Mount Ida projected an image of success right until it folded

Newton MA 02/24/18 The Campus Center at Mt. Ida College. Mount Ida (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

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A Globe review and statements from officials reveal that while the small college projected an image of growing success, it quietly struggled with mounting debt.

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Wendi Rose Davidson, 49, was apparently strangled to death, and an investigation is underway, officials said Sunday.

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IBEW Local 103?s campaign attracts record number of female and minority applicants, in line with national push by building trades.

Metro Nashville Police used a SWAT team and bomb squad to serve a search warrant at the apartment of the suspected gunman.

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Search continues for gunman who killed 4 in Nashville

Police say they?re looking for 29-year-old Travis Reinking of Morton, Ill.

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James Shaw Jr., who wrestled the gun away from the Nashville Waffle House shooting suspect, said Sunday if he were going to die, the gunman would ?have to work to kill me.?

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The bridge replacement project will force the road?s closure, and lane reductions on the Mass. Pike, over the summer.

Ela Bajus (left) and Jane Richard, 12, sister of Martin Richard, pitched in at Dorchester?s Doherty Gibson Playground.

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A day of service in memory of Martin Richard

Sunday?s Spring Day of Service honored the memory of the 8-year-old Dorchester boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings.

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Dozens of shops in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua have been looted as protests sparked by government social security reforms continued.

Boston-04/03/18 A lobster roll on display at a left field concession stand at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox held a tour of Fenway Park to preview their improvements in the off-season, as workers were putting final touches on, in preparation for Thursday's home opener. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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A $49 lobster roll? A recent shortage has lobster prices soaring.

As the price per pound has skyrocketed, the costs of lobster dishes on Boston restaurant menus have been off the charts as chefs look to claw back some of the margins.

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Central Maine Power wants to run a new transmission line through more than 50 miles of the North Woods, the largest undeveloped forest east of the Mississippi River.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/GettyImages-674992362.jpg Shania Twain apologizes after saying she would have voted for Donald Trump

The Canadian singer told The Guardian she would have voted for Trump because ?even though he was offensive, he seemed honest.?

Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price wipes his face as he is visited on the mound by pitching coach Dana LeVangie during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

New challenge for Red Sox: Put a quick stop to skid

The team and manager Alex Cora are facing their first test after dropping two in a row in Oakland.

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The first Mrs. Trump said 45 should hang it up after his current term and ??just go and play golf and enjoy his fortune.??

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At the funeral of former first lady Barbara Bush, a photographer captured a rare moment: Several past presidents and their spouses, all posing for a picture together.

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People have gathered on a Maine beach to remember Barbara Bush, who with her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, spent years at their summer home in Kennebunkport.

Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum dunks during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 104-102. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Celtics are on borrowed time this postseason, but their future is bright

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum absolutely carried the Celtics for the full 48 minutes of Game 4.

Boston, MA - 4/18/2018 - Fans Rick Antonellis(L) , Fabrizio Nicastro, and Giulio Caperchi(R) watch a Champions League soccer match in Boston, MA, Apr. 18, 2018. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

A high-stakes European soccer match, made in Boston

Introducing ?the Boston Derby? ? that?s ?dar-be,? for you readers who still call it ?soccer.?

TV Critic?s Corner

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The HBO hit?s second season kicked off tonight.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/AP_16146740176582.jpg A woman flying back from France brought an apple through customs ? it cost her $500

An apple one day did not keep customs away, a Colorado woman has learned.

Love Letters: The Podcast

LATEST EPISODE

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

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Margery Eagan

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Thomas remains on the court, unchallenged, unprotested, with all we know now about sexual harassment and other accusations against him.

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 . . .

Sean Gannon?s funeral service was held at Saint Pius X Church on Thursday.

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A man determined to choose violence. A cop determined to live a good life

Only three years apart in age, the police officer and the career criminal accused of killing him could not have been more different.

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Spring blossoms

To commemorate Earth Day on Sunday, a look at transforming landscapes around the world bursting with color as warm weather approaches.

Real Estate

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

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