Arrests, fines follow medical pot law

Persistent confusion surrounding the 18-month-old law has led to the arrest of more than a dozen people who thought they were playing by the rules.

More time sought to pick Boston superintendent

A consulting firm said more time in the search for a new school superintendent could result in a “more robust group of candidates.”

Rabbi Barry Starr developed a national reputation as a leader in Conservative Judaism.

Rabbi allegedly misused funds to keep liaison with teenager quiet

After allegedly starting a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy he met online, Rabbi Barry Starr has said he paid a man who threatened to expose their relationship.

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Owing more than the home is worth

11.5 percent of the homes in Eastern Massachusetts have negative equity, meaning more is owed on the mortgage than the home is worth.

Jacob Beranger, 7, with a couple of his Tufts “teammates,” Dan Leventhal (6) and Charlie Rubin (33).Globe Staff Photo by Stan Grossfeld

Cancer survivor inspires Tufts lacrosse team

Jacob Beranger, 7, was “drafted” by the Jumbos through Team IMPACT, and the partnership has been a huge success for all involved.

The Newton nonprofit Stop Handgun Violence is looking for a new location for its billboard along the Turnpike.

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Landmark Pike gun control billboard must seek new home

The sign must be moved by March, a deadline set by the parent company of the Boston Red Sox when it bought the attached garage in 2013.

Falcons Way in downtown Springfield was empty on a recent Thursday evening.

Springfield bets on a downtown turnaround

Springfield is looking to MGM to jump-start a stalled city with an urban casino concept that’s never been tried like this.

In 1670, Zipporah Potter Atkins bought property near this site on what is now the Greenway.

Black and free, woman bought land in 1670

How an African-American woman named Zipporah Potter came to own the North End parcel is a riddle that has intrigued retired BU professor Vivian Johnson.

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Chimps, chumps, and Stalinists

The Catholic Action League is back, like a bad cold, and they are opposed to Secretary of State John Kerry being BC’s commencement speaker.

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History shows that today’s information free-for-all is the norm, says Andrew Pettegree.