Thomas Menino will lie in state at Faneuil Hall Sunday and a Mass in his honor is set for Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
Menino meticulously planned funeral, burialIt should surprise no one that in the months before his death, the former mayor left unambiguous instructions.
The last 297 days of a most remarkable lifeFriends and observers said Thomas Menino?s last 10 months were lived with new purpose, even as his body failed him.
?He?s done so much for so many people in the city,? one mourner said. ?He saw no color, no barrier. It?s just a sad day.??
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Students from the University of Southern Maine live in the building, but officials could not say if the deceased were students.
Teen girl who was killed by train in Lawrence is rememberedA classmate of 13-year-old Jenaira Fuentes said, ?she was so smart, so happy, so helpful.?
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The storm is expected to peak tonight with clearing skies and possible snow flurries Sunday.
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Alex Howell kicked a 44-yard field goal with 4:12 remaining to help the Eagles top the Hokies.
?You?re not a real soldier,? one man shouted Friday at Eric Frein, in reference to his military role-playing.
Some of the details of Baker?s emotional 2009 encounter with a soulful fisherman may have been lost at sea.
Despite the momentum of Major League Soccer and the team, the Revolution are one of the few clubs without a tailor-made soccer stadium.
Mikko Nissinen?s new production of ?Swan Lake? for Boston Ballet at the Opera House, with sets and costumes by Robert Perdziola, is a spellbinder.
She calls him Oliver Twist, but he exhibits behavior befitting the Artful Dodger.
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Menino took a ground-level view of the city on a hill, earning himself a nickname for his focus on the nuts and bolts of everyday life: the urban mechanic.
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