Juveniles convicted of premeditated murder could be granted parole after 25 to 30 years under the legislation.
Thomas Farragher
What happened at the Probation Department was the crack cocaine of patronage. It was the wholesale hijacking of a state agency.
House Speaker Robert DeLeo said prosecutors have unfairly attacked his integrity in the Probation Department trial.
The death was the first in Mass. since 2012 linked to the bacterium that is most often found in ground beef.
The men allegedly sold heroin to a Quincy man minutes before he overdosed.
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AL 5, NL 3
Jon Lester allowed two runs, but the AL held on for the win.
Boston officials have escalated their rhetoric opposing a new app that lets drivers trade public parking spaces for cash.
Lowell blaze began as electrical fire, officials sayInvestigators believe the building?s alarm system was up to code, ?properly maintained and inspected.?
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Ashraf Ghani, a candidate for president in Afghanistan, has changed in recent years.
Guy Fieri drives to South End?s Blunch The tiny sandwich shop will appear on ?Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives? this week. Will regulars ever be able to get in again?
The Podium
Scrap the cap on reselling Red Sox ticketsPrice caps fail to protect consumers, make secondary markets less efficient, and label far too many people criminals.
Book Review
?Miracle at Fenway? by Saul WisniaSaul Wisnia?s latest book is a fresh take on the merry band that many will always hold as curse-breakers.
Farrell, managing the AL team, will be in a unique spot for a Red Sox manager in determining how to pay homage to a Yankees star.
Nineteen-year-old Matt Guthmiller seemed to have mixed emotions that his extraordinary six-week journey had come to an end.
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate said his ?bold? ideas would outshine his ?timid? Democratic rivals.
Israel warned that Hamas ?would pay the price? after the Islamic militant group rejected an Egyptian truce plan.
If the labor market continues to improve, the Fed could raise a key interest rate sooner than projected, Janet Yellen said.
Archie will meet his demise when he intervenes in an assassination attempt on senator Kevin Keller, Archie Comics? first openly gay character.
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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.
Gambling: an American love/hate storyBehind the Massachusetts casino kerfuffle is a country that?s always been torn about whether to trust Lady Luck.
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