With more plumbers, could Lawrence have seen faster gas service?

Lawrence, MA, 12/3/2018 -- Workers deliver a new stove to a home in South Lawrence. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 04lawrence Reporter:

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A revised plan deploying hundreds more plumbers turned out to be highly effective. So some ask: Why wasn?t Plan B Plan A?

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Manager Alex Cora said he will attend the ceremony and use his ?platform the right way.??

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The more serious repercussions from one of the wettest falls on record are yet to come, according to climate scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

N.H. high school students sing song about KKK to tune of ?Jingle Bells?

A New Hampshire school superintendent is decrying a racially insensitive video of two high school students singing, ?KKK, KKK, Let?s kill all the blacks,? to the tune of ?Jingle Bells.?

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The Globe reported a federal grand jury is looking into whether Judge Shelley Joseph and other court personnel helped an undocumented immigrant evade immigration officials.

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Governor Baker?s goal was to spur more home construction. But the slow pace highlights how hard it is for the state to make even limited changes to housing policies fiercely protected by cities and towns.

Leicester, MA, 11/20/2018 -- A Pure Syringe on display at the opening of Cultivate, one of the state's first two pot shops. This the first day the store can sell recreational marijuana to adults 21 and older. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 21potopen Reporter:

Healey rejects several local moratoriums on marijuana businesses

Three towns that tried to extend their freezes on pot businesses into 2019 were rebuffed by the Attorney General?s office.

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An alleged repeat drunk driver whom authorities say was intoxicated during a weekend crash in Berkley that left several people injured faced a judge Monday.

The Widener Library at Harvard University in Cambridge.

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Sororities, fraternities sue Harvard over social club crackdown

Groups say Harvard?s crackdown on single-gender social clubs discriminates against women and discourages students from exercising their rights of free association.

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Less than 500 feet of pedestrian infrastructure will have a big benefit for many commuters.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the sidelines prior to an NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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NFL?s Roger Goodell has to go

League commissioner Roger Goodell has a history of ignoring domestic violence by players.

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Roger Goodell vowed the league would right the wrongs exposed by the Ray Rice case. But four years later, the Kareem Hunt ?investigation? shows nothing has changed.

Members of the Bush family, including former President George W. Bush, watched Monday as the flag-draped coffin of George H.W. Bush arrived at the US Capitol.

Washington pays respects, bids farewell to George H.W. Bush

The former president?s body arrived at the Capitol rotunda Monday, and a public visitation lasts until Wednesday.

Former president George H.W. Bush (front left) and wife Barbara Bush (right) at the wedding of longtime friends Helen Thorgalsen (center) and Bonnie Clement in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 2013.

An ?amazing guy?: Kennebunk store owners remember former president George H.W. Bush

The president who famously spurned broccoli enjoyed the donuts at H.B. Provisions, a popular general store.

Guests at Pagu in Cambridge for the Boston launch party for The Infatuation.

The Infatuation is here, and it?s infatuated with Boston food

Nine years after its start in New York City, and expansion to culinary hot spots like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Austin, the restaurant recommendation site recently added Boston to its club of 12 home cities.

Mr. Fitzgerald posed next to the spotlight he manned on the night of the rescue in 1952 aboard motor lifeboat CG36500.

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Andy Fitzgerald, last surviving rescuer of 32 men off oil tanker, dies at 87

Mr. Fitzgerald?s crew was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal, the Coast Guard?s highest honor, for its daring rescue off Cape Cod in 1952.

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The once-heralded stop-motion film has made the news for all the wrong reasons.

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The Microsoft founder is an avid reader, and he shared a list of his favorite books for the year.

Derek Stingley Jr. celebrates after scoring a touchdown for his high school team, Dunham.

STAN GROSSFELD

Derek Stingley is turning out to be the special player his grandfather envisioned

The grandson of late former Patriot Darryl Stingley is a star cornerback headed to LSU as the top-rated recruit in the nation.

Los Angeles, CA: 10-28-18: Red Sox pitchers David Price (left) and Nathan Eovaldi (right) pose with the trophy as the Red Sox celebrate their World Series victory. The Boston Red Sox visited the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Five of the World Series at Dodger Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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Red Sox would love to retain World Series hero Nathan Eovaldi

Dave Dombrowski said the Sox want to bring back the free agent, but competition for his services will be stiff.

Umass Amherst sophomore forward Mitchell Chaffee (21) skates up ice while followed by sophomore right winger John Leonard (9) in the third period against Princeton at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts on November 24, 2018. UMass defeated Princeton 3-2 in overtime. Matthew Healey for The Boston Globe

UMass vaults to the top spot in men?s hockey poll

The Minutemen, ranked No. 3 last week, received 26 first-place votes in USCHO?s poll this week.

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A family-like bond with George H.W. Bush went beyond politics and career.

Opinion | Nicole Russo

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Twenty-three years ago, I was a White House intern. And I owe Monica Lewinsky an apology.

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Bush?s relationship with Dukakis begins and ends with Willie Horton

The nasty Republican campaign of 1988 was lowlighted by Bush?s willingness to sanction race-baiting.

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