Permits for guns climb in Mass.
The number of firearms licenses issued in Massachusetts has climbed by more than one-third in the past five years.
Yvonne Abraham
What do I tell you, my son?
Her 5-year-old has no inkling of what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary or that luck alone separates us from them.
Violinist with one hand inspires young musicians
Adrian Anantawan has played at Carnegie Hall, earned a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Music, and graduated from Harvard. Today, he will lead a concert featuring 41 children.
Libya hearing to put Kerry in spotlight
Insight into future US diplomacy could come Thursday when Senator John F. Kerry chairs a hearing on the fatal security failings at the US consulate in Libya.
68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope | Part 5
Facing the future, or the dream of one
There were 19 shootings in Bowdoin-Geneva this year, but no one was killed. Here, that seems a step ahead. But progress, if real, feels like a fragile reed in a garden furrowed deep with promise and pain.
Video
The Back Story: Bowdoin-Geneva
Dina Rudick talks to the reporters who documented the neighborhood where violence has flourished for decades despite fitful efforts to stop it.
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Quality of life indicators
Citizen complaints to the city of Boston from the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood and its surroundings, from Feb. 28, 2010 to June 28, 2012.
Special Section
68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope
68 Blocks: Life, Death, HopeA five-part Globe series on Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.
Tech Lab
Google Maps puts iPhone back on track
The new app has sophisticated features and a driver-friendly interface that’s even better than the one Google offers on Android phones.
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Sports
Celtics 103, Cavaliers 91
Paul Pierce leads Celtics with season-high 40
Pierce carried his teammates with an array of leaning jumpers and off-balance 3-pointers as the Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak.
Metro
N.E. police work very special detail
With lights of more than 100 cruisers flashing on a journey from Burlington to Virginia, police escorted Christmas cards for a terminally ill 5-year-old.
Columnists
Nation & World
Mourning continues in Newtown
A 7-year-old boy who dreamed of being a firefighter and a first-grade teacher who died while trying to shield students from the carnage were laid to rest.
Politics
Obama appoints task force to tackle gun control
President Obama announced an interagency task force to quickly draft proposals that would be acted upon “without delay,” as soon as January
Business
US ban may hurt Smith & Wesson
President Obama’s push to resurrect an assault weapons ban may spell financial trouble for the gun maker’s line of rifles.
Arts
Music Review
The Killers raw but roaring at Agganis Ar
After missing three nights because frontman Brandon Flowers had laryngitis, the Killers picked up speed and strength as the night wore on.
Style
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Buddies hit it big with their preppy activewear
These 24-year-old friends and budding fashion entrepreneurs are continuing to find their niche, currently with preppy activewear.
