MIT calls for moment of reflection after recent deaths

The move comes after the death of an undergraduate this week, the sixth death of a school member in as many months.

Opinion | Fred Salvucci

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/11casino05.jpg Proposed Wynn casino will exacerbate Sullivan Square traffic

Forcing the Wynn group to finance the reduction of capacity will worsen existing problems.

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Kathy Crosby-Bell?s son, Michael Kennedy, was killed while battling a 9-alarm blaze on Beacon Street in March.

Winchester mourns high school student killed in crash

Patrick Gill?s father remembered the teen as a compassionate, loving spirit who was ?kindhearted to everyone he met.?

Obama looms large in N.H. race

illustration by Lincoln Agnew for the Boston Globe

The president is particularly unpopular in New Hampshire, and that?s useful to Scott Brown in his race against Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

The golden lion statue was perched atop Boston?s Old State House for more than 100 years.

Time capsule close to being removed from State House statue

The sculptor trusted with restoring the lion and its unicorn counterpart has figured out the best way to remove the capsule.

Peter Abraham | Beat Writer?s Notebook

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Peter Abraham covered Jeter for several seasons on the Yankees beat, and came away impressed by Jeter?s professionalism.

Former Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers clinched their second straight NL West title Wednesday night.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Maybe the Red Sox didn?t fleece the Dodgers

The $263 million salary dump the Red Sox made in 2012 with the Dodgers isn?t such a clear-cut win for the Sox after all.