A state watchdog agency is expected to advise against Partners HealthCare’s aggressive plan to take over South Shore Hospital and a nearby doctors group.
Boston Capital
A few people have a chance to throw a net over current expansion plans at Partners, and that’s exactly what they should do.
For seven years, Roderick Fraser Jr., who is resigning in January, battled union leaders and led reforms of a fractious fire force.
Mayor Menino set to get behind the wheel againWith two decades of city-provided rides coming to an end, Thomas Menino is turning his focus to 21st-century driving.
A federal judge ruled that the program that is systematically keeping records of all Americans’ phone calls probably violates the Constitution.
JESSICA RINALDI FOR THE GLOBE
Residents defended their parking spots after Saturday’s snow storm, even though the city had not declared an official snow emergency.
Antibacterial products get FDA safety challengeThe FDA demanded that manufacturers prove that their germ-fighting chemicals were safe and more effective than soap and water.
Christopher L. Gasper
The Patriots don’t have enough of their impact players to pull away, so they’re just going to have to keep pulling out close games.
Globe Santa
Many of the parents who write to Globe Santa are stretching every dollar to avoid homelessness or hunger.
TOM KEANE
The telephone regulation gameRules and regulations are adopted with the best of intentions, but the real world is so complex that perverse consequences can result.
The team proved that there’s a mile-wide gap between the Celtics that were blown out a month ago by the Timberwolves and the Celtics of now.
Volunteers gathered on Monday night to try to count the number of people who are homeless in Boston.
Attacks killed at least 65 people, including 34 Shi’ite Muslims on pilgrimage, in the country’s most violent day in close to two months.
The House-passed budget bill picked up GOP support in the Senate, increasing the prospects for the measure to clear the chamber.
Bernanke marked the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve by reflecting on the bold actions past chairmen have had to take.
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Set in an imaginary city, the book consists of 10 short chapters in a mix of literary styles, each focused on a different character.
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Broken CityDownload an updated version of the Globe series chronicling epic gridlock in the nation’s captial, and examining solutions to the country’s political quagmire.
Was Dickens’s Christmas Carol borrowed from Lowell’s mill girls? A new discovery by literary scholars highlights an unexpected inspiration.
