John Barros, one of Mayor Martin Walsh’s pivotal campaign supporters, will be the city’s first chief of economic development.
The state family agency made multiple visits to the home of the 14-year-old boy, who is accused of shooting his younger brother.
Companies with 50 to 99 employees have an additional year to comply with the health insurance coverage mandate.
A Newton real estate investment trust is buying the two towers that house the headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
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How Benedict XVI set the stage for Pope FrancisWhen Benedict announced last year that he planned to resign, it marked the most revolutionary act committed by any pope in at least 600 years.
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Michael Sam’s courageous decision to come out as the first openly gay NFL draft prospect is a direct challenge to the macho milieu of the league’s locker rooms.
Beanpot championship | BC 4, NU 1
BC broke a tie late in the third period to defeat a tenacious Northeastern team at TD Garden.
Celtics 102, Bucks 86
The Celtics won as Jeff Green and Kelly Olynyk were effective against the Bucks in the fourth quarter.
The freeskier from West Dover, Vt., predicts, “The world is going to love our sport.”
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Facebook meets boot campIn the November Project, social media has brought together a face-to-face community.
A number of players and coaches are already at spring training even before it officially begins.
Fifteen people were reported to have been injured, including two seriously, although none of the injuries were life-threatening, an official said.
After being criticized for the response to a Jan. 28 winter storm, the state’s governor is taking no chances this time.
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois hosted a discussion on wages at a Boloco on Congress Street.
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife donated 18 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at more than $970 million.
Kois will leave his post in May to head back to his native Wisconsin.
Many doctors have not embraced the idea of marijuana as a legitimate therapy.
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Design New England The January/February issue is full of inspiration for your next kitchen or bath project.
Should the government pay you to be alive?The “guaranteed basic income” almost became law in the US — and it’s having a revival now.
