Westminster drops proposal to ban tobacco sales

The town?s board of health withdrew its proposed ban after loud protest.

Ex-Teamsters convicted of racketeering

Joseph Burhoe and John Perry used violence and threats to win jobs and elections for union office.

2 dead from suspected heroin overdoses at MBTA stations

In a span of less than 29 hours, two men died of suspected heroin overdoses at MBTA stations.

Mayor Walsh defends firing of eight city workers

Boston?s mayor rejected the suggestion that the recent firings were politically motivated.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/snow150-1271.jpg Parts of upstate N.Y. buried under 6 feet of snow

The storm was blamed for five western New York deaths, three of them heart attacks.

Officers recognized for heroism in bombing investigation

The annual Trooper George L. Hanna Memorial Awards are named for a man killed during a 1983 traffic stop.

Magazine

The trick $3 gas plays on us

Lower prices at the pump have a way of making us feel suddenly rich. But don?t celebrate yet.

Red Sox make offers to Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval

According to a major league source, the Red Sox offered Lester between $110 million and $120 million over six years.

An example of a hoarder?s apartment.

Brainiac

The original hoarders

Decades before the reality television show, there were two eccentric brothers in New York City.

Fifth-grader Nickolas Taylor was suspended from school.

Fifth-grader suspended for pointing imaginary gun

While waiting in line at school, Nickolas Taylor pointed his index finger like a ray gun and made ?pew-pew? sounds.