Even families who have done their homework before their children commit to a school can find surprises lurking among the line-items charges.
Methuen man dies after swimmers in N.H. caught in rip current A 47-year-old Methuen woman was in critical condition Sunday. A good Samaritan rescued several other swimmers along the coast off Seabrook Beach.
State defends date ? Sept. 4 ? of primary elections Faced with disrupting Jewish holidays and the start of school, Secretary of State William Galvin says he picked the least worst option.
When is truth not the truth? Ask Rudy Giuliani When two people tell different versions of the same story, ?it?s somebody?s version of the truth. Not the truth,? President Trump?s lawyer said Sunday.
Cohen investigated for bank fraud in excess of $20 million The probe also is looking at whether Michael Cohen violated campaign finance laws by arranging financial deals to secure the silence of women who said they had affairs with Trump.
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Is this a historically warm summer? Let?s look at the data The answer varies based on where you live and how you measure temperatures.
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The North End?s traditional Fisherman?s Feast ended when 10-year-old Sophia Fialkosky traveled from a third-story window to the statue of the Madonna del Soccorso waiting below.
The Belden G. Bly Bridge, also called the Fox Hill Drawbridge, was closed Sunday after it got stuck in the open position around 5:40 p.m.
Alewife garage plans to reopen early in the morning The largest garage in the MBTA system was closed this weekend to allow for an assessment on its condition during ongoing repairs.
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One microbiologist said opening the lab?s first delivery of virus samples ?was like Christmas.?
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The challengers are few for Beacon Hill?s legislators There is some competition for who will represent some Boston neighborhoods in Legislature.
Afghan troops rescue dozens taken captive by the Taliban The Taliban took the hostages earlier Monday when the insurgents ambushed a convoy of buses in northern Afghanistan.
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Road to Recovery
Fall River?s SSTAR treatment center is one of three ?opioid urgent care clinics? intended to seize the moment when a person wants treatment.
Worcester going Woo-Woo for its new baseball team News that the PawSox are planning to move to the state?s second largest city, a historic city in baseball circles, has residents excited.
An alleged Harvey Weinstein victim also is accused of sexual assault Actress Asia Argento paid $380,000 to a man who said she sexually assaulted him when he was 17, according to court filings.
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Rays? pitching strategy kept Red Sox off balance Boston mustered just two hits on the afternoon as Tampa Bay relied heavily on its bullpen.
Trump speechwriter fired after appearance with white nationalists Darren Beattie was fired after a media inquiry about his appearance at the 2016 H.L. Mencken Club conference.
Trump says his White House counsel not a ?RAT? like Nixon?s President Trump said Sunday that White House counsel Don McGahn isn?t ?a John Dean type ?RAT,?? referring to the Watergate-era counsel who turned on Richard Nixon.
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She?s a social media manager for an arts-and-crafts company, and somehow became a target of a secret TSA surveillance program.
US Gymnastics Championships
Once again, Simone Biles is the top female gymnast in the country The four-time Olympic gold medalist took her fifth national championship on Sunday at TD Garden.
Catholic Church critics say Cardinal O?Malley?s statement wasn?t enough ?The words are nice, but I?ve heard them before,? said one man who took part in a weekly protest outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.
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Put away that credit card. You need to use cash more Big banks are the big winners when shoppers whip out the plastic. Meanwhile, Americans sink further into debt.
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Globe reporter Thomas F. Anderson?s assignment for his Christmas Day 1900 story was sweeping: Consult the best experts and sketch out a vision of what the city would look like in a hundred years.
She spent 10 hours in the water after falling off a cruise ship ? and she survived The unidentified British woman was taking a cruise on the Adriatic Sea when she fell into the water.
South Koreans enter North to reunite with kin split by war Dozens of elderly South Koreans crossed the heavily fortified border Monday for heart-wrenching meetings with relatives they haven?t seen in decades.
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John Oliver breaks down the trade war On ?Last Week Tonight,? Oliver said that President Trump?s trade policies are hurting, not helping, Americans.
Pentagon sees space as next frontier The US is perched on the edge of a new era in space militarization, and a new administration is eager to engage in a high-tech arms race.
MGM hopes its big bet on Springfield casino pays off The state?s first full-fledged casino opens Friday, seven years after gaming was legalized in Mass. And this looks like no casino you?ve ever seen, as un-Vegas as Springfield itself.
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Why don?t Boston restaurants win national awards? The city inarguably offers excellent food and a wealth of culinary talent. But when it comes to wider recognition, it is often overlooked.
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President Trump renews attacks on voter rights Trump?s push for voter ID laws is yet another attempt to suppress voters.
This MBTA route showcases all of the T?s bus problems The 111 is a rolling case study of all that ails MBTA bus service: overcrowding, delays caused by traffic and passengers who pay in cash, and frequent cancellations.
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A women?s health firm pitched a much-needed drug. Men didn?t get it Antiva Biosciences is getting a front-row view of the challenges involved in pitching a company focused on women?s health.
Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Five Tampa pitchers ? including former Red Sox Jalen Beeks ? limited Boston to two hits and two solo homers proved to be the difference for the Rays.
The ride was organized by a Roslindale woman who recorded a man?s racist diatribe against her and her husband.
Of 36 metros with at least 500,000 single-family homes/condos, the ones with the lowest index: Cleveland, Boston, and San Francisco.
The former White House aide is launching a group to pitch the election as a vote to protect Trump from Democrats.
No one was hurt in Monday?s incident.
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?I thought the worst of it was over ? I thought it was,? Elon Musk told the New York Times. ?The worst is over from a Tesla operational standpoint.? He continued: ?But from a personal pain standpoint, the worst is yet to come.?
PepsiCo Inc. gains the technology for making soft drinks at home amid rising concern about plastic waste.
The ?Freaks and Greeks? star will host ?Busy Tonight,? which will air from Sundays through Wednesdays at 10 p.m.
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town? As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
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This week, Boston will get a look at some of the best gymnasts in the world during the US Nationals, which runs Thursday through Sunday at TD Garden.
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