The request, unveiled as the governor signed into law a $36.5 billion state budget, took lawmakers by surprise.
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David Ortiz and Christian Vazquez drove in three runs apiece to support John Lackey on Friday night.
The seven friends allegedly made more than $500,000 by sharing information about a local company.
Though many have little to give, donations of money, clothing, and food have poured in to help the survivors.
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Tomorrow?s full moon, expected to take place at 7:25 a.m., will appear to be unusually big.
For some residents, this year?s competition is as good a time as any to take stock of the changing neighborhood.
Dan Shaughnessy
Four years ago, LeBron Hate ruled the day. Now, he is loved throughout the land, especially in Cleveland.
Smell of bleach, air of hope at Boston?s animal shelter The interim director said the city was taking steps to support staff at the overburdened pound.
Take the Globe Opinion news quiz, July 11, 2014Were you paying attention this week? Test your knowledge of public indecency in Uxbridge and old-timey presidential sexting.
?Tammy? no masterpiece, but may leave you smilingThe movie doesn?t showcase Melissa McCarthy at her crassly funny best, like ?Bridesmaids? or last summer?s ?The Heat.?
James is going home, abandoning the Miami Heat in a shakeup that could have seismic repercussions across the NBA.
A small aircraft had to land on the Chelmsford High School softball field, officials said.
Charlie Baker has come under fire for comments on a ruling that restricts insurance coverage for contraception.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press forward with a broad military offensive in the Gaza Strip
MacNeill Engineering Co. is the maker of soccer cleats worn by nearly all of the world?s best players.
The horror-disaster-supernatural mashup thriller is captivating, though most assuredly not for the squeamish.
In bearing, speech, and agonized expressiveness, Serkis?s Caesar conveys the conflicts of a king with almost Shakespearean grandeur.
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Public markets in BostonSince 1634, when Boston voted to establish a market at the site of the Old State House, markets in the city have flourished.
Dawn of the Web: an oral historyHow did it feel when the Internet first arrived on your desk? What does a tidal wave look like from shore?
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