Governor Patrick?s move will qualify them for a series of raises and insulate them from firing when the next governor takes over.
Bruins 4, Sabres 0
Defensemen drive Bruins? shutout of SabresReilly Smith?s positioning helped the Bruins go up by two goals in a game they would go on to win 4-0 over the Sabres.
Police said the woman was not targeted and was shot as she was looking out of a window.
Crux | John L. Allen, Jr
Divided bishops water down welcome to gays and divorced CatholicsThe Catholic synod?s final document charted a course that Pope Francis described as a compromise.
Students gathered in clusters on the edge of campus near police dressed in riot gear.
First two kitty cafes in North America open in MontrealThe new breed of hot hangouts, now just a pounce away.
Theater Review
The show is an erratic production that does little to conceal the fundamental mediocrity of the musical.
Crowds flock to Head of the Charles The event, which regularly draws thousands of spectators, brought people to a pause at many spots along the 2.5-mile stretch of water.
For those caught in Ebola scare, a life in quarantineMany people who may have been exposed to the virus are contending with 21 days of separation.
RENÉE LOTH
Urban acupuncture and Boston?s public realmIs a big top-down plan really the best way for the Greenway to evolve?
After breaking a 12-game skid last weekend, the Minutemen are suddenly on a winning streak.
Organizers said Friday it would cost about $4.5 billion to host the games, not including infrastructure improvements.
The hurricane flattened trees and downed power lines before moving northward toward Newfoundland.
Democratic US Senator Edward Markey and Republican Brian Herr discussed a variety of issues.
MassDevelopment will seek bidders for a 68-year lease to manage 100 Cambridge St. in Government Center.
The ?crossroads? was John Harbison?s 2012 title piece, a setting of three poems from a 2009 volume by Louise Glück.
She doesn?t want to get married again, but she thinks he might propose on New Year?s Eve.
Darek Delmanowicz/EPA
Before cold temperatures arrive, nature treats us to a world of vibrant hues.
design new england
In Lexington, Scandinavian simplicitySwedish homeowners add Nordic style to their charming vintage home.
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The Berlin Wall?s great human experimentWant to know how ideology and economics shape society? Split a nation in half. Twenty-five years later, what we?re still learning.
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