State’s list of top earners dominated by UMass workers
The top spot was held by Michael F. Collins, chancellor of the medical school, who made more than $750,000.
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Bruins lose to Sabres
After being up 2-1 at the end of the second period, the Bruins allowed the Sabres to score three unanswered goals in the third.
Ex-Chelsea housing chief to plead guilty to hiding pay
Ex-Chelsea housing chief to plead guilty to hiding pay Michael E. McLaughlin has agreed to four federal charges of deliberately concealing his inflated salary from state and federal regulators.
Parents of child in $63m Motrin suit speak of challenges
At 16, Samantha Reckis has the same laugh and the same spirit she had as a child. But she is not the same person, and nor are her parents.
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Modern Lovers’ ‘Roadrunner’ could soon be a state song
State Representative Martin Walsh filed a bill to make “Roadrunner,” an ode to Massachusetts recorded in the 1970s, the official rock song of the Commonwealth.
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Traffic: Which Boston-area neighborhoods are to blame?
A big new study reveals something intriguing: a huge amount of Boston commuter congestion arises from just a few neighborhoods trying to get from there to here.
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Residential tower pitched for the Fenway
Samuels & Associates is proposing to build a 22-story tower with 320 residences at the corner of Brookline Avenue and Boylston Street.
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Patriots cornerback Dennard testifies in own defense
Alfonzo Dennard said he didn’t strike a police officer at his trial stemming from an incident days before last year’s NFL Draft.
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Nathaniel Fujita’s mother visited victim, witnesses testify
In the weeks before Lauren Astley was killed, the mother of the accused killer visited her at work.
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Jesse Jackson Jr., wife face charges
The former representative was charged with using campaign funds for personal use, and his wife allegedly filed false tax returns.
Politics
Markey leads Lynch in Senate race, poll shows
US Rep. Edward Markey is ahead of Rep. Stephen Lynch by seven percentage points, according to a new poll.
Business
Few local changes likely as airlines merge
The $11 billion merger agreement between American Airlines and US Airways is not expected to have a major impact at Logan.
Arts
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‘Beautiful Creatures’ conjures a little magic, lots of mischief
Adapted from the first of four “Caster Chronicles” novels, it may play better if you’re not a convert.
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Werner Herzog goes to Siberia in ‘Happy People’
The new film focuses on fur trappers, and director Herzog clearly loves, and envies, the trappers’ elemental existence and connection to nature.
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Inside Bowdoin-GenevaWatch Globe journalists and subscribers discuss “68 Blocks,” a year-long project on the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.