The studies will test if new casinos affect problem gambling in the population, as well as if they lead to societal woes.
A state audit found four boards met without enough members present, casting a legal cloud over numerous votes.
A blackout of Fox 25 continued for 400,000 Mass. FiOS customers as the companies fight over carrying fees.
The university argues that the summons is ?an undue burden, is oppressive, and was intended to harass? school president Robert Brown.
The employee, who was fired over the summer, is accused of misappropriating student funds for her own use.
A man is dead and a woman is critically injured after an alleged domestic-related shooting inside the store.
Rice is now free to sign with any team and resume his career, but faces long odds of finding work in the NFL this season.
Customers in N.H., Maine, and Mass. are still dealing with the impact of the pre-Thanksgiving Day nor?easter.
Protesters take to Copley Square on Black Friday Inspired by events in Ferguson, Mo., protesters urged consumers to care more about justice and less about gifts.
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By Feb. 4, the Quincy Medical Center will close, a victim of changes in demographics, health care, and a tight-knit insularity.
John Hancock sought to leave his family home for public use, but death, neglect, and politics got in the way.
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The first location of Joey Kramer?s Rockin? & Roastin? Café is slated to open in early spring, the rocker said.
More than 20 all-ages teams united homemade machines to create a giant post-Thanksgiving chain reaction.
National Geographic described Joe Foley, now 18, as a high schooler ?with a serious case of wanderlust.?
Christie vetoed a bill that would ban the use of small crates for pregnant pigs, which are used widely in Iowa.
Nearly 500 people were killed in the 1942 fire, which happened on a small street in the Bay Village area.
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Vice President Joe Biden made an appearance at the Nantucket Atheneum?s annual Cold Turkey Plunge.
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Ferguson must force us to face anti-blacknessIt is about the debasement of black humanity and utter indifference to black suffering.
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The marching band at English High brings back a tradition that has been dormant at Boston public schools for about 40 years.
The Bulls scored the final 9 points of the game, and the Celtics missed key fourth-quarter shots
The MBTA announced Friday that October 2014 saw the highest ridership in the MBTA?s history, with over 37 million passenger trips.
The incoming governor and newly elected attorney general have at least one thing in common: Both played basketball for Harvard.
Charlie Baker?s choice for a job overseeing an $800 million budget and 2,700 employees is a two-term lawmaker.
Authorities shot and killed a man who they say opened fire on Austin police headquarters early Friday morning.
Growers say they are relieved after six years of decreased demand and low prices put many out of business.
The actors, under the direction of M. Bevin O?Gara, aren?t all on the same page, and there?s a fair bit of grandstanding in Actors? Shakespeare Project?s ?Phèdre.?
The sequel is a new misadventure whose negligibly refined formula somehow ends up being more consistently entertaining.
A conversation with David GreenwayJournalist H.D.S. Greenway discusses his recent memoir, ?Foreign Correspondent,? with Ambassador Nicholas Burns.
How New England could become Farmville againIn a new vision for the region, climate change gives local agriculture a big boost.
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