For foster parents, chaotic state system makes job even harder

The parents describe a chaotic state system that fails to supply them with vital information and training, or sufficient psychological support for kids who badly need it.

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Marathon Monday will begin with rain, but it may not be continuous

Rain and thunderstorms are possible for the earliest runners and those waiting to start. But the chance of rain will lessen as the day progresses.

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David Marchant, who has been on leave with pay since October 2017, denies the sexual harassment allegations.

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The men, who are in their 40s, were shot in the area of 12 Violet St. late Saturday night, according to Boston police.

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Actor Michael Keaton made a surprise appearance in this week?s show, which opened with a skit on the many high-profile arrests happening in recent weeks.

Paul O'Shaughnessy (left) and Henry Cooke pose for a portrait outside of the Jacob Whittemore House in Lexington.

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These friends are on opposite sides, but share a deep love of history

Henry Cooke is a colonial militiaman and Paul O?Shaughnessy is a British redcoat in the historic reenactment on the village green in Lexington on Patriots Day.

According to a report commissioned by the attorney general, 500,000 Massachusetts residents who switched to competitive supply companies are paying more, on average, than they would if they?d stayed with Eversource, National Grid, or Unitil.

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End the energy supply scam now

Allowing more companies to compete was supposed to mean better deals for customers. Instead, it opened the door to predators.

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As Madagascar faces its largest measles outbreak in history and cases soar well beyond 115,000, resistance to vaccinating children is not the driving force.

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Bruins channel their Big, Bad days in physical master class

Suffice to say, Boston?s snoozer of a performance in Game 1 against the Maple Leafs wasn?t repeated.

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NCAA Frozen Four | Minnesota Duluth 3, UMass 0

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Minutemen (31-10) unable to dethrone reigning NCAA champions from Minnesota Duluth.

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These two sisters have emerged from a two-decade tour through post-traumatic stress disorder relying on three primary pillars: each other, their families, and running.

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On Monday, Allie Emond will run the Boston Marathon to honor her husband?s memory and to help support Massachusetts Fallen Heroes, the organization he helped create.

Jon Pohlkamp (left) and his father Terry Pohlkamp. Terry qualified for the Boston Marathon in 2001 but said he would not run it until he and Jon could do it together.

Qualifying for Boston can be its own marathon

Many serious runners spend a lifetime trying to ?BQ? ? to qualify for the Boston Marathon. The moment when they finally pick up their race bibs can release a flood of emotions.

Matthew Gilbert

What makes ?Game of Thrones? so great

A genre show, of all things, with fire-breathing dragons and sub-zero zombies, has won our game of Peak TV.

Ideas | Tony Rehagen

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We were once tarred and feathered for usurping WASP dreams. Now we point fingers at the immigrants from south of the border. Racism, it seems, is just another step toward becoming American.

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    The house at 212 Forest St.

    He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

    The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

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    Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

    Love Letters: The Podcast

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    One last visit to Friendly?s, before it melts away
    A rendering of a proposed idea for new pickup and drop off areas at Logan Airport.

    Here?s what the new Uber and Lyft drop-off area at Logan would look like
    CAMBRIDGE, MA - 04/12/2019 Nancy Tobin, far right, walks ahead of national advocacy groups made up of parents who have lost a child to opioid overdose as they march outside of the Arthur M Sackler Museum at a protest to demand removal of the Sackler name from any public space. Tobin lost her 22-year-old son, Scott, to an overdose in 2017. (Erin Clark for The Boston Globe)

    Harvard is urged to change name of Sackler museum
    The development comes a week after Hampshire College?s president and trustee leadership resigned amid a financial crisis.

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    Empty store space in Downtown Crossing may become offices
    Aides to Mayor Jorge Elorza say the new assessments will result in a tax hike for most property owners, but a state law that caps the amount that the city can raise in new revenue each year will complicate how new bills will be calculated.

    Providence property taxes expected to rise as home valuations soar
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    Cathedral of the Holy Cross to open with a new face on Palm Sunday
    Bird e-scooters parked at Coolidge Corner.

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    04/11/2019 Cambridge Ma - Kenda Carlson (cq) has had two incidents with wild turkeys with in one week. The turkey's, have appeared on Reservoir and Highland Street's ,while she was taking a walk. She now has a umbrella to take with her on her walks. She is photograph near wher incident's have occured. .Jonathan Wiggs /Globe StaffReporter:Topic:

    ?I was in such a panic?: Pregnant Cambridge woman attacked by group of wild turkeys
    Judges Will Johnston (left) and Peter Chipman got in the spirit of Thursday?s corporate spelling bee.

    How do you spell ?sphygmomanometer?? A team of IBM employees knew
    In this April 9, 2019, photo, Lee Dong Kil speaks with his wife Ryu Da Gyeong and daughter Lee Yoon Seol as they celebrate daughter Lee's the 100th day of the birth at their house in Daejeon, South Korea. Just two hours after Lee?s daughter was born on New Year?s Eve, the clock struck midnight, 2019 was ushered in, and the infant became 2-years-old. She wasn?t alone, though it happened for her quicker than most: Every baby born in South Korea last year became 2 on Jan. 1.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

    Counting custom makes some South Korean newborns officially 2-year-olds

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    Tiger Woods hits from the gallery along the 11th fairway during the third round of the Masters golf tournament Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Augusta National in Augusta, Ga. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

    TARA SULLIVAN

    Tiger Woods makes his own kind of music at the Masters

    No one else creates sounds like that, not on today?s golf landscape, and especially not at the Masters, where Woods once took this stage and changed this game forever.

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    BOSTON, MA - April 13, 2019: Swan Boat captain Jack Barden pedals his boat away from the dock at the Public Garden in Boston, MA on April 13, 2019. The Paget Family's Swan Boats returned to the Lagoon for the 143rd season. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter:

    Swan boats debut in Public Garden, bearing memories of decades past

    On Saturday, the Paget family opened the 143rd season of swan boats on the lagoon in the Boston Public Garden.

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    A rendering of the proposed development, which would have 800 apartments, 180,000 square feet of office space, and 115,000 square feet of retail and community space.

    Sparks fly over proposed Newton development

    A proposed mixed-use development that could bring hundreds of new housing units divided residents during an hours-long public hearing.

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    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 09: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the National Minority Quality Forum on April 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Biden was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the National Minority Quality Forum summit on Health disparities. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images)

    Ground Game

    Joe Biden?s path to White House victory ? or defeat

    The former vice president is expected to join the White House race any day now, and it could go one of two ways: He could ride his well-known name and moderate appeal to victory, or his old-school approach could fall flat.

    Real Estate

    For a delicious harvest, be sure to prune fruit trees

    If there's one group of plants that cries out for regular and careful pruning, it's fruit trees. Get more gardening advice at realestate.boston.com.

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    The Fisher-Price Rock ?n Play sleeper.

    Fisher-Price recalls sleepers after more than 30 babies died

    The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says that anyone who bought any models of the Fisher-Price Rock ?n Play sleeper should stop using it right away.

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    Mazda recalls nearly 190K cars due to failing wipers

    Mazda is recalling nearly 190,000 Mazda 3 compact cars in the U.S. because the windshield wipers can fail

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    AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 12: Jason Day of Australia reacts on the second hole during the second round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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    Back pain slows but doesn?t stop Jason Day
    Representative Katherine Clark at a January news conference.

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    Katherine Clark takes on DeVos on ?racist? policy change
    AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 11: Tiger Woods of the United States waves on the 18th green during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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    Tiger Woods is happy as he sits comfortably in a familiar position after his opening round
    Ina photo from June 2018, people who?d been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, rested in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas.

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    It?s important to stay outraged
    Toronto Blue Jays' Kevin Pillar (11) tosses his bat after striking out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Toronto, Thursday, March 28, 2019. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

    CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

    Tanking is prevalent in baseball, but why is it tolerated?
    Jennifer Kupcho holds the trophy after winning the Augusta National Women's Amateur golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Saturday, April 6, 2019. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

    TARA SULLIVAN

    A note to Augusta National: The Women?s Amateur is good ? but still not enough
    The Encore Boston Harbor luxury resort and casino in Everett is slated to open in June.

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    For Gaming Commission, it?s Wynn or lose
    Beverly Beckham, at age 11, wearing her favorite dress. ?It was pink, not too pale and not too bright,? she writes.

    BEVERLY BECKHAM

    Somewhere between pretty in pink and lady in red
    Actors are seen during a rehearsal of ?The Five Stages.?

    THOMAS FARRAGHER

    Lauren Astley?s parents know all ?Five Stages?
    Things are looking up in Worcester, which is building a ballpark to house the Red Sox? Triple A team.

    Chesto Means Business

    Biopark could be latest sign of Worcester?s revival
    OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 04: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox is tagged out by Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics at third base in the ninth inning at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on April 04, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

    DAN SHAUGHNESSY

    Not to pile on, but the losses are piling up

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    In latest abortion debate, there?s room for compassion

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    Plans for privately run student dorm move forward

    British firm Scape is moving ahead with plans for what would be Boston?s first independent student dormitory.

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    Daisy Ridley as Rey in ?Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.?

    Leia, Lando, and a spectacular Rey: Watch the trailer for ?Star Wars? final chapter

    Episode nine will be subtitled ?The Rise of Skywalker,? director J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy announced.

    The Big Picture

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    Globe staff photos of the month, March 2019

    Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a fire in the Fens, the beginning of spring, Ice Castles in New Hampshire, and the annual citywide youth Spelling Bee.

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    A hot housing market forgives a lot of mistakes, but that doesn?t stop sellers from undermining their own home sale.

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    A study suggested that the test led doctors to recommend fewer unnecessary biopsies. But critics said the company-sponsored study lacked crucial data.

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