2017. While other men accused of sexual harassment lie low, Batali, who was accused in December of 2017, has been already exploring whether he can move on to a new role. (Krista Schlueter/The New York Times) — Krista Schlueter/The New York Times

Opinion | Margery Eagan

?Himpathy?: Why some women still have sympathy for abusers like Mario Batali

Famous men accused of abuse are riding a wave of ?himpathy? to win back their careers.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

At Downtown Crossing Roche Bros., skipping the longer line can cost you

It?s quicker to pay upstairs at the Downtown Crossing Roche Bros. Market, but you may end up paying sales tax on items that, under the law, are simply not taxable.

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Boston Marathon is a ratings winner for WBZ-TV

The same conditions that made this week?s Boston Marathon brutal for runners may also have contributed to excellent TV ratings.

Here?s the latest dose of speculation about Tom Brady?s future

An ESPN report says he has not formally committed to playing in 2018. But there?s also no requirement he must do that.

?Raising your value? after a breakup

How climbing mountains and other ?breakup accomplishments? can improve self-worth after a relationship ends.

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Trump declares ?Mission Accomplished? on Syria attacks ? but whose mission?

As is so often the case with this president, the generals got their way.

A new chapter in the story of a terrier who found adventure in Milton

One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

Opinion

Editorial: How to save thousands a year from gun violence

Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.

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Dick Lynch (right) with his son, Mike, in 1971.

Dick Lynch, inspirational coach at Swampscott High, dies at 91

Who is this man? Some say he looks like Tom Brady

An unknown painting collection is unveiled in Quincy

Although opponents have often focused on public bathrooms, the law covers all public accommodations.

Mass. is about to be a battleground over transgender rights

Gina Haspel, deputy director of the CIA, has been nominated to lead the agency.

Questions await CIA pick over agency?s use of torture

IDEAS | STEPHANIE EBBERT

Words you couldn?t say in The Boston Globe ? until now

Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump spoke during an event at the Derry Opera House in Derry, N.H.

In N.H., Mnuchin, Ivanka Trump hail new tax law

The elite men?s runners chugged through the rain during the Boston Marathon Monday.

Complete results from the 2018 Boston Marathon

Poet Frank Bidart posed for a portrait in his Cambridge home in August.

Wellesley professor wins Pulitzer for poetry

Kendrick Lamar was the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.

?DAMN.,? Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer

Mass. high court strikes down stun gun ban

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 13, 2016 shows man smoking a cannabis joint in Charleville-Mezieres, eastern France. A French parliamentary report has recommended that cannabis users should be sanctioned by a fine, thus allowing police to concentrate their efforts on the fight against trafficking. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENIFRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images

Pot pitting condo neighbors v. neighbors

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Richmond quarterback Kyle Lauletta (5) winds up a pass during the first half of an NCAA football game against James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record via AP)

NFL DRAFT | QUARTERBACKS

Is the next Jimmy Garoppolo available in this NFL Draft?

There are a lot of similarities between Garoppolo and Richmond?s Kyle Lauletta, who could interest the Patriots.

Metro

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Struggling Mount Ida College and the University of Massachusetts have struck a formal agreement for students of the small school to complete their degrees at UMass Dartmouth.

Mount Ida students scramble to find new schools

UMass Dartmouth, the designated landing place for the displaced students, does not offer all the programs that Mount Ida did.

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Koch network calls out Republicans for the first time in national ad buy

The ad, which is set to start airing on TV Thursday, ends with a subtle swipe at leading Republicans for failing to reach a deal on immigration reform.