State auditor’s report critical of embattled DCF

The state family agency has been under fire since it acknowledged last year that it lost track of a 5-year-old boy from Fitchburg who is now feared dead.

Wind turbines in Dronten, the Netherlands.

Cape Wind secures $400m more in financing

The offshore wind project has now raised $1.3 billion, roughly half of the project’s estimated $2.5 billion cost.

Osama bin Laden son-in-law convicted at terror trial

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith is the highest-ranking Al Qaeda figure to face trial on US soil since the attacks.

President Obama spoke during a news conference at the Council of the European Union.

Obama plays up US-Europe bond amid Russia tension

If Russian leadership thought they could drive a wedge between Europe and the US, “they clearly miscalculated,” Obama said.

Wind-driven waves come ashore in Scituate as a blizzard struck the Mass. coast.

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Wind-driven waves came ashore in Scituate as a blizzard struck the Mass. coast.

Alan Cohen, owner of the Ryder's Cove Marina, watched rising water and slush approach his office door in Chatham.

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Alan Cohen, owner of the Ryder's Cove Marina, watched rising water and slush approach his office door in Chatham.

Ken Maynard, an employee at the Ryder's Cove Marina in Chatham, checked on the condition of the marina.

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Ken Maynard, an employee at the Ryder's Cove Marina, checked on the condition of the marina.

Sea water washed over the docks at the Chatham Fish Pier as high tide approached.

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Water washed over the docks at the Chatham Fish Pier as high tide approached.

 A cyclist walked with his bicycle in white out conditions in Hyannis.

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A cyclist walked with his bicycle in white-out conditions in Hyannis.

State Police inspected a motor vehicle accident on Route 6 in Sandwich.

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State Police inspected a motor vehicle accident on Route 6 in Sandwich.

Powerful blizzard hits Cape Cod and the islands

“It looks like the snow is coming down sideways,” a Wellfleet fire official said as 74-mile-per-hour wind gusts slammed the coast.

Water washed over the docks at the Chatham Fish Pier as high tide approached.

Cape Cod can’t escape the winter’s grip

“I came here to see Cape Cod at it’s best. This is a bit of both,” said Peter Gallagher, a tourist from Ireland, who’s visiting Brewster.

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Garnachas (left) and fish tacos (below left) are among the items on the menu at Tenoch Mexican, recently opened in the North End by Andres (below, at left) and Alvaro Sandoval, who also own the original in Medford.

Tenoch Mexican wins over naysayers in the North End

Garnachas and fish tacos are among the items on the menu at Tenoch Mexican, recently opened in the North End by Andres and Alvaro Sandoval.