Rain brings sinkholes, flooding across state

Mario Reis waded out to storm drains on Wentworth Ave. in Lowell.

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A large sinkhole in Chelmsford forced police to close roads, and flooding damaged homes in Lowell.

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The American Academy of Arts and Sciences concluded that Leslie Berlowitz exaggerated her resume and boosted her pay by roughly $2.2 million.

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Panel recommends approval of Cubist skin treatment

The Lexington-based drug maker’s bacterial skin infection treatment now goes to the FDA for a ruling later this spring.

The suspect was apprehended after a crash in Bedford.

Man in custody after alleged carjackings, chase, shootout

The incident began Sunday night with an alleged carjacking and home invasion, then continued today with two carjackings and a shootout, officials said.

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Red Sox open the season in Baltimore

Mike Carp took Shane Victorino’s spot in the lineup in today’s opener in Baltimore.

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More than 40 hospitals in Massachusetts and 900 hospitals nationwide have joined a healthier hospitals initiative, launched in 2012.

“I grew up north of Boston. Boston’s my city, so I’m not afraid,” said Jarrod Clowery of Stoneham, who suffered severe burns from in the second bomb. “I’m not going to live in fear.”

Some affected by bombing will be at race, but others won’t

For some people, returning to the Marathon is a matter of realizing a personal triumph. For others, the decision is complicated by a multitude of factors.

Opinion

JOHN E. SUNUNU

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Obama has given us a $2 trillion fiasco that brought coverage to 5 million while canceling coverage for about the same number.