Deleo opposes Patrick?s midyear local aid cuts

The House speaker said he will not back the governor?s proposed $25.5 million midyear cut in aid to cities and towns.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abraham-7820.jpg South End resident paying for his parking mistake

Five days after the fire on Rutland Street, we?re moving on. It will be a while before Jeff Conklin can do the same.

A man walked along a snow-covered street on Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y.

Some areas of Buffalo could get nearly 8 feet of snow

The one-week totals for the hardest hit areas may approach the average snowfall for an entire year.

Congress will stop Obama on immigration, McConnell says

The reaction from congressional Republicans had been swift and fierce to President Obama?s impending action.

Rabbi Liza Stern checked on her bees, mostly dormant now with the cold, which she keeps on the roof next to her synagogue in Cambridge.

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Complaints prompt Cambridge to evict synagogue?s bees

The city is being forced to address the question of what it?s willing to tolerate when stinging insects are involved.

When LeGarrette Blount became available on Tuesday, Bill Belichick wasted little time in bringing him back to the Patriots.

Ben Volin | Analysis

LeGarrette Blount gives Patriots another weapon

Look for Jonas Gray to remain the primary ball carrier, but adding a second workhorse-type back was a shrewd move.

Evan Horowitz

Finally, the Mass. job market looks strong

A new analysis shows residents aged 25 to 54 are getting back to work, which is good news for the economy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/nichols150-486.jpg Mike Nichols, director of ?The Graduate,? dies at 83

During a career spanning more than 50 years, Mr. Nichols managed to be both an insider and outsider.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Boghosian_24shopping(2)11_BIZ.jpg Black Friday, no longer

It used to mark the start of the holiday shopping season, but has recently fallen victim to the ?Darwinian destruction? of an extended shopping calendar.